Hemp-Lime Bio-Composites – Review and Analysis of World-Wide Architectural Examples

Geodesy, Architecture & Construction
Proceedings of the 8th International Youth Science Forum "Litteris et Artibus", November 22–24, 2018, Lviv: Lviv Polytechnic National University, 2018, pp. 51–54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23939/lea2018.01.051

Authors

First and Last Name Academic degree E-mail Affiliation
Michał Gołębiewski No m.w.golebiewski [at] gmail.com Department of Construction, Building Design and Technical Infrastructure, Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw, Poland

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First published on this website: 27.10.2018 - 15:37
Abstract

The aim of this work is to discuss architectural applications of hemp-lime bio-composite – a sustainable building material with unique properties whose use presents a variety of spatial and technical solutions. This paper provides a brief review of global examples, noting the most interesting projects and analysing the current level of technological development.

Keywords
hempcretehemp-lime compositesustainable construction materials
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