Pot Houses!?

[wildbilln864]

A great idea!

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This much we do know: Isochanvre is flame-proof, non-toxic, 1/9 the weight of cement, retains heat in winter, is cool in the summer and is unpalatable to rats, insects, or termites.
Because of its flexibility and strength it is the ideal material for building in areas susceptible to earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes; and over time the plant elements bind with the minerals to make the building stronger and more valuable as it ages.


link here!

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[EC]

1. Hum,

I was just thinking today on the way into work, that there has to be a replacement for plastic, since it uses alot of oil and is fast becoming less cost effective...

[patrice]

2. Hemp is also good food. And it builds soil rather than depleting it as it grows.

It IS completely crazy to oppose Hemp cultivation.

[patrice]

3. LOL . . .

Accidentally on purpose?

Did you catch this "typo" in the article "If you're convinced that common decency demands socks with scandals . . . "

[unpossibles]

4. far out!

is there anything it's NOT good for?

[wildbilln864]

13. well it's not good for....

the oil industry nor the drug industry just to name a couple. :hi:

[Pius Verum-i]

20. evil corporations

dupont ;)

dupont started the reefer madness

[texastoast]

5. You are going to piss off the timber barons

Like Charles Hurwitz who really wants ALL the redwoods.

What a SMART idea. Using the leftover hemp from ethanol production, of course!

[wildbilln864]

6. And therefore reducing our dependence on foreign oil ...

while creating jobs across America for farmers and other industries!
:hi:

[napi21]

7. It only takes 4 months to grow the raw material for a house!

Isochanvre is mixed with hydraulic lime and water to bind it together, then packed into timber form work and left to solidify like concrete. It is easy to work with and requires less skill than common brickwork. Construction times are lower than brick, no cavity is required and neither is a damp proof membrane. As an additional environmental benefit, it takes only 4 months to grow the raw material for a house.

http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=2040

Americans need to get over their fixation on pot, and take a close look at the advantages.

BTW, this is NOT the same pot you are used to hearing about. I read another article that said you would have to smoke a hectare of this kind to get any effect

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

9. Back in my day of smoking that stuff...

I would probably have done just that. In fact, I think I bought a few OZ's of the stuff. ;-)

[napi21]

8. How do you pronounce Isochanvre?

I've tried with the limited Englishrules Iknow, but I'm still having a problem.

[texastoast]

10. I'm guessing here

ee-so-SHAWN-vr

[texastoast]

11. I just heard something and I don't know if it is true

Did Dow lobby to have pot eradicated because it competed with their plastics industry?

[12string]

12. yes

and don't forget the oil companies.Hemp oil will run every
diesel motor in the world while producing only 3% of the
hydrocarbons as fossil fuel.Source..1917 U.S.Dept. of
Agriculture study.

[wildbilln864]

15. and the drug companies!

if you could grow your own out back, you'd have no need to pay them for their prozac,zoloft, valium, xanax, etc! Pot is the best antidepressent IMHO!


on edit: See, Hell I'm feeling better already! lol.

[jeremy07]

17. +1 yes

Yeppers!

[wildbilln864]

18. welcome to DU jeremy07! eom

[wildbilln864]

14. Kick! eom

[jeremy07]

16. Bad IDEA

just bad!

[teriyaki jones]

19. Shouldn't. Read. Stoned.

Until halfway through all these posts, I thought this was about a material being recommended for building houses to grow pot in (from OP, "Pot Houses").

tj