HBD - From a Simple Idea to a Growing Movement

HBD – From a Simple Idea to a Growing Movement

In early 2023, we launched the Hemp Building Directory with a straightforward goal: make it easier for Australians and New Zealanders to build with hemp. Not easier in theory, easier in practice. One place to find the builders, suppliers, architects, educators and innovators already working in this space, so that anyone curious about hempcrete didn’t have to start from scratch….

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Alternative building materials (hemp) rise as pressure mounts on native logging

An event held at NSW Parliament this week brought parliamentarians, industry players, and alternative materials start-ups together to shine a spotlight on the future of building, one that could dramatically reduce our reliance on logging native forests. Central to the discussion: hemp…

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Welcome to the Tribe

When you first signed up to updates from the Hemp Building Directory, you probably thought you were just subscribing to a newsletter….the truth is, you’re part of something much bigger.

Now 450 people receive these updates, we’ve realised you’re a member. A Subscriber Member, to be exact. Welcome.

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Building Smarter: Passive House Design & Natural Building Materials, Hempcrete

On a crisp March morning in the Blue Mountains, I had the pleasure of catching up with Kirstie Wulf at the Building Smarter Using Passive House Design & Natural Building Materials event. Hosted at the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Centre, the event was part of Planetary Health Day, an inspiring gathering of sustainability advocates, designers,

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