HIA Conference 2016 Insights

This recent HIA Conference in Denver reveals the increasing interest for implementing hemp throughout more American markets.

NC’s hemp bill awaits governor’s signature

"...we have long anticipated the opportunity to be able to source this product from our own state,' says Timothy Callahan, Alembic technical design analyst and master builder." - Mountain Xpresss

Cannabis Construction: Entrepreneurs Using Hemp for Home-Building

"...a material that has been in use for millenniums, though it is more often demonized than venerated on these shores." - New York Times

Building with Hemp

The Right Wall System :: A comparison of five wall systems for new construction - WNC Green Building Council Directory

Ecostead Versant :: Sustainable Sprawl

"... land can be developed in very different ways with different visual, ecological and cultural impacts..."- Mountain Xpress

New house, by Nauhaus, in West Asheville

"... The way the house is built, it uses very little energy - 85 percent less than a conventional house built to code." - Asheville Citizen-Times

Another Use for Hemp: Home Construction

"... a North Carolina-based coalition of designers, engineers, builders, developers, and others devoted to green construction, has been working with hemp as a wall-construction material." - Green Building News