{"id":4272,"date":"2022-10-23T11:43:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T15:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havenearth.biz\/2022\/10\/23\/how-can-hemp-help-sick-building-syndrome\/"},"modified":"2022-10-23T11:43:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T15:43:38","slug":"how-can-hemp-help-sick-building-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havenearth.biz\/2022\/10\/23\/how-can-hemp-help-sick-building-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Hemp Help Sick Building Syndrome?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We spend almost 90% of our time indoors so it\u2019s important to have toxin-free healthy air. Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is the result of air-tight buildings with poor air circulation. <\/p>\n

Wrapping our houses in plastic air and vapor barriers traps moisture and pollutants inside the structure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not everyone will suffer from SBS, but for the elderly, children, and those who already suffer from an illness that air-tight building can pose serious health risks. The symptoms usually associated with SBS are headaches, nausea, eye and throat irritation, and difficulty focusing.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

There are many sources of indoor pollution: cleaning products, off-gassing from interior objects (especially plastics), and mold spores from moisture trapped in the building.<\/p>\n

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Our buildings need to breathe to release pollutants and moisture from the interior to the outside environment. That can be accomplished without sacrificing winter warmth or summer coolness. Using hemp as a building material reduces the need to \u201cair out\u201d our homes in the spring.<\/p>\n

How is Hemp Wall Construction Different from Conventional Construction?<\/p>\n

There are a number of different fabrication methods for hemp walls. They\u2019re made of hemp hurd, the inner woody core of the hemp stalks, lime, and water. The mix, called hempcrete, is a thick chunky slurry that can be poured into a wooden framework at a factory, formed into blocks, or mixed and applied with a blown or tamped process on-site.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hempcrete walls are denser and thicker than conventional walls. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, hemp\u2019s R-value is similar to other conventional insulation at about R-3.5 per inch. Hemp walls are 9-12\u201d thick for thermal mass. When a hempcrete wall is completely dry it acts like rock and stores heat acquired throughout the day and passively releases it when the air cools.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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