Using Natural Materials (January 2025 Event)
Join the NW EcoBuilding Guide for our January, 2025 Educational Webinar on using natural materials. Learn from experienced professionals about using Natural Clay Plaster, HempCrete and other Biofiber products in creating healthy and affordable spaces. Learn about the pros & cons of using these materials, where to get them, the basics of how to install them, and where to learn more about using them.
Speaker Lineup:
- Joy Beckerman: Principal, Hemp Ace International
- Sherri Gamble: Principal, Earthhouse Studio
- Suneeta Eisenburg: Executive Director, Whatcom Waves
- Ashley Stallworth: CEO & Founder, Biofiber Industries
The Rise of Hempcrete & Its Adoption in the 2024 International Residential Code (IRC):
Hempcrete is a carbon-sequestering, natural insulation material with exceptional hygroscopicity and thermal performance. Among many attributes, hempcrete provides a healthy, fire-, mold-, rot- and pest-resistant insulation envelope. As hemp fiber cultivation and processing infrastructure expand in the U.S. in the wake of the 2018 Farm Bill, hempcrete construction is on the rise across the country and the globe. Once a method requiring Sisyphean efforts for permitting, the International Code Council (ICC) has now formally adopted hempcrete—referred to as “hemp+lime construction”—as an approved wall infill in the 2024 International Residential Code appendix. ICC officials advise that building permitting departments can now use the new code guidance for proposed projects. This presentation delivers an exciting and updated overview of the outstanding performance and growing state of hempcrete construction in the U.S.
Learn more about hemp-based building materials from our member-friends at Biofiber Industries and Faswall.
