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FIRST HEMP HOUSE IN THE USA !
Push Designs has completed constructing the first Hemp House in the U.S. Built in Asheville, NC, the sustainable house, which has been created from a renewable hemp-based material, called Hemcrete, features several green and energy-saving materials on the inside as well. Hemcrete is a sustainable material that has been made from hemp, water and lime. The breathable material purifies air and helps insulate the house.

On the inside, the 3400sqf house features walls and doors made from recycled paper, which like the Hemcrete, has good insulating properties and adds to the eco-credentials of the house. The home owners, Russ Martin and his wife Karen Korp have installed energy saving lighting fixtures to further reduce the use of grid electricity.


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Val Stoner 8/27/2010 8:51:08 AM
I think it is great. Can we put the details of this house on our Sustainable Living page in our online magazine called aaahhh.org We reach between 60 and 90 countries.
Val Stoner 8/27/2010 8:51:14 AM
I think it is great. Can we put the details of this house on our Sustainable Living page in our online magazine called aaahhh.org We reach between 60 and 90 countries.
Val Stoner 8/27/2010 8:51:36 AM
I think it is great. Can we put the details of this house on our Sustainable Living page in our online magazine called aaahhh.org We reach between 60 and 90 countries.
Andrew Morrison 11/6/2010 3:25:43 PM
This house is beautiful and I've heard of the benefits of building with Hempcrete in the past. My only "negative" thought around this home is that it is billed as a sustainable home and yet it is 3400 SF. The impacts of a house that size need to be considered when deciding if it is truly sustainable. What are the heating and cooling costs? How many board feet of wood are in the finish floor? Here in the U.S. we seem to have forgotten that the average family of 3-4 people really don't need 1000 SF each to be happy.


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