New book looks at 50 hemp building projects around the globe

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Hemp Buildings: 50 International Cases is published and being distributed by Ireland-based specialist publisher Seedpress. Hemp Buildings: 50 International Cases features more than 350 color photographs of structures that incorporate hemp materials – from medieval buildings to modern retail outlets, residential to industrial builds, schools to health centers. Industry pioneer He pioneered the International Hemp Building Association (IHBA), which he serves as director. Allin has played an outsized role in expanding knowledge and raising the profile of construction based on hemp-derived materials, advocating for hemp, hemp building systems and technology as a solution to climate change. An author, teacher and consultant on ecological building, he has been lecturing and building with hemp all over the world for the last 25 years.

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A new book by hemp building pioneer Steve Allin looks takes a comprehensive overview of projects that showcase the use of hemp-based materials in architectural examples around the world.

Hemp Buildings: 50 International Cases features more than 350 color photographs of structures that incorporate hemp materials – from medieval buildings to modern retail outlets,...

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