Mr Tijssen also conducts regular workshops in hempcrete construction which have attracted overseas participants. The next training is due to run in Perth early in 2015. “We look at why and how HLC insulation works including aspects such as the hygroscopic nature of hempcrete,” Mr Tijssen said. “This is its ability to regulate the humidity and temperature in a room.” Hempcrete was created in the 1980s by a Frenchman restoring old buildings in the Champagne region and it has taken on a new prominence in recent years, particularly in the sustainable housing sector. HLC, a combination of water, hemp aggregate and a lime-based binder, sequesters carbon dioxide for the life of the building and offers excellent thermal insulating and acoustic properties. heraldsun.au/realestate/home/building-industry-embraces-hempbased-concrete/story-fnk6rm4y-1227118587989?nk=d64908ea158ea419c64e222923dac087
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