Essential Hempcrete Construction: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide (Sustainable Building Essentials Series Book 1)

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The Complete Guide to High-Performance Hempcrete Building
Part of the Sustainable Building Essentials series, Essential Hempcrete Construction is the definitive step-by-step guide to designing and building with hempcrete—an energy-efficient, breathable, low-carbon insulation material for walls, roofs, and floors.

What You’ll Learn

Fire-safe, Healthy, Breathable Walls: Hempcrete offers exceptional fire resistance (0 flame spread), indoor humidity buffering, and mold-resistant performance.
Energy-efficient Thermal Comfort: High insulation value and thermal mass help maintain stable indoor temperatures year-round.
Lightweight, Low-carbon Material: Made from renewable hemp hurd and lime, hempcrete dramatically reduces embodied carbon compared to synthetic insulation.
Step-by-step Building Guidance: Tools, mix design, testing, formwork, installation, and finishing for reliable, high-quality results.
Design and Detailing Confidence: Material specs, climate data, detail drawings, building science insights, and complete code references.
Plan, Budget, and Build Efficiently: Labor estimates, cost planning, and practical advice for residential and commercial applications.

Written by Chris Magwood, one of the world’s foremost sustainable building experts, this guide blends rigorous building science with decades of practical experience to help you confidently incorporate hempcrete into any project.

Discover the full Sustainable Building Essentials series to explore natural building techniques that deliver measurable performance and environmental benefits.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01GNC7YDO
Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Society Publishers
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 17, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 22.7 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 123 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1550926132
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Sustainable Building Essentials
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