hempcrete
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thumb|right|Construction block made from hempcrete thumb|Illustration of hemp concrete carbon emission and sequestration, with a net emissions balance indicating carbon negativity
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Mixture of materials
- Applications
- Properties
- Mechanical properties
- Thermal properties
- Other
- Benefits and constraints
- Life cycle analysis
- Summary
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|Construction block made from hempcrete thumb|Illustration of hemp concrete carbon emission and sequestration, with a net emissions balance indicating carbon negativity
Hempcrete or hemplime is biocomposite material, a mixture of hemp hurds (shives) and lime, sand, or pozzolans, which is used as a material for construction and insulation. It is marketed under names like Hempcrete, Canobiote, Canosmose, Isochanvre, and IsoHemp. Hempcrete is easier to work with than traditional lime mixes and acts as an insulator and moisture regulator. It lacks the brittleness of concrete and consequently does not need expansion joints.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hempcrete” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.