Hempcrete is blowing my mind and after watching this video you will understand why! Learn More: Crestone Energy Fair: crestoneenergyfair.org/ Rocky Mountian Hemp Build Website: www.rmhempbuild.com/
This is awesome ! People don't realize we're in a sand shortage. The perfect sand usually comes from rivers. Most fish depend on sand to lay their eggs in sand . . Construction sand does not come from ocean beaches. Or deserts . The best sand comes our rivers. This method of building is a nice start to saving our planet !
in Europe the binder mix is normally hydrated lime + hydraulic lime + fly ash approx 4:1:1 by weight. Using portland cement goes against the eco friendliness of the binder.
@@jessegerard5752 - most of this is stuff people can do themselves. Though the original statement is too broad. Localization takes out the added costs of transport and middle men. However the producer then has to take on the hassle of dealing with individual retail and small commercial customers, or offload that to another local entity to make a living at as a local retailer/distributor.
was there the day this was supposed to happen......they postponed it till the next day and i could not be there......so very grateful for this video...
So glad you & other pioneers are making breakthroughs in alternate building! Ever since I learned about Hempcrete in 2014, I have been obsessed too :) !!!
I HAVE A PROPERTY LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM A HEMP HURD PROCESSING FACILITY. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO MANUFACTURE HEMPCRETE BLOCKS TO BUILD A HOME ON MY PROPERTY AND MAYBE EVEN START A HEMP CRETE BUILDING BLOCK MANUFACTURING FACILITY (SMALL SCALE) MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR GREW 20 ACRES OF HEMP THIS YEAR NEXT DOOR TO ME!!!
So the finished product when completely set up is it hard like a cinder block or a little softer ? The dexterity was kind of difficult to tell from the video. By the way great video thank you.
Lots of better videos that share better info on hempcrete. Just BioFiber has a website you can check out. That’s who I’m hoping to get to build my home… plus google for others.
Do you mean like a garden wall? Straw bales on edge on a grade beam. Cover them with chicken wire and stucco. Doesn't matter if they rot as the stucco will be almost forever. Want to upgrade?.... cover with remesh and gunite the wall. I had a pool crew do that and they were grateful to work at grade, lol.
Just curious why wheat straw couldn't be used? Anyone know? I mean I know it's not as hip as having a ganja house but wheat straw is EXTREMELY abundant as it is a byproduct of producing wheat.
Great question! Im not sure about using wheat straw in the same way they are using hemp in this video. However Wheat Straw is used in natural buildings in other ways...1. Using Straw bales. 2. As an ingredient in COB. Here's another video from the same event explaining both techniques: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G7NpSPvuTVk.html
CAn you discuss some differences between different recipes? I've seen: hurds + lime + water hurds + lime + cement + water hurds + lime + clay + water thanks
Not with this method, the bubbles would collapse. It might be possible using another method where you cast bricks, but there would most likely still be issues with getting the hemp fibers to bond properly. Additionally, the fibers might collapse the bubbles in a casted mix as well. Not sure how DIY friendly it would be. Maybe viable for manufacturing with the right equipment.. Hope that helps!
i dont like earthbags. they settle and shrink the structure because nobody ever compresses the layers. if they compressed the layers or included some stabilising materials like.... cement then it would work a lot better
I'm still waiting for someone with decent style or taste to build one of these alt homes. So far it's only hippies and burners who think 1850's waxed villian moustaches are a good look.
Hey wayne, avoidingmold.com says “Mold can grow on the surface of hempcrete, just like other materials, when the conditions are right… as the food source can be dirt or dust, but due to the lime component and natural fungal resistance of the hemp, mold will not feed on the hempcrete itself.” There is more data to back up these claims as well.
Additionally: “When it comes to mold, controlling moisture is still the only real solution. Hempcrete is an exciting new material to consider for sustainable building, as long as moisture management is the top priority.”
