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National Geographic – Hemp Homes Could Hit New High As Growing Cannabis Gets Legal

By Wendy Koch, National Geographic
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 08, 2015

The Declaration of Independence was drafted on paper made from it. Henry Ford built car parts with it. George Washington grew it. Now, as more farmers are allowed to harvest this multi-purpose plant, hemp might see a new heyday—in homes.

The United States is rolling out a come-back mat for an ancient leaf that was widely used from Colonial times through World War II but fell into anti-drug disfavor. Its 2014 farm bill permits limited growing of hemp, the non-psychoactive cousin of the same cannabis plant that produces marijuana.

Wall Street Analyst Wants to Build Homes Out of Weed

James Savage, a Wall Street analyst, was disturbed when he saw the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. The feeling continued when after the water subsided, the homes that survived were uninhabitable because they had been overtaken with mold. “There has to be something better we can do than this,” he recalls thinking. The solution he discovered was hempcrete, a mold-resistant cement-like building material made from cannabis.

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Time.com – The New Green Building Trend is Bricks of Cannabis. Really.

REAL ESTATE HOME CONSTRUCTION
The New Green Building Trend is Bricks of Cannabis. Really.
Brad Tuttle @bradrtuttle July 8, 2015

Hemp, which can be mixed with lime and water to make “hempcrete” blocks, has been used for decades as a building material in Europe.
Builders are using cannabis “not in joints but between joists.”

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Building With Hemp

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A Declaration of Independence from Foam Plastic Insulation (2014)

In the spirit of 1776, 475 High Performance Building Supply is proud to reprint our Declaration of Independence from Foam Plastic Insulation, first published for July 4th 2013 (Treehugger). Enjoy:

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