Do you know the possibilities of Cannabrick constructions?

green_nobody

found this last night, reasurching along with a friend who plans to build summer cottage for his family. I knew that there been isolation block made from hemp fiber, mainly french made stuff... but did knew that you could also form bricks from the stuff...

From Wiki:
"Cannabrick construction is construction using the woody inner core from the cannabis plant. This part of the plant is THC free (i.e. hemp) and is used in housing construction. The silica leached from the soil by the plant combined with unslaked lime forms a chemical bond similar to cement which is fire and water proof. Cannabis cement requires lime, water and cannabis hurd in proportions to form a silica-based cement."


Guess this at least as effective as a cordwood construction, what he is going to build now as we both don't grow enough to build from, which can be pretty effective for relative little cost - and it go a great climate as the walls cool the place in the summer and keep it warm in the winter time. So no need for a A/C, big heating or anything - a few electrical solar panels in the yard, 2-3 solar heating panels on the roof and maybe a small wind turbine to keep things running in the winter... he got big plans for the coming year



And i found this here which is more or less a huge tutorial on how to build with hemp products: AfriCAN HOUSEi┬: How to build a cannabis home.



One reason more to end the prohibition - hemp to shelter the world

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GreenGoblin

Interesting! Is there anything cannabis can't do?!?!? This thread reminded me of this home that I came across years ago..

A Low Impact Woodland Home

I would live in that in a minute! Sit back an knock down some long bottom leaf hobbit style!

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green_nobody

not too many things i guess, makes at least pretty awesome jeans that supiror to any cotton one - or why Levis made his original ones from hemp...

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