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Timber is an obvious example, as is bamboo. ... Its architect, Anthony Brenner, estimates “about 50” hemp homes have been built in the US since. Today, hemp homes can be homegrown in the US.

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I had a friend who volunteered to oversee the completion of the National Stadium in the final stages before Independence. As the time came closer for completion, he phoned me one day in mid-May 1 ...

The Lower Sioux in Minnesota need homes — so they are building them from hemp ... Pendleton was intrigued to learn that the bamboo-like plant has 25,000 uses, including wood substitutes, ...

So far, only a handful of entrepreneurs have entered this space. We are formulating a strict policy for the controlled ...

Plans for thousands of flat-pack “eco-homes” built with hemp have sparked a backlash from local residents in Essex.

Unlike bamboo, organic cotton and other sustainable natural fibers, hemp — grown free of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals — has long experienced an identity crisis on the apparel ...

In Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill, the Brown House is flipping the script on city living — and it might change how we think about building in tight urban spaces. Designed by local architecture ...

The house that hemp built: Fargo developers build hempcrete home to study energy-saving benefits Justin Berg and Sydney Glup built two identical tiny houses -- one the conventional way, the other ...