HempeCrete OlogyBrick and Processed Materials
What is Hempcrete?
Earth Merchant’s proprietary hempcrete block is a durable, lightweight, carbon-negative construction material made from industrial hemp, lime, and other biobased derivatives.
But unlike concrete and its binding cement, which accounts for about 8% of human-generated carbon dioxide emissions annually, hempcrete actually sequesters CO2.
According to a recent study, hempcrete can sequester 307 kilograms of CO2 per cubic meter (19 pounds per cubic foot), roughly the equivalent of the annual carbon emissions of three refrigerators.
Benefits of Hempcrete
Hempcrete provides superior thermal resistance and mechanical properties that improve energy efficiency and indoor air quality in single-family homes and other architectural applications.
Each year American households spend $230 billion dollars in energy for home heating, cooling, lighting, entertainment, and other functions accounting for 20% of the total energy consumption nationwide.
The impacts of high energy costs are acutely felt by low-income households. According to research done by Oxfam, “The world’s poor and marginalized people are suffering the most from climate change impacts, though they contribute the least to the carbon emissions that are driving global warming”.
We can bring low-income housing up to the efficiency level of the average American home and reduce the energy cost burden of these households by 35% thereby improving economic security, comfort, and health.
The Climate math is clear, we will need gigaton scale carbon removal in the coming decades to avoid the worst effects of carbon emissions.
By using our Ologybricks, you can get started building your home and improving your health and the environment today.
Benefits of Hempcrete:
- Sequesters Carbon
- Superior Thermal Resistance
- Energy Efficient
- Naturally Non Toxic
- Improved Indoor Air Quality
