BBA APPROVAL AWARDED TO TRADICAL® HEMCRETE® AT ECOBUILD 2010
Tradical® Hemcrete® the innovative lime and hemp based renewable and highly thermally efficient alternative to conventional masonry cavity walls, has achieved British Board of Agrément (BBA) approval. With approval from the UK’s major authority on construction products, specifiers of Tradical® Hemcrete®can have total confidence in the product’s performance.
Developed in Europe by Lhoist and manufactured and distributed in the UK by Lime Technology, Tradical® Hemcrete®is produced from UK sourced hemp and a lime based binder (Tradical® HB). The product is carbon negative, as the hemp absorbs Carbon Dioxide during its growth – and as such has 130kg less embodied CO2/m² than typical conventional brick and block in a normal wall section... Read more
RENEWABLE HOUSE OPENS AT INSITE 09
The Renewable House, a new demonstration house that has been designed to illustrate that low cost and low carbon are compatible, has been officially opened.
Built at the BRE Innovation Park and officially opened at Insite 2009, the Renewable House is a demonstration of the commercial viability of building affordable homes from renewable materials. Read more
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LABC SYSTEM APPROVAL FOR TRADICAL® HEMCRETE®
Tradical® Hemcrete®, the thermal hemp-lime walling available from Lime Technology, has been awarded LABC System Approval. This means that it is now possible to receive Local Authority building control approval for the walls of building projects using Tradical® Hemcrete® in all 376 local authority areas in the UK. Read more
ADNAMS BEGINS JOURNEY TO REPAY CARBON DEBT
The Adnams Brewery Distribution Centre in Southwold, Suffolk is the first major construction project in the UK to reverse
the damaging effects of greenhouse gases produced, by using a combination of Hemp and Lime in its walls.
The new technology, which has been developed and applied in Europe by Lhoist for over a decade, was introduced into the
UK marketplace earlier this year...
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LHOIST BUILDING SOLUTION DELIVERS SUSTAINABILITY BREAKTHROUGH
The world's leading innovator in building lime recently launched its latest product
range that industry experts claim will make a huge impact on the future of
sustainable building.
The Tradical® Hemp Lime product range, developed by Lhoist, has the ability to
make a significant contribution in combating global climate change while offering
practical flexibility to users throughout the entire construction process...
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