The Interna*onal Hemp Building Associa*on - The origins and aims of the I.H.B.A. by Steve Allin, director Wesseling, Germany - European Industrial ...

The	
  Interna*onal	
  Hemp	
  Building	
  
             Associa*on	
  

      The	
  origins	
  and	
  aims	
  of	
  the	
  I.H.B.A.	
  
               by	
  Steve	
  Allin,	
  director	
  

    Presenta*on	
  to	
  7th	
  E.I.H.A.	
  conference	
  
            Wesseling,	
  Germany	
  	
  

73	
  people	
  aEended	
  
	
  from	
  17	
  na*ons	
  

INTERNATIONAL	
  HEMP	
  BUILDING	
  ASSOCIATION	
  	
  
                        MISSION	
  STATEMENT	
  	
  

The	
  aims	
  of	
  this	
  associa*on	
  are;	
  To	
  develop,	
  promote	
  and	
  support	
  the	
  
produc*on	
  and	
  use	
  of	
  all	
  hemp	
  based	
  construc*on	
  materials	
  and	
  their	
  
by-­‐products	
  in	
  a	
  sustainable	
  and	
  bio-­‐regional	
  manner	
  for	
  the	
  benefit	
  of	
  	
  
         the	
  ecology	
  and	
  communi*es	
  of	
  all	
  regions	
  of	
  the	
  world.	
  

Presenta*on	
  by	
  
     STEVE	
  ALLIN	
  
HEMPBUILDING.COM	
  
Friday	
  18th	
  September	
  

          ©	
  Steve	
  Allin	
  

WHAT	
  DO	
  WE	
  MEAN	
  BY	
  GROWTH?	
  	
  

               NATURAL	
  GROWTH	
  

LINEAR	
  GROWTH	
  

EXPOTENTIAL	
  GROWTH	
  

Graph	
  from	
  New	
  Scien*st	
  sept	
  2008	
  
Shows	
  how	
  the	
  immediate	
  future	
  of	
  predicted	
  
human	
  ac*vi*es	
  is	
  impossible	
  	
  
to	
  achieve	
  ;	
  so	
  Growth	
  simply	
  cannot	
  con*nue	
  
(	
  by	
  2020	
  the	
  lines	
  would	
  have	
  to	
  be	
  ver*cal!!!	
  )	
  

©	
  theoildrum.com	
  
We	
  are	
  now	
  at	
  the	
  point	
  of	
  Peak	
  Oil	
  and	
  nearing	
  the	
  peak	
  of	
  all	
  fossil	
  fuels	
  

We	
  have	
  known	
  about	
  these	
  limits	
  for	
  
                 38	
  years!!!!!	
  

The	
  ecologically	
  illiterate	
  

   BANK	
  OF	
  ENGLAND	
                             WORLD	
  BANK	
  
                                      ECB	
  

FEDERAL	
  RESERVE	
           THE	
  PAST	
  !!	
      EU	
  FINANCE	
  

Climate	
  Change	
  

CAP	
  &	
  SHARE	
  	
  www.feasta.org	
  

Building	
  with	
  Hemp	
  was	
  introduced	
  	
  
to	
  the	
  permaculture	
  course	
  at	
  Kinsale	
  College	
  	
  

                                         In	
  2001	
  a	
  strawbale	
  building	
  was	
  	
  
                                         plastered	
  with	
  hemp	
  plaster	
  and	
  	
  
                                         The	
  next	
  year	
  a	
  classroom.	
  	
  

Transi*on	
  Ini*a*ves	
  
Kinsale 2021
An Energy Descent
Action Plan – Version.1. 2005

By Students of
Kinsale Further Education College

Edited by Rob Hopkins

Transi*on	
  assump*ons	
  
• 1.	
  Life	
  with	
  drama*cally	
  lower	
  energy	
  consump*on	
  is	
  
  inevitable.	
  It	
  is	
  beEer	
  to	
  be	
  prepared	
  that	
  not!!!	
  
• 2.	
  Our	
  seElements	
  and	
  communi*es	
  presently	
  lack	
  the	
  
  resilience	
  necessary	
  to	
  withstand	
  the	
  severe	
  energy	
  shocks	
  
  that	
  will	
  accompany	
  Peak	
  Oil	
  
• 3.	
  We	
  have	
  to	
  act	
  collec*vely	
  and	
  we	
  have	
  to	
  act	
  now.	
  
• 4.	
  By	
  unleashing	
  the	
  collec*ve	
  genius	
  around	
  us	
  to	
  crea*vely	
  
  and	
  proac*vely	
  design	
  our	
  energy	
  descent,	
  we	
  can	
  build	
  ways	
  
  of	
  living	
  that	
  are	
  more	
  connected,	
  more	
  enriching	
  and	
  that	
  
  recognize	
  the	
  biological	
  limits	
  of	
  our	
  planet.	
  	
