The Hemp House
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Channel: Paul Benhaim · 2010 · Education
OldBuilders HEMP HOUSE The First completed hemp building in Ireland Clones, County Monaghan Owner: Marcus McCabe, environmentalist and proprietor of Ecoflow Reedbeds Builder/Construction Manager, jointly: The Oldbuilders Company and Eco Habitats Ecological Consultant: Professor Tom Woolley, of Queens University Belfast Designer: Henry O'D Thompson of The Oldbuilders Company Lime mortar Consultant: Ed Byrne, The Traditional Lime Company Other acknowledgements This small hemp building is built similar to a standard timber frame house with a mix of hemp shiv and hydraulic lime structured around the timber. Finish is with a Lime rendering inside and out. Such building methods have the ability to be CO2 negative for the construction and result in a healthy breathable energy saving home. This 42 sq meter building is to be used as office space. More information on hemp at www.hemp.co.uk Make money from hemp - see http://bit.ly/cTavt0
