BBA APPROVAL AWARDED TO TRADICAL® HEMCRETE®
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
BUILDING MAGAZINE VIDEO OF RENEWABLE HOUSE
Click newsfeed video to see the clip from Building magazine about the Renewable House constructed at the Innovation Park at BRE, Watford.
The house is based around using renewable materials to deliver a low cost, affordable house that meets Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes through materials alone, with a build cost of £75,000, excluding groundworks. Whilst offering significantly minimised embodied CO2, the design also enables the easy enhancement to meet Levels 5 and 6. 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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