14 DAY TRIAL // Those who happen to have some bucks to spare and are not opposed to the idea of making the most of hemp and what it has to offer might want to check out the Kickstarter page for a project revolving around the use of hempcrete in constructions.
For those unaware (and something tells me that there are a lot of you who find themselves in this unpleasant situation), hempcrete is a new and environmentally-friendly construction material whose ingredients include core fiber of the industrial hemp plant, a mixture of natural minerals, and water.
The folks at design & build startup Hempitecture claim that this innovative material is not only non-toxic and carbon-negative, but also energy-efficient, meaning that using it to erect buildings has the potential to yield major benefits in terms of limiting climate change and global warming.
The people behind Hempitecture believe that hempcrete need be listed among the world's most sustainable building materials, and are now looking to prove that they are right by developing the United States’ first non-residential hemp building at Idaho Base Camp.
To complete this project, they need to raise at least $25,000 (€18,107) by this June 4. Provided that they do raise the money, the folks at Hempitecture will give the United States its first building that packs hemp in its floors, walls, and roof.
Check out the video below to learn more about this project, and visit Kickstarter if you feel like supporting it.