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
A CULBURRA Beach home has won a National Building Designers Australia award in Hobart. Kirstie Wulf, from Shelter Building Design, won the award for new residential buildings up to 250m2 and under $2,000/m2, for the house she designed and built at Culburra Beach. Natural materials, including hempcrete walls, plywood ceilings Read more