What makes a home Green? Standards vary. The soft definition is that a Green home, from how it is built, to how it is heated, cooled and maintained, should conserve energy and water and avoid or limit the use and generation of toxic materials. Zero Energy Building or Zero Net Energy Building (ZNE) has low-to-no […]
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Santa Fe Green Scene: Hempcrete for Housing?
A home made of hempcrete –a mixture of lime, water and industrial hemp– is the most recent bit of brilliance I’ve found in my ongoing scan for creative housing ideas. Known by various trade names, including Hemcrete®, Isochanvreis, Canosmose, and Canobiote, the substance is durable, waterproof, fireproof, insect and rot resistant. Significantly, it is also […]