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USHBA Corporate Member Meeting Nov. 15, 2023 (Video Link)
Hemp Takes Center Stage at Rocky Mountain Natural Building Conference 2023
USHBA members L-R Phelan Dalton (Hemp Building Co.), Mattie Mead (Hempitecture, Inc.) and Tom Rossmassler (HempStone, LLC) mingle at the Rocky Mountain Natural Building conference. BOULDER, CO - Hemp building materials took a prominent place at the Rocky Mountain...
US Hemp Building Association at GreenBuild 2023 DC
Will you be at GreenBuild? Say hello at the expo, Sept. 26-29 in Washington DC. Get in touch via email at Ray@ushba.org
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
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,...
USHBA Rolling Out Commercial Guide Specifications for Hemp-Lime
Coming this fall: Commercial and industrial architects will be able to more easily specify hemp-lime “hempcrete” in large-scale projects after the US Hemp Building Association board voted in July to support the release of a commercial guide specification.