Exploring Hempcrete as a Sustainable Material in Commercial Building

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Hi everyone,

I am currently supervising a master's student who is researching hempcrete as a sustainable building material, with a particular focus on its applicability in commercial buildings. We are interested in exploring both the environmental performance and structural feasibility of hempcrete in larger-scale applications, beyond its more common use in residential or low-rise projects.

If anyone in the community has experience with:

  • Modelling hempcrete in Dlubal software (e.g., RFEM),
  • Structural or hygrothermal analysis of natural building materials,
  • Case studies or pilot projects involving hempcrete in commercial settings,

We would be grateful for your insights or pointers to relevant resources.

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Hello fl917567,

welcome to our community. We are delighted that you are here.:waving_hand:

Hempcrete sounds like an interesting topic. I am currently considering how this could be represented as a material model in RFEM.

How exactly does hempcrete work? Are the hemp fibers only added to the concrete as a filler to create a type of lightweight concrete?

Or is the hemp used to provide a certain structural effect?

Frank