2016
DOI: 10.1680/jemmr.16.00122
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Hemp concrete: carbon-negative construction

Abstract: The onset of heavy greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from conventional construction practices has led to research on several plausible low-carbon dioxide footprint construction materials that are either carbon dioxide neutral or carbon dioxide negative. One such ‘green’ construction material is lime hemp concrete (LHC), hemp concrete or hempcrete, which are some of the many names of this novel construction material. Hemp concrete is essentially a composite made of lime and hemp shivs. This paper presents a litera… Show more

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“…Hemp lime is a material that has a chance to revolutionize the world's natural construction as it strongly fits into the trend of renewable resources. It has a negative carbon footprint because during its growth, hemp absorbs more carbon dioxide than is used later to make building materials [3,4]. Hemp lime has high thermal insulation, heat accumulation, vapour permeability, is non-flammable, can be used as a fertiliser after demolition and is 100% decomposable [5,6].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Hemp lime is a material that has a chance to revolutionize the world's natural construction as it strongly fits into the trend of renewable resources. It has a negative carbon footprint because during its growth, hemp absorbs more carbon dioxide than is used later to make building materials [3,4]. Hemp lime has high thermal insulation, heat accumulation, vapour permeability, is non-flammable, can be used as a fertiliser after demolition and is 100% decomposable [5,6].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Hemp lime composite leaves practically no carbon footprint as hemp shiv, from which it is made, absorbs more CO2 from the atmosphere during its lifespan than the amount of CO2 released by the manufacturing process. Research showed that one ton of dry hemp sequesters almost 325 kgs of CO2 [3]. Hemp lime composite debuted in the Polish market just a few years ago and needs extensive testing.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this context, the use of eco-friendly concrete such as hempcrete [2], wood-concrete [3], papercrete [4], and mud-concrete [5] has been growing considerably. Hempcrete is most widely used in the field of green construction owing to its remarkable environmental quality as a non-CO2 producer [6,7]. Furthermore, walls made of hemp-lime composite exhibit better sound absorption and thermal isolation than conventional concrete walls [8].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The annual carbon sequestration potential of industrial hemp plantation is approximately 0.67 t/ha (Pervaiz and Sain 2003) and the carbon content of hemp around 2 kgCO 2 /kg (Butkutė et al 2015). While Jami, Rawtani, and Agraval (2016) suggest hemp concrete to be 'carbon negative technology', Pretot, Collet, and Garnier (2014) showed that in hemp concrete wall structures, the lime-based binder is accountable for the largest environmental impacts. Therefore, cement substitutes for hemp concrete have been considered in a bid to improve its environmental performance (Kidalova, Terpakova, and Stevulova 2011).…”
Section: Other Bio-based Construction Materialsmentioning
confidence: 99%