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The PA Hemp Building Material Workshop

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On Saturday, June 12th, PA Hemp Home hosted the PA Hemp Building Material Workshop!


During the workshop, participants toured PA Hemp Home, listened to speakers, watched a demonstration of mixing hempcrete, and created hempcrete blocks.



Participants touring PA Hemp Home


During the event, there were several keynote speakers that include:

  • Chris Lloyd- successful entrepreneur, disability rights activist, military veteran and founder of DON.

  • Philip Berezniak- businessman and real estate attorney who was instrumental in the growth of DON and led the process for the numerous property acquisitions.

  • Court Hower- CEO of DON and a driving force behind DON’s housing, community and economic development initiatives for the past four years.

  • Patrick McGuire- DON’s Construction Manager, with over 40 years of experience.

  • Don Cercone- native to New Castle who has a wealth of building experience.

  • Jacob Waddell- president of the US Hemp Building Association since October 2020.

  • Cameron McIntosh- owner and founder of Americhanvre Cast Hemp.

Cameron McIntosh speaking at The PA Hemp Building Material Workshop


  • Katie Poss- Program Sustainability Lead at Turner Construction Company.

  • Henry Valles- Founder of Hemp Building Ventures, a consulting and development company bringing hemp-based building materials to mainstream real estate and construction industries.

  • Anastasia Konopitskaya- licensed architect with over 10 years experience in residential and commercial construction in New York City and Los Angeles.

  • Alison Mears- an architect, Associate Professor of Architecture, and Director and Co-Founder of Healthy Materials Lab.

  • Jonsara Ruth- co-founder and Design Director at Healthy Materials Lab, Founding Director of the MFA Interior Design Program, and Associate Professor at Parsons School of Design.

  • Lori Daytner- leader of DON’s work to build an industrial hemp production hub in western PA. Lori has built a coalition of strong PA-based and regional partners, ensuring a strong foundation for the business.

  • Ali Memari-Professor and Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction, and Director of the Pennsylvania Housing Research Center at Penn State Main Campus.

  • Greg Wilson- founder of Fibonacci, the makers of HempWood™: Greg has over 15 years’ experience in Asian markets building the engineered hardwood flooring industry, and in 2019 launched the first HempWood™ production facility, making lumber and flooring from industrial hemp stalks.


The PA Hemp Building Material Workshop also gave participants a chance to see how hempcrete is mixed by seeing a live demonstration.

Cameron McIntosh demonstrating how to mix hempcrete


Participants then got to create their own hempcrete blocks from the mixture to

take home. This allowed everyone to have a immersive experience with the

hempcrete.


Participants creating small hempcrete blocks



PA Hemp Home would like to thank everyone who attended to The PA Hemp Building Material Workshop!




 

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