The term “cannabis construction” usually applies to greenhouses and buildings intended as marijuana growing operations, but Rocky Mountain Hemp Build is out to change that. The hempcrete and hemp ...

Hemp is one of the oldest crops domesticated by humans. With its wide variety of uses and applications, it’s easy to understand why it’s been a desirable product throughout history. Hemp seeds and ...

Grassroots Development built a hempcrete house and an identical conventional house for research. A year later, they've discovered some surprising results. The hempcrete house (right) and ...

ROCHESTER, Minn — Two years ago, we introduced you to Danny Desjarlais and the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Morton, Minnesota. The tribe was building homes on the reservation with hempcrete, which ...

As more people explore the potential of hemp building materials, research studies are focusing on hempcrete’s performance as a construction material. Hempcrete is made by combining pulverized hemp ...

Jim Gunshinan is a writer and editor who has published articles about green homebuilding and renovation, energy, the environment, and climate change. Hempcrete is an energy-efficient, low-impact, ...