6 reasons to build with hemp
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New Zealand ' s Leaky Home Crisis !
The leaky home crisis in New Zealand is effecting around 90,000 existing homes and will cost at least NZ $ 48 billion to fix . ( This figure does not include all the commercial and nonresidential buildings that are also failing ). Sadly , leaky failing homes are STILL being constructed in NZ today . One of the main causes of leaky homes is using cladding material which fails – and the NZ building code specifies that cladding on a new home only has to last 15 years !?! This is unsustainable and outrageous . A hempcrete house effectively fossilises or ‘ cures ’ so it becomes harder each year . Hempcrete buildings exist in Japan and India that are centuries old ! With the impact on inhabitants ’ physical and mental health , and the associated financial burden on our healthcare service , living in a damp leaking house is one of the biggest health and social issues we collectively face here in New Zealand today . Building homes in New Zealand with hempcrete , provides a real and achievable solution .