Posts Tagged ‘Hemcrete’

Hemcrete Installation Continues/ Mountain Works Stops By

December 10th, 2009 by snugganut

The Hemcrete installation continued today in the freezing weather, and is up to the second floor.  Ian Snider from Mountain Works dropped by yesterday to discuss some of the sustainably harvested wood he will be supplying to the project. Ian’s company uses horses to remove the trees that they selectively cull as part of a forest stewardship process.

If you’re interested in volunteering for the Nauhaus Prototype Project, please contact Billy.

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Ian Snyder and Jeff Buscher

Ian Snider and Jeff Buscher


House with forms on the South side.

House with forms on the South side.

elisha measures

Elisha measures.

Shutter being attached.

Shutter being attached.

elisha

Elisha

Sarah tamps the Hemcrete.

Sarah tamps the Hemcrete.


mixing

Hemcrete in Mixer

madera-mixing

Nauhaus Building Systems mixes Hemcrete.

interior forms

Shutters line the interior South wall.

Interior of South and West Hemcrete walls with no forms.

Interior of West and North walls without forms.

Electrical Box in Hemcrete

Electrical Box in Hemcrete


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Electrical Completed, Lime Technology Pays a Visit

November 9th, 2009 by snugganut

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We were excited to have Ian Pritchett and Mario Machnicki from Lime Technology, makers of Hemcrete, come by to check out our building for the first time.  We had some great discussions about Hemcrete, earthen blocks, construction details and more.  The electrical work has been completed, and the walls are ready for the hemp installation.

Jeff Buscher, Tim Callahan, Ian Pritchett, Mario Machnicki

Jeff Buscher, Tim Callahan, Ian Pritchett, Mario Machnicki

Ian Pritchett and Jeff Buscher talk about earthen blocks.

Ian Pritchett and Jeff Buscher talk about earthen blocks.

Southeast View

Southeast view of the nearly-completed framing of the Nauhaus Prototype

Electrical Box Installation

Electrical Box Installation

The electrical boxes are mounted on blocking so that they will be flush to the inside of the 12" walls.

The electrical boxes are mounted on blocking so that they will be flush to the inside of the 12" walls.

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Papercrete Mixer and Pump

August 1st, 2009 by Seldom

This seems to be a good hemcrete mixer.

And here’s papercrete being pumped.

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Legalize Hemp?

March 27th, 2009 by garnet

Hemp is not Pot

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Effect of Moisture on Straw Bale Wall R Value

February 23rd, 2009 by Seldom

This explanation of the wide range of R values found for straw bales makes sense to me. Dry bales have a higher R value than wet ones because a lot of the heat transferred to a straw bale with a high moisture content is used to evaporate the moisture.

:: Straw Bale: What’s the R Value

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