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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,...

USHBA Rolling Out Commercial Guide Specifications for Hemp-Lime

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.