So it’s interesting to see these two worlds mesh.” The “two worlds” he references are solar thermal and hempcrete. They are coming together on projects 8 th Fire Solar has been working on ...

It really doesn’t look like much, but hempcrete is the green building material that’s got eco-savvy homeowners and architects excited by its potential to be a sustainable alternative to ...

The use of hemp as a material was once so routine that it pervaded the production of rope, ship sails, fabrics, paper and medicine. In fact, it was seen as such a necessary crop that under the ...

Multi-sensory design in hospitality blends AI, eco-friendly materials, and cultural aesthetics to create immersive, ...

Gwe Gasco, program coordinator at 8th Fire Solar, talks about his company, the marriage of solar thermal and hempcrete on a ...

This project is a new timber framed structure that is inherently low-embodied carbon, using a natural material palette of locally sourced timber, hempcrete and wood-fibre insulation that sits on ...