As the world builds the equivalent of an entire New York City every month, reducing the carbon emissions of material is critical to combating climate change.
While we’ve made great progress improving the energy efficiency of building operations, the next frontier is reducing embodied carbon in buildings – the emissions from material manufacturing and construction processes.
Building with hemp is capable of capturing 130 Kg of carbon dioxide per cubic meter.
One hectare of hemp crop will consume over 10 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually while the plants grow, 4 times more than a hectare of mature trees in a forest.
A 2000 sq ft house constructed with hemp lime will lock up over 10 metric tons of CO2.