Dungog builder Shane Hannan is building four hemp houses at Shepherds Ground in Butterwick – the first eco village of its kind in NSW where people live in tiny, off-the-grid houses and collectively work the land. Each hemp wall takes on the triple role of the exterior wall, insulation and the interior Read more…
The builders of an award-winning home made from hemp hope that they inspire a shift towards making it a mainstream construction material. Balanced Earth recently won the Master Builders New South Wales Energy Efficient Building award for a home in the Byron Bay hinterland, in northern New South Wales. Architect Read more…
Australia’s most innovative green homes will be open to the public on Sustainable House Day, taking place on Sunday 17 September. The national event will give people a rare view into exceptional homes designed, built or renovated with sustainability in mind and allow them to speak to and learn from Read more…
A house fit for Grand Designs is under construction in Canberra’s inner north. Once completed, the O’Connor knockdown rebuild will be carbon neutral, termite proof and fire resistant. And it’s made of hemp. When home owner Rowan Woodburn approached designer Angela Knock to draw up plans for a new home, Read more…
It’s fire resistant, termite proof, completely natural and carbon positive – welcome to Canberra’s first hemp house. Plan It Green designer Angela Knock, Prostyle Building Group and owners Rowan and Vicki Woodburn have become pioneers of the technique in the nation’s capital. Full article in the Sydney Morning Herald
Bucket by bucket, a hempcrete house is being constructed by volunteer labour in a small New South Wales town to provide an accessible and clean-air environment for triplets with muscular dystrophy. The Read family of Canowindra in central-west New South Wales has been overwhelmed by help from friends, community members Read more…
Local builder James Isaacs says building homes out of hemp is one of the most sustainable and environmentally friendly ways of doing so, after starting construction on his first hemp house. Mr Isaacs runs the Belubula Hemp Homes construction business, and is currently working on a house made out of hemp on The Escort Way in between Read more…
Local builder James Isaacs says building homes out of hemp is one of the most sustainable and environmentally friendly ways. of doing so, after starting construction on his first hemp house. Mr Isaacs runs the Belubula Hemp Homes construction business, and is currently working on a house made out of hemp on The Escort Way in Read more…
Building with hemp is still a novelty in Australia, but interest continues to grow. This house in inner-Sydney is built using hempcrete for its low embodied energy and excellent acoustic and thermal performance. This house is opened for Sustainable House Day 2016 When Simon and Holly decided to renovate the Read more…