The designing and building with hemp-line Stanwix, William. creator Sparrow, Alex. text Chicago UIT Cambridge Ltd. 2014 monographic eng 367 p. ill. 26 cm. Hempcrete is a building material with excellent properties. It's made from lime and hemp shivs (a waste product from hemp fiber growing); it can be used for walls, floors, and for roof insulation; it's breathable, absorbing and emitting moisture to regulate internal humidity and avoid trapped moisture and mold growth; it provides excellent acoustic and thermal insulation and thermal mass; it's lightweight and reduces construction costs; and it's environmentally friendly-it locks up CO2 for the life of the building, and the hemp doesn't require agrochemicals or insecticides in its cultivation. specialized Includes index. Building materials. environmental aspects technology and engineering construction general sustainible architecture hemp TH146.S73 2014 9780857841209 BEA 150320 20170606114926.0 330793