5 Surprising Products Made from Hemp

Source: inhabitat.com Published: April 6, 2017 by Maria Novozhilova Hemp is a sustainable supermaterial with a wide range of applications that go far beyond hacky sacks and beaded bracelets. An experimental project called Fabric-Action explores exciting new uses for...

Hemp Fibres ‘Better Than Graphene’

Source: bbc.com Published: August 13, 2014 Thinkstock By James Morgan The waste fibres from hemp crops can be transformed into high-performance energy storage devices, scientists say. They “cooked” cannabis bark into carbon nanosheets and built...

Zeoform: Turns Hemp into Almost Anything

Source: csglobe.com Published: January 30, 2014 Liam S. Whittaker Most of us want to change the world and millions of us change the world every day. There are those that put smiles on people’s faces, those that make people laugh, people that inspire others, ordinary...

Zero Carbon Hemcrete Home Delivers Outstanding Performance

Source: greenbuildingpress.co.uk Published: October 30, 2013 When a Hampshire couple decided to downsize from their family home, a 16thC listed thatched cottage – they wanted their new house to impact on the environment as little as possible. Green construction...

The World’s Most Eco-Friendly Car: It’s Made Entirely From HEMP

Source: truthonpot.com Published: November 7, 2013 The world’s most Eco-friendly car, the Kestrel, was designed in Canada by Calgary-based Motive Industries INC. The Kestrel is a three-door hatchback that runs on battery power and is made from “hemp composite as...

Hempcrete, Made from Hemp, Used to Build Houses

Source: huffingtonpost.com Published: October 8, 2013 Imagine you had a building material that was energy-efficient, non-toxic and resistant to mold, insects and fire. The material may even have a higher R-value, or thermal resistance, than concrete, a claim that is...