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In our introductory article on Hemp as a Raw Building Material, we learned a little bit about the biological characteristics of hemp as a plant and how it has been utilised for a variety of medicinal, textile, and dietary needs for thousands of years. In the past few decades, hemp has been increasingly grown as a principal material in construction. As a heritage plasterer, I’ve personally used hemp hessian cloth (or burlap) for years as a reinforcing material for fibrous plastering such as mouldings and ornamentation. However, Hempcrete goes beyond such limited decorative application to serve as the main component of the structure itself, principally the walls, but occasionally extending its application to the roof and floors as well.