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USHBA Announces Building Code and Standard Developments

USHBA Announces Building Code and Standard Developments

The US Hemp Building Association, trade association for the hemp building industry, announced upcoming developments for 2024, including hemp-lime (“hempcrete”) listed in US building codes, removing barriers for commercial architects and designers and helping hemp processors attain a “building grade” hemp spec.

IRC Commentary Submitted to International Code Council

IRC Commentary Submitted to International Code Council

The Hemp Building Institute, in partnership with the US Hemp Building Association, completed the final steps to include hemp-lime in the US residential building codes this summer. At the end of May, the HBI submitted a “commentary” to the International Code Council as...

Statement on Fires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii

Statement on Fires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii

From USHBA Region 2 "On behalf of the United States Hemp Building Association, in particular Region 2; The Central Coast Green Building Council, Renewal Revolution, and Go Sustainable Now, we are shaken by the reports of the fire’s devastating the town of Lahaina,...