Members of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota have expanded a climate-friendly construction method to homes off the reservation after successfully using it for years. The innovative process ...

Hemp was never all that rare. Long before it was banned and stigmatized, this ancient plant was already part of daily life, used in textiles, ship sails, ropes, paper, and even building materials.

Hempcrete is made from hemp hurd, which does not contain CBD or THC, and is from the inside wood-like core of the “fiber industrial” hemp.

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KAHULUI–Imagine one day having the possibility of building a home on Maui using locally grown hemp. As a construction product, hemp has extraordinary qualities. Mixed with lime, water and volcanic ...

Hempcrete has significant thermal mass, absorbs sound and is fireproof. So why is this plant-based material not used more in ...

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In the quiet countryside of Zayas de Báscones, Spain, a subtle architectural form is beginning to take shape. Designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, a new winery is set to become more than a place to ...

MORTON, MINN. — Danny Desjarlais has worked in the construction industry for nearly three decades. In all those years, a house he's helped build this year stands out as his proudest achievement: a ...

As program coordinator for 8 th Fire Solar, an emerging Osage, Minnesota-based provider and installer of solar thermal panels, Gwe Gasco is doing his part to take care of the environment and lay the ...