The International Hemp Building Association (IHBA)[1] is the largest association internationally in this sector. Members and partners of the association include architects, builders, consultants, designers, the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), the Hemp Industries Association and manufacturers.
History
editA non-profit association founded in 2009 by director Steve Allin author and hemp building consultant,[2][3] the association globally promotes and supports the production and use of all hemp based construction materials and their by-products in a sustainable and bio-regional manner.[4]
In April 2011 professionals in the hemp building industry from around the globe were interviewed for the documentary Bringing It Home[5] at the association's 2nd International Hemp Building Symposium, in Granada, Spain. The IHBA cooperated with the technology department of engineering sciences of Uppsala University in Sweden in 2014 on research into a study on the potential of hemp buildings in different climates.[6]
References
edit- ^ Glenn, Willi (August 31, 2014) Hemp — The Super Weed — Part III Archived 2014-08-31 at archive.today. The New Era Times.
- ^ Martell, Sherry (July 26, 2013) First hemp house in Atlantic Canada under construction in The Falls. Truro Daily News.
- ^ Hilton, Lindsay (March 8, 2016)Bellingham hemp advocate hopes to change the way we build. Bellingham Herald.
- ^ Markgraaff, Dion (January 1, 2010) Hemp Houses. Nug Magazine.
- ^ (August 27, 2014) Bringing it Home Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine. NRV News.
- ^ Ahlberg, Johan and Georges, Elza and Norlén, Mikael (2014) The potential of hemp buildings in different climates: A comparison between a common passive house and the hempcrete building system. Uppsala University, Department of Engineering Sciences.