Is Hemp the Next Great Sustainable Building Material?

You heard that right, hemp is here and here to stay. Bob Escher, founder of Escher Design, Inc. and the United States Hemp Building Association gave us the rundown of hemp as a building material. He says that this carbon negative plant is the key to solving a lot of the problems around climate change and sustainable building.

You are guaranteed to come away from this episode enthusiastic about the future, having learned a bushel of new information.

Bob Escher is the owner of Escher Design and founding president of the United States Hemp Building Association. His son, Alex, introduced him to industrial hemp in 2017, and since then he has espoused the merits of this miraculous material.