  	
  	
  	
  

POWERDOWN	
  

•   The	
  Challenges	
  Ahead	
  –	
  Climate,	
  Energy	
  and	
  Sustainability	
  	
  
•   The	
  Power	
  Of	
  Community	
  –	
  Social	
  Capital,	
  Resilience	
  and	
  the	
  Local	
  
    Economy	
  
•   It’s	
  All	
  Connected	
  -­‐	
  Whole	
  Systems	
  Thinking	
  and	
  Permaculture	
  
•   Rethinking	
  Energy	
  –	
  Conserva*on,	
  Efficiency,	
  Renewable	
  Energy	
  and	
  
    Appropriate	
  Technology	
  
•   GeGng	
  Around	
  -­‐	
  Transport	
  and	
  Mobility	
  
•   DeconstrucHng	
  Dinner	
  -­‐	
  Food	
  Miles,	
  Trade	
  and	
  Food	
  Systems	
  
•   Shelter	
  -­‐	
  Future	
  Proofing	
  Our	
  Homes	
  and	
  Buildings	
  	
  
•   Energy	
  Descent	
  Pathways	
  -­‐	
  Post	
  Carbon	
  Ci*es,	
  Transi*on	
  Towns	
  and	
  Eco	
  
    Villages	
  
•   Global	
  CiHzenship	
  -­‐	
  Opportuni*es	
  for	
  Change	
  
•   Where	
  Do	
  We	
  Go	
  From	
  Here?	
  –	
  Communica*on	
  and	
  Livelihoods	
  

LOCAL	
  SUSTAINABLE	
  HOMES	
  
How	
  to	
  make	
  them	
  happen	
  in	
  your	
  community	
  
Chris	
  Bird	
  

What	
  do	
  we	
  mean	
  by	
  	
  
   “Hemp-­‐building”?	
  

Firstly	
  there	
  can	
  be	
  a	
  floor	
  made	
  of	
  Hempcrete	
  

This	
  surrounded	
  by	
  a	
  founda*on	
  	
  

Walls	
  are	
  cast	
  with	
  Hempcrete	
  

This	
  Hempcrete	
  envelope	
  can	
  be	
  extended	
  across	
  the	
  roof	
  

The	
  roof	
  can	
  be	
  addi*onally	
  or	
  alterna*vely	
  insulated	
  with	
  Hemp	
  fibre	
  	
  

Externally	
  the	
  structure	
  is	
  made	
  weatherproof	
  by	
  covering	
  with	
  plaster	
  or	
  boards	
  	
  

The	
  roof	
  is	
  of	
  whatever	
  is	
  appropriate	
  locally	
  

Hemp/lime,	
  Hemp/clay	
  	
  
   or	
  just	
  Hemp	
  

Hemp	
  building	
  has	
  relevance	
  in	
  all	
  regions	
  of	
  the	
  
              world	
  and	
  at	
  every	
  scale	
  

Urgent	
  need	
  for	
  housing	
  supplied	
  with	
  
   Hemp,	
  for	
  future	
  sustainability	
  
• Africa	
  an	
  example	
  

Tradi*onal	
  methods	
  of	
  construc*on	
  are	
  beEer	
  
                    suited	
  to	
  climate	
  and	
  local	
  skills	
  

Establishing	
  a	
  local	
  hemp	
  	
  
produc*on	
  facility	
  and	
  by	
  	
  
providing	
  the	
  knowledge	
  
and	
  skills	
  to	
  build	
  appropriate	
  	
  
housing	
  using	
  hemp,	
  real	
  	
  
sustainability	
  can	
  be	
  achieved	
  	
  

Modern	
  materials	
  are	
  not	
  only	
  
           unsuitable	
  

Western	
  technology	
  is	
  olen	
  inappropriate	
  
     because	
  it	
  has	
  to	
  be	
  imported	
  	
  

• The	
  IHBA	
  aims	
  to	
  work	
  for	
  the	
  gathering	
  and	
  dissemina*on	
  of	
  
  knowledge	
  about	
  the	
  materials	
  and	
  systems	
  from	
  those	
  developing	
  
  and	
  using	
  them	
  to	
  those	
  wishing	
  to.	
  
• The	
  IHBA	
  will	
  assist	
  members	
  developing	
  systems	
  both	
  from	
  the	
  
  point	
  of	
  view	
  of	
  produc*on	
  of	
  the	
  materials	
  to	
  their	
  use	
  in	
  
  vernacular	
  and	
  new	
  styles	
  of	
  architecture	
  appropriate	
  to	
  their	
  
  region.	
  	
  
• The	
  IHBA	
  will	
  work	
  to	
  educate	
  and	
  inform	
  the	
  rela*ve	
  government	
  
  and	
  trade	
  bodies	
  to	
  help	
  in	
  the	
  establishment	
  of	
  the	
  infrastructure	
  
  necessary	
  to	
  create	
  a	
  hemp	
  building	
  industry	
  throughout	
  the	
  
  interna*onal	
  community.	
  
• The	
  IHBA	
  will	
  at	
  all	
  *mes	
  work	
  to	
  ensure	
  that	
  the	
  use	
  of	
  such	
  
  materials	
  has	
  the	
  least	
  environmental	
  impact	
  possible.	
  

Educa*onal	
  tools	
  

       www.interna*onalhempbuilding.org	
  
Posters	
  and	
  leaflet	
  files	
  with	
  text	
  separa*on	
  for	
  	
  easy	
  transla*on	
  

www.internationalhempbuilding.org

Thank	
  you	
  
for	
  your	
  aEen*on	
                                     In	
  memory	
  of	
  
                                                               Jack	
  Herer	
  

                                                                    R.I.P