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Event Details
Below is a partial list of the speakers and sponsors as well as some of the topics and presentations to be covered. Please note that this is subject to revision. More informartion can be found on the speakers within the biographies section.
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A Partial List of Speakers/Sponsors:
- Steve Allin, Ireland: The Future For Hemp Building; A Community Project
Eleven year veteran of building with hemp in the difficult climatic environment of Ireland. Steve assesses how this building system can take its place in a new world of lower energy availability. He will outline the plans for incorporating hemp production as an integral part of "The Village Project" in Cloughjordan in County Tipperary. - Jayeson Hendyrsan, Canada: The Owner-Built Hemp House; From The Ground Up, the process of building an owner built hemp house; lessons learned and technical knowledge and expertise shared from the building of some of the first hempcrete buildings in North America.
- Joe Connolly, Clogrennane Lime Company, Ireland: Lime Products, Production and Uses.
- Ralph Carpenter, Modece Architects: Design Implications and Energy Regulations.
- Noel André, France: The history of Hemp Building in France and the Specialized Production On A Bio-Regional Scale.
- Tony Budden: Hemporium South Africa/National Organic Produce Initiative; Hemp opportunities in Africa- The Grow your House Project.
- Hélène Vidal, Atelier Bio Création: Tadelakt or Stucco over hemp plaster.
- Ladislav Krezja, Slovakia: Hemp Building In Slovakia.
- Joseph Little: Architect based in Dublin Joseph has written many articles on Hemp-lime materials and the thermic behaviour of materials in building systems.
- Mark Patten: Large scale Hemp builder of U.K. company Lime Technology; Hemp and Lime in Mainstream Construction.
- Monika Brümmer, architect, Spain: Cannabric; Load-bearing walls and integral green building with hemp in Spain.
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Topics That Will Be Addressed:
- Possibilities for hemp production in an environment of reduced energy supply
- Hemp construction for charitable projects and the betterment of the world
- How to capitalise on that the light carbon footprint of hemp materials
- Explanations of associated materials individually and in combination with hemp
- Science and design aspects of hemp materials regarding application and behavior
- First hand experience of hemp building projects
- Finishes achievable and advantages obtained
- Hemp benefits to community economic resilience
- New ventures in combining hemp materials with ecological techniques
Forgotten uses of hemp materials - The retro-fitting of existing housing stock for a lower energy future
- The implications of a more localised approach to the creation of construction systems and materials
- Other hemp products that can play a part in a more sustainable lifestyle
Presentations
The range of presentations and subjects discussed will be of interest to:
- Agricultural consultants
- Primary and down stream processors
- Architects and Planners
- Lime or Clay experts and producers
- Ecologists
- Natural building suppliers
- "Green" builders
- Homeowners
- Hemp traders
