In 2022 it approved hempcrete, aka hemplime, for building construction. The US construction industry, which had been importing hemp blocks and other materials from France, Canada and Australia ...

So he used a system called insulated concrete foam to incorporate the scraps into building blocks, called Surf Blocks. “Basically, we leave the styrofoam on after we pour the concrete into the ...

Once completed, the individual rooms become three-dimensional building blocks. For the pilot project, blocks will be stacked to form a 13-room house overlooking one of the city’s central canals.