The Hemp Hotel, scheduled to open in Cape Town, South Africa, is being touted as the world’s tallest building made with industrial hemp — a material with great potential for Earth-conscious construction.
At 12 stories tall, the 54-room hotel features views of Cape Town’s massive Table Mountain and a “minimal ecological footprint,” reported Agence France-Presse (AFP) in May.
Blocks of “hempcrete,” made from woody parts of hemp plants, fill the walls of the hotel, supported by a cement-and-concrete structure. Besides being climate-friendly, the hempcrete lends insulating and fireproof properties to the building, per AFP.
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