Terry Lee

By the way peeps our lab does extensive testing on fungi, got questions let me know soon because I'll probably quit soon.

Kevin EarthSoul wrote:

Terry Lee wrote:
I am in opposition to OPC too, I am just not sure what else has the same properties?

Though they are trickier to work with, pazzolans and lime stabilization. Adobe (clay) is also a stabilizer.

I am hoping for industrial hemp to be grown in the US again (and it is already starting up in Colorado). Hemp hurds mixed into a hydraulic lime slurry makes "hempcrete", which is much better than OPC from a CO2 perspective. Hempcrete requires no rebar, is flexible (much better seismic tolerance), and has a higher R-value. Poured hempcrete floors are actually comfortable to walk on. It's easy to make walls, too, with a slip-form.

kevin, just a quick note...thanks! I heard of SIRE chemist using pazzolans a while ago. Never heard of hemp. I do some internet looking for mechanical and thermal properties see what the real differences are and try and state them....I'll be looking for coupon testing we get code approval on and availability(does no good if costly to make available) if you know where I can find that into please inform. It is on my list of things to do, thanks!