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Noel built a second suite onto his existing house, creating a duplex. The walls of the addition are made of hempcrete, a remarkable natural building material. It’s a mixture of hemp fibers and lime, with a little water to make it workable. Pounded into forms, it makes a solid wall with a warm, earthy look. It can also be finished with smooth lime plaster.
Hemp is a fast-growing plant that is easy to grow without pesticides. Its fibers are used to make everything from the rope, to clothing, and now walls. Hempcrete is made using ‘hemp chips’, which come from the core of the hemp plant and are a byproduct of the hemp fiber industry. Hemp hits all the high points of sustainability. It’s a renewable natural material that takes little energy to produce. It’s so earth-friendly that if the building is ever demolished, it can just be ground up and spread on a field for fertilizer.
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“I say, be brave if you want to try a new sustainable material like hempcrete. Before I tried this, I didn’t know how people would react, but they love this building.” Noel Taussig, Home Builder
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Wayne Groszko
Wayne Groszko is a consultant, researcher, and teacher in Energy Sustainability with 13 years of experience. He has taught at Dalhousie University and the Nova Scotia Community College, in the Faculties of Engineering, Environmental Science, and Energy Sustainability Engineering Technology. Wayne is also President of the Community Energy Cooperative of New Brunswick, and has worked as Renewable Energy Coordinator with the Ecology Action Centre in Nova Scotia. He holds a B.Sc. (Hon.) from the University of Calgary, and a Ph.D. from Dalhousie University.
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