Hemp Concrete Walls (R30 + Fireproof) - You Won't Believe How They Built This House!

Check this out, Hemp construction! Hemp has been used in various forms of construction dating back to the Romans, in bridges, sails, ropes, and now more recently in residential construction. Reintroduced first in Europe, Hemp construction takes form as a low weight, high insulating, vapor permeable wall component. Placed usually in one of three ways: cast in place, sprayed, or by block. Hempcrete utilizes the core of hemp plants in a woodchip like form as the aggregate, combined with natural binders, and water to achieve the finished product. We were fortunate to visit a site in central Texas where they are using a hempcrete in the wall assembly, to surround a roughly 400 year old Japanese timber frame structure. Huge thanks to Mattie Mead, who founded Hempitecture, an Idaho based company bringing hempcrete and hemp wool insulation to the American market, for taking time to show us this project. Hemp has gotten a bad wrap over the last century thanks to its medicinal cousin. But from the sound of it, we should be seeing more and more applications of hemp here in the states, as it is a bomber agricultural commodity with so many applications. Project - Central Texas https://www.hempitecture.com/theminka Mattie Mead - Hempitecture https://www.hempitecture.com Chad Burnel - EIM inc. - Builder http://eimtxcorp.com Axel Vervoodt - Architect https://www.axel-vervoordt.com/interi... Mell Lawrence - Local Architect http://www.melllawrencearchitects.com Seth Willison - Timber Frame Designer https://www.willisontimberworks.com Follow Matt on Instagram!   / risingerbuild   or Twitter   / mattrisinger   For more great video content check out Matts new site! https://buildshownetwork.com/ Sign-Up for the Newsletter https://buildshownetwork.com/newsletter Build Show Network on Instagram   / thebuildshow   Huge thanks to our Show sponsors Polywall, Huber, Dorken Delta, Prosoco, & Viewrail for helping to make these videos possible! These are all trusted companies that Matt has worked with for years and trusts their products in the homes he builds. We would highly encourage you to check out their websites for more info. http://www.Poly-Wall.com http://www.Dorken.com http://www.Huberwood.com http://www.Prosoco.com https://www.Viewrail.com