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-# Hemp building+This topic is part of [[gt:buildings|Buildings & construction]]. 
 +====== Hemp building ======
  
  
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-## What is hemp building?+===== What is hemp building? =====
  
 Hemp building is building with 'hempcrete' which is a mixture of the following three components: Hemp building is building with 'hempcrete' which is a mixture of the following three components:
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-A field of hemp on a farm in France.+_A field of hemp on a farm in France._
  
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-Shuttering being added to a very simple timber frame for a hempcrete kitchen extension; note the bags of hemp shiv and lime binder.+_Shuttering being added to a very simple timber frame for a hempcrete kitchen extension; note the bags of hemp shiv and lime binder._
  
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-## What are the benefits of hemp building?+===== What are the benefits of hemp building? =====
  
 **Environmental** **Environmental**
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-Filling the shuttering with hemp-lime mix ready for tamping down.+_Filling the shuttering with hemp-lime mix ready for tamping down._
  
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-Tamping down the hempcrete into the shuttering.+_Tamping down the hempcrete into the shuttering._
  
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-Removing the shuttering to expose a raw hempcrete wall.+_Removing the shuttering to expose a raw hempcrete wall._
  
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-Curvy wall.+_Curvy wall._
  
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 You could hire a hemp builder, or if you'd like to self-build, or you'd like to know more about it and maybe have a go yourself, get some training and/or a book – including about lime. You could also visit a hemp building to see what they look like – there are two open to the public, one at the [BRE](http://www.bre.co.uk/), and one at [CAT](http://www.cat.org.uk/). You could hire a hemp builder, or if you'd like to self-build, or you'd like to know more about it and maybe have a go yourself, get some training and/or a book – including about lime. You could also visit a hemp building to see what they look like – there are two open to the public, one at the [BRE](http://www.bre.co.uk/), and one at [CAT](http://www.cat.org.uk/).
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-and finally - a plastered hempcrete wall.+_and finally - a plastered hempcrete wall._
  
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-Hempcrete garden office with a living roof.+_Hempcrete garden office with a living roof._
  
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-## Further resources+===== Forum =====
  
 +This topic belongs to the section [[gt:buildings|Buildings & construction]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/buildings).
  
 +===== Further resources =====
  
-## Specialist(s)+- [International Hemp Building Association](https://internationalhempbuilding.org/) 
 +- [International Hemp Association](http://www.internationalhempassociation.org/) 
 +- [HempBuilding.com](https://hempbuilding.com/) - Steve Allin, author of building with hemp, design and consultancy, Ireland 
 +- [Hempcrete FAQ](https://www.ukhempcrete.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Hempcrete-FAQs-UK-Hempcrete.pdf)  
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 +===== Related topics ===== 
 + 
 +- [[plan:planning|Planning permission]] 
 +- [[pltf:Plant fibres]] 
 +- [[lime:Lime]] 
 +- [[buil:building|Low-impact building]] 
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 +===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
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