Hemps versatility as a construction material: it is hypoallergenic, fire resistant, sound insulating, and had a negative carbon footprint. A great article about hand building hemp houses…
- Mr Brain learnt about hemp masonry while living in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic and later studied the trade in the UK, but when he returned to Australia, he realised the industry was almost non-existent.
Couple hand building hemp house in Victoria
When retired schoolteacher Neil Preston and his wife Carol set out to build their dream home in Victoria’s Murray River region, they knew exactly what they did not want.
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“We both hate brick,” Mr Preston said. “We looked at concrete panel but it was like being in a morgue.”
So the couple opted for hemp, a variety of the cannabis plant.
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