Hemp Lime Construction – Public Talk with Professor Tom Woolley
Hemp Lime Construction – Public Talk with Professor Tom Woolley
Eco Minimalist Houses and Building Using Natural Materials
Another in an interesting series of talks by the Cultivate Centre takes place at the Cultivate Centre on Monday evening, June 8th 2009.
Professor Tom Woolley who is a professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of the Environment at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales will deliver a public talk entitled “Eco Minimalist Houses and Building using Natural Materials”.
Hemp lime is a composite construction material that can be used for walls, insulation of roofs and floors and as part of timber-framed buildings. It provides very good thermal and acoustic performance, and offers a genuinely zero-carbon contribution to sustainable construction. Hemp masonry is breathable and is able to absorb and emit moisture, leading to much healthier buildings. This talk explores the current and potential uses of hemp lime in Ireland today.
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