Pictured : Keith Stubbs at his Hawea Grove property The Hawea Grove was a finalist in the “ Communicating for
Impact ” category for the 2020 Sustainable Business
Awards .
" Building a ‘ Hemp Forever Home '"
Keith Stubbs spent 20 years travelling around the world working in the snowboard and media industry . On his travels he began to see the damaging effects of climate change and felt that the building industry was one that was being overlooked in this regard .
That concern turned into a desire to build a home that could last a lifetime , and make it an eco-build .
At first he researched prefabricated products , but the companies he looked into weren ’ t able to supply the background details he required about their materials .
So he decided to build his own eco-home with waste material found on building sites . That was until , he met Lochy and Joel from Erkhart Construction , when they introduced him to Hempcrete .
Keith decided to build his eco-home with Erkhart Construction , once he saw their previous hemp house build and on-site recycling efforts .
Keith explains that , “ Hempcrete can help to build a home that has a very low carbon foot print , and maybe even a negative one , which was his aim for his own home ."
It is estimated that hemp absorbs three to four times the
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