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HEMP HOUSE
The First completed hemp building in Ireland
Clones,
County Monaghan
Owner: Marcus McCabe, environmentalist and
proprietor of Hempire
Builder/Construction Manager, jointly:
The Oldbuilders
Company and Eco Habitats
Ecological Consultant: Professor Tom
Woolley, of Queens University Belfast
Designer: Henry O'D Thompson
of
The Oldbuilders
Company
Lime mortar Consultant: Ed Byrne,
The Traditional Lime Company
Other acknowledgements
This small hemp building is built similar to a standard timber frame house with a mix of hemp shiv and hydraulic lime structured around the timber. Finish is with a Lime rendering inside and out. Such building methods have the ability to be CO2 negative for the construction and result in a healthy breathable energy saving home. This 42 sq meter building is to be used as office space. For further information please contact www.oldbuilders.com 086 8236451, or Eco Habitats on 07842276.
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