Deep Green Building

Hemp-Lime Construction

Informative, hands-on, networking

We’re inviting entrepreneurs, architects, engineers, researchers, managers, business & trade professionals and do-it-yourselfers to join us as we explore hemp-lime building and the hemp construction sector, push forward strategies for creating healthier living spaces and do our part to help reverse the damaging effects CO2 emissions.

2020 Mentors:

• Wolf Jordan | Wolf Jordan & Co. | Belgium
• Jan Bešík | Mabeko | Czech Republic
• Przemysław Brzyski | Budynki z Konopi | Poland
• Piotr Jastrębski | Fermatech/Podlaskie Konopie | Poland
• Max Germain | Master Framer | Poland/USA

ALL INCLUSIVE PRICE INCLUDES:

• Accreditation 1 person
• Opening reception
• Transportation to and from airport or train station
• Local transportation
• Hotel room 3 nights
• 3 days food & drinks
• Post-event summary info packet
• Deluxe hemp product gift pack

Not included: Air or rail travel

Theory and practice

(Afternoons & Evenings/Days 1, 2 & 3) The hands-on project for this course is the construction of interior walls (remember, it’s February!) to create a guest room in the attic of the Palace at Nakło, an 18th century estate that serves as the home of HempToday Center and a functioning Hemp Bed & Breakfast.

This unique initiative is based on an architectural plan to add five rooms and an apartment in open space that, through nearly 250 years, was never inhabited. Hemp-lime is the perfect construction material for this project based on its light weight, and its advantageous thermal and acoustical properties. It also results in walls that are stronger than those used in traditional construction, and provide natural humidity and thermal control – all in one layer. In essence, these materials breathe.

Limited to 25 participants

Sign up now! €1,499 includes opening reception, 3 nights lodging, all meals + other extras!
(Call +48 602 336 685 Discount Code!)

(Afternoons & Evenings/Days 1, 2 & 3) The hands-on project for this course is the construction of interior walls (remember, it’s February!) to create a guest room in the attic of the Palace at Nakło, an 18th century estate that serves as the home of HempToday Center and a functioning Hemp Bed & Breakfast.

This unique initiative is based on an architectural plan to add five rooms and an apartment in open space that, through nearly 250 years, was never inhabited. Hemp-lime is the perfect construction material for this project based on its light weight, and its advantageous thermal and acoustical properties. It also results in walls that are stronger than those used in traditional construction, and provide natural humidity and thermal control – all in one layer. In essence, these materials breathe.

Schedule

Day 1, Thursday, Feb. 20 (morning): Hemp in Construction

• History, theory and applications of hemp-lime materials. You’ll be introduced to all aspects of hemp-lime construction including framing, materials evaluation and selection, mixing techniques, shuttering or slip forming, how to source materials, hemp walls, floors and roofs, interior and exterior plastering and more.

Day 2, Friday, Feb. 21 (morning): Business & Entrepreneurship

• Overview of markets around the world; Market models; Community Supported Agriculture; Local economic development & local value chains. Sector SWOT analysis.
• Entrepreneurship; Business models & planning; Niche market opportunities; Checking your assumptions; Matching your skills set and networks to hemp building industry.

Day 3, Saturday, Feb. 22 (morning): Matchmaking & Networks

• Exploration of matchmaking potential among participants: Knowledge and technology transfer; Business partnerships; Supplier relationships; Value chain development. With a special emphasis on further development of shared media assets to advance the industry at large.

Advisers & past mentors

STEVE ALLIN, International Hemp Building Association, pioneered the IHBA, which he serves as director. An author, teacher and consultant on ecological building, he has been building with hemp and promoting hemp’s use in construction all over the world for the last 20 years. He is currently involved in projects to rebuild with hemp in the post-earthquake areas of Haiti and Nepal, while maintaining a busy workshop and speaking schedule. Steve lives in Rusheens, Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland.

WOLF JORDAN, Wolf Jordan & Co., Belgium, is one of Europe’s leading experts in eco-construction and the production of high quality natural paints, plasters and renders for the building industry. He is the founder and sole owner of Wolf Jordan & Co., which operates out of Greenbizz, a Brussels-based incubator that backs growth of startups and small firms focused on sustainability. Wolf’s company produces binder formulas for hempcrete construction, and natural oils and waxes for wood and stone. An old-world craftsman with more than 36 years’ experience in natural materials, Wolf is also a lecturer, educator and innovator who has worked on building projects all over the world.

JOHN PATTERSON, Tiny Hemp Houses, Colorado, USA,  is a hemp builder and lecturer based in northern Colorado, USA. A carpenter and furniture designer by trade, John also has worked on commercial and residential building projects, has researched sustainable living methods since the 1970s, and is specially trained in residential building envelope and fenestration installation.  In 1997 John designed and built his own off-the-grid home complete with its own solar-based electricity plant.

PIOTR JASTRZĘBSKI, Fermatech/Podlaskie Konopie, Poland, and his brother Marcin farm, process and sell hemp derivatives from their vertically integrated hemp operation in northeastern Poland, picking up a family tradition that was temporarily lost in the second half of the 20th century. Their company, Podlaskie Konopie, is also active in Poland’s natural building scene, conducting hempcrete building workshops and frequently appearing at natural building trade shows.

PRZEMYSŁAW BRZYSKI, Budynki z Konopi, Poland, is a builder and scientist who teaches natural construction at Lublin University in east central Poland. He continues to document hempcrete’s performance in his firm’s construction projects, with an eye toward getting the material certified for Poland’s broader building industry.