Decarbonising built environments with hempcrete and green wall technology
AHMC is working with leading academics from UTS, UNSW, University of Sydney and University of Colorado on a 3 year research project to investigate a range of…Read more
Environmentally friendly Hemp homes in NZ
Although there have been a few hemp builds in New Zealand for sometime, this last year has seen a really growth in interest in hemp…Read more
Three Hemp Homes built with AHMC materials featured for Sustainable House Day 2020
Three Hemp Homes were featured in the 2020 virtual Sustainable House Day Event held last weekend and videos of the homes are still available for viewing at…Read more
Training Update
We’re offering Builders, Owner builders, Designers and Architects training on an ongoing basis through a combination of Zoom sessions, e-resources and small group, or one to one…Read more
AHMC building materials featured in Hemp Homes for Sustainable House Day 2019
It was very exciting to have multiple Hemp homes opened to the public this year:
The Hemp Roundhouse in Crookwell designed by Lucas Martin from Randall Dutaillis,…Read more
Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council – Media release: Bring embodied emissions upfront to build a better future
The announcement calls for coordinated action for the building and construction sector to tackle embodied carbon, shows that buildings are responsible for 39% of global carbon…Read more
WA Hemp Home open for Sustainable House Day
Built by Gary Rogers and his crew from Hemp Homes Australia.
Sativa Sanctuary will be open to visitors in WA’s south.
Thanks to the owners for opening their…Read more
AHMC wins 2019 Green Award
We were honoured to be recently awarded as most ‘Outstanding eco-responsible product, service, or brand’ in the inaugural…Read more
Mudgee Hempcrete Home 2 wins Envirotecture multiple 2018 BDA National Design Awards
The Building Designers Association of Australia (BDA) has recognised excellence in design by awarding Sydney based Eco Architects, Envirotecture with 2 major awards for the design of…Read more
Canberra Hempcrete Home wins HIA 2018 Australian GreenSmart Award
The Australian Housing Industry Association’s HIA Awards recognise the best in environmentally-responsible housing. Award winners and finalists make a positive difference to the environment by building sustainable,…Read more
Upcoming 2019 Hemp building workshops
In 2019 so far we’ve had workshops in the NSW Northern Rivers, Sydney and Tasmania. There are further workshops scheduled for Queensland in mid November and Victoria…Read more
2018 AHMC Workshops
We had a number of great Hemp Building Workshops throughout 2018 in Sydney, Northern NSW and Victoria.
AHMC weekend workshops are for Builders, Owner Builders, Architects and Building Designers and…Read more
High hopes hemp could revolutionise Australian building industry
The builders of an award-winning home made from hemp hope that they inspire a shift towards making it a mainstream construction…Read more
Hemp Homes built at Shepherds Ground Ecovillage
Dungog builder Shane Hannan is building four hemp houses at Shepherds Ground in Butterwick – the first eco village of its kind…Read more
Hemp House wins NSW Energy Efficiency Award
Hemp House wins top award for energy efficiency – NSW Master Builders 2017
Congratulations to Michael Leung and all of the crew at Balanced Earth Building …Read more
Sustainable House Day
Australia’s most innovative green homes will be open to the public on Sustainable House Day, taking place on Sunday 17 September.
The national…Read more
Hemp house a ‘no-brainer’ because of reduced environmental impact and lower energy costs
A house fit for Grand Designs is under construction in Canberra’s inner north.
Once completed, the O’Connor knockdown rebuild will…Read more
Canberra’s first hemp house under construction
It’s fire resistant, termite proof, completely natural and carbon positive – welcome to Canberra’s first hemp house.
Plan It Green designer Angela Knock,…Read more
‘Miracle’ hemp house for country family in need
Bucket by bucket, a hempcrete house is being constructed by volunteer labour in a small New South Wales town to…Read more
Hemp The Latest In Sustainable Housing
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…Read more
Hemp The Latest In Sustainable Housing
Local builder James Isaacs says building homes out of hemp is one of the most sustainable and environmentally friendly ways. of doing so,…Read more
Marrickville Hemp Extension
Building with hemp is still a novelty in Australia, but interest continues to grow. This house in inner-Sydney is…Read more
Byron Bay Hinterland
Australian Hemp Masonry Company has now supplied materials into 42 builds across the country. Check out this recent build ready to be externally rendered with AHMC’s…Read more
Marrickville Hemp Build
This build won Marrickville’s Council’s Sustainable Building Award in 2016. Designed by Tracy Graham from Connected Design www.connecteddesign.com.au the Marrickville hempcrete house is an alteration addition to…Read more
National design award for Culburra Beach Hemp house
A CULBURRA Beach home has won a National Building Designers Australia award in Hobart.
Kirstie Wulf, from Shelter Building Design, won the…Read more