Newsletter – July 31, 2024

EPA Awards $6.2M to Support Hempcrete & Other Sustainable Construction Materials

By Graham Abbott, Ganjapreneur

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $6.2 million in grants to the Hemp Building Institute, a Nashville-based nonprofit that works with hempcrete and other agriculture-based construction materials, Marijuana Moment reports. The grant money was awarded under a $160 million EPA funding round announced last month for projects aimed at reducing emissions and costs in construction materials and products.

The Hemp Building Institute received $6,186,200 from the feds to develop Environmental Product Declarations and Life Cycle Assessments for biogenic materials like those made from hemp or other crops like soy or straw bale, the report said. The project’s overarching goal is to essentially build credibility for hempcrete and similar materials for construction projects.

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California Hemp Bill Faces Opposition from Retailers and Medical Professionals
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Regenerative agriculture: the farms of the future?
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EVENTS

Lancaster County Hemp Circuit
August 20-21, 2024, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Cornell University Hemp Field Days
September 12-13, 2024, Geneva, New York

The 1st Tokyo International Hemp Conference
September 24-26, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

12th International Hemp Building Symposium
October 15-16, 2024, Staffanstorp, Sweden

Andean Hemp and Cannabis Trade Forum
October 17-18, 2024, Lima, Peru

World Hemp Forum
November 19-20, 2024, Troyes, France

 Asia International Hemp Expo and Forum 2024
November 27-30, 2024, Bangkok, Thailand

11th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo – We go to ELEVEN
April 10-12, 2025, Estes Park, Colorado

Experience Hemp Berlin and the 22nd Annual EIHA Conference
June 11-13, 2025, Berlin, Germany

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