The PA Hemp Building Material Workshop

ldaytner
Jun 18, 2021
2 min read

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.