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Just BioFiber Hempcrete Blocks, Industrial Hemp Podcast, episode eighteen
Season 2 · Episode 18

Just BioFiber Hempcrete Blocks, Industrial Hemp Podcast, episode eighteen

Industrial Hemp Podcast · Eric Hurlock, Digital Editor

January 17, 201943m 17s

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Show Notes

Of the tens of thousands of uses of industrial hemp, one of the most practical is as a building material known as hempcrete, created by mixing the inner woody core of the hemp plant, known as the hurd, with lime. It's lightweight, insulating, naturally mold-resistant, and strong. An innovative company from Alberta, Canada, has gone a step further and has patented a structural hempcrete block that fits together like Lego.

On today's show we talk to one of the founders of Just BioFiber — Michael deChamplain — about the blocks and how they are capturing carbon and the hearts of green builders.