4 Mineral Wool Insulation Alternatives to Consider When Insulating a Home or Building
Learn about 4 excellent eco-friendly alternatives to mineral wool insulation.
Healthiest and Safest Non-Toxic Insulation Options
Updated: Oct 21, 2022 Insulating a home is one of the most important steps in the construction process. Insulation helps maintain a desirable temperature inside the home and goes a long way towards lowering the monthly energy bills. It can also help prevent moisture intrusion, mold damage, insect damage, and other types of deterioration from […]
The Future is Hempcrete
Updated: Sep 16, 2022 Reposted from METROPOLIS Magazine As the construction industry grapples with its hefty carbon footprint, hemp is rapidly rising to the fore as the innovator’s material of choice—in Europe, at least. By: Malaika Byng Hemp, a variety of cannabis sativa with very low levels of the psychoactive compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can sequester twice […]
HempWool Insulation for Remodels and Renovations
Starting a home renovation or remodel comes with a plethora of moving parts… and costs. From new ideas to tasks, the never-ending list of home improvements can seem daunting. Although it’s important to remain cost-effective and on schedule, taking the opportunity to look at the current condition of your insulation and evaluate if an upgrade […]
The Underlying Cost of Spray Foam
Spray Foam as it’s known today, emerged in the 1980s and has since been marketed as the latest and greatest innovation in home insulation, including as a material for “green building” due to its ability to help conserve energy. This petroleum-based chemical insulation applied on the inside of walls, caught on fast as it offered […]
Hempcrete Wall Detailing
In October of 2019, Hempitecture collaborated with an architectural team, with architect of record as Mell Lawrence Architects, to detail and build hempcrete wall mockups. Small scale mockups can be useful to see different construction techniques and strategies on a small scale, before a full size project is built. Mell Lawrence Architects beautifully detailed 2 […]
In US, Hempcrete Isn’t Fireproof… Until Now
Look, we’ve all seen videos on the internet that claim hempcrete is a fireproof building material. We’ve seen blowtorches, flamethrowers, and household lighters put to hempcrete walls. We’ve seen how in those videos, very little happens to the surface of the material: it doesn’t go up in flames, it doesn’t create black acrid smoke. For […]
