Hemp Insulation
Sustainable - Multi Use - Carbon Locking
Hemp Insulation is a natural and sustainable way of insulating your property. A whole range of sustainable building products are currently being made from all parts of the hemp plant for use in restoration and new build projects. Hemp construction uses renewable crop-based materials that absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) as they grow, providing an opportunity to capture and store CO2 in the fabric of buildings.
Hemp has been grown for thousands of years and has had many different uses from food to shelter of both man and his animals, sails and ropes for ships and paper. Hemp was first grown in Asia and is one of the oldest cultivated fibre plants. In fact, the oldest piece of fabric fibre ever found is an 8,000-year-old piece of hemp. Early Chinese civilisations used hemp to make fishing nets, ropes, clothes and paper. Plants soon spread to Europe, and hemp and lime have traditionally been used as a building material in France.
Hemp fibre is made into ‘user-friendly’ recyclable loft insulation which does not contain harmful ingredients. Compressed hemp shiv is used to make fibreboard but by far the most exciting developments are insulated lime plasters and Hempcrete, a material that can be used for construction.