Hempcrete Haven

Inside the hempcrete home the atmosphere has a calming ambience attributable to the breathability, thermal and acoustic properties of hempcrete.

Living in our hempcrete haven is heavenly. We eagerly anticipated the coldest winter night to test out the thermal properties, while it dropped to 1 degree celsius outside it stayed a cosy 16 degrees in the bedrooms with no heating. In warmer weather when temperatures reached 36 degrees celsius outside, inside it remained a constant 24 degrees with no air conditioning. In less extremes the internal temperature sits at a consistent and comfortable 19-21 degrees. We are extremely pleased with the performance of the hempcretes insulating effect.

Air quality inside is exceptional, in fact it is comparable to fresh outdoor air. Our Air Quality Detector indicates a measure of carbon dioxide (CO2) of outside air at 410-424 parts per million (ppm) and inside the main bedroom it gives a similar reading of 412-429ppm. In an average house levels range from 1,000-2,000ppm. Next we tested the indoor air in the morning after a whole evening of two people breathing out carbon dioxide with windows and doors closed. To our amazement the reading was still very low at 500ppm. Its no wonder we are getting such good sleep and our experiment demonstrates the marvellous ability for hempcrete to absorb carbon dioxide, regulating internal temperature and air quality.

If you are considering building with hempcrete and would like to visit our hempcrete home please get in contact with us to arrange a visit during one of our regular open home events.

Photo of the Loukes family: Rhiannon, Ella, Craig & Gypsy

Photo credit: Jason Porter