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The Future of Concrete?

Who knows what the future of concrete will be. Given the sheer scale of the concrete industry, I think its unlikely that one solution will completely replace concrete. I suspect well see more and more environmentally friendly versions of concrete. Hempcrete will be one of the many. But one things for sure; hempcrete wont make any headway in the UK until the government finally recognizes cannabis for its outstanding potential.

Building Materials * Fiber board * Insulation * Fiberglass subsitute * Hempcrete * Stucco and mortar * Putty * Coatings * Molding * Varnishes

Benefits of Hempcrete

Hempcrete has a number of environmental benefits over concrete. It also has a number of general benefits too.
General Benefits

Here are some of the general benefits of hempcrete over concrete: * Stronger: Hempcrete is said to be 7 times stronger than concrete * Lighter: Hempcrete is about half the weight of concrete * Less cracking: Hempcrete is more elastic than concrete, which means it is less prone to cracking

Environmental Benefits

Using hempcrete instead of concrete can drastically reduce carbon emissions produced by our buildings.

In the UK for example, the construction and ongoing use of buildings accounts for over 50% of of carbon dioxide emissions. Studies have shown that, for each square meter of house walling, up to 200 kilograms of carbon dioxide is emitted from its construction. This works out to be around 40 tonnes of carbon dioxide emitted for a typical house.

Hempcrete, on the other hand, can actually remove carbon dioxide from the air, and trap it within the wall construction. The producers of Tradical Hemcrete claim that it has been found to lock up around 110 kilograms of carbon dioxide per m3.
So, which is it? Hemcrete or hempcrete?

Both! Hempcrete (with a p) is the generic name for the product. Hemcrete (without the p), is a proprietary version of hempcrete. Its full name is Tradical® Hemcrete®, and its a registered trademark of Lime Technology in the UK.

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[XduchaX]

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[MsLuckylegs]

Very interesting...! i'm a woman, I dont much about cement;) I sold my cleverness&invested in 'cosmic fishing'! The soundtrack of Bill Hicks got me 2want 2know more..so i did' :) Txs 4posting it