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The hempcrete book : designing and building with hemp-lime / William Stanwix and Alex Sparrow.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Totnes : Green Books, 2014Description: 367 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780857842244 :
  • 978-0-85784-120-9 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 693.997 23
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Hempcrete is a building material with excellent properties. Its made from lime and hemp shivs (a waste product from hemp fiber growing); it can be used for walls, floors, and for roof insulation; its breathable, absorbing and emitting moisture to regulate internal humidity and avoid trapped moisture and mold growth; it provides excellent acoustic and thermal insulation and thermal mass; its lightweight and reduces construction costs; and its environmentally friendlyit locks up CO2 for the life of the building, and the hemp doesnt require agrochemicals or insecticides in its cultivation. This book is a detailed practical manual for professionals and self-builders, detailing how to source and make hempcrete and other hemp-lime composites, and how to use them in new builds and restoration. The Hempcrete Book provides a full explanation of construction techniques, highlighting potential pitfalls and how to avoid them, and includes a comprehensive resources section and examples of completed builds, with design notes

History and uses of hemp // Hemp in construction // An introduction to lime // Key concepts in sustainable building // Variations of Lime-hemp mix // The hempcrate wall //