Beautiful, Eco-Friendly And Fire Resistant: Why Architects Are Choosing Walls Made Of Hemp

Sumptuously textured, carbon negative and just a bit more expensive, hempcrete is being increasingly used in eco-friendly building. Michael Leung first came across hempcrete after a family tragedy. When his father-in-law died from asbestos-related mesothelioma, Leung, an architect, swore off using toxic materials in building. “When you go on a healthy building journey, inevitably you bump into hempcrete,” he says. Building with hemp is growing in popularity, from public buildings in Tasmania to private homes…