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PROOF That This Amazing Hemp Product Can Help (Literally) Build the Future

Editorial, Featured, Hemp News

Hempcrete’s Unique Promise and Properties.  Did you know that construction accounts for nearly 40 percent of global energy consumption? Forty percent! That’s massive. It also means construction offers an equally massive opportunity to make a difference in terms of sustainability.  A fascinating application of industrial hemp is its versatility as a building material. Known for […]

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Hemp Sustainability

Sustainability

Editorial, Hemp News, Sustainability

Sustainability is more than just a word. What is Sustainability? Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. To pursue sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony

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Hemp Plastics

Hemp Bottles

Editorial, Hemp News, Hemp Plastics & Composites

The Hemp Bottle- Hemp Bioplastics The hemp bottle is the future of sustainability.  Some of the earliest plastics were made from cellulose fibers obtained from organic, non-petroleum-based sources. Plastic bottles make up a large amount of our landfill waste.  A biodegradable hemp plastic solution such as hemp bottles could help us to reduce this burden.

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Hemp Phytoremediation

CBD News, Editorial, Featured

Overall, hemp plants are exceptional against heavy metals in soils, as shown by a study conducted in China. Eighteen cultivars of hemp were tested for tolerance and accumulation of cadmium (Cd) contaminated soils, screened for its potential bioenergy production in Cd-rich soils, and identified for its phytoremedial use. Results showed that all but three of the

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hemp house ashville north carolina video on using hempcrete

Editorial, Hemp News, Hempcrete & Construction

Hemp House-Asheville, NC revisited-Video explaining hempcrete’s use This video from 2009 is an interesting reminder of the simplicity and yet the brilliance of the hempcrete technology.  It is also great for learning about the construction techniques that were used when building the hemp house.  Remember the video is about building a house out of hemp. The sustainability will come

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