World's Tallest Hemp Building Rises in Cape Town, SA

 

It looks like South Africa will be the first country to have a 12-story Hemp skyscraper. 

The ground-breaking building at 84 Harrington Street in Cape Town, South Africa, is shaping up nicely as it appears to be nearing completion. The building will be home to around 50 units.

The new hotel has been built using hempcrete blocks and other hemp-related building materials. The original five-story building was bought by Hemporium’s co-founder Duncan Parker in 2016, and the exciting project has been undertaken by hemp producer Hemporium in partnership with Afrimat Hemp and Wolf + Wolf Architects.

Once complete, it will house Hemporium’s flagship store and the Hemp Hotel.

Hempcrete blocks are made from the core of cannabis plants along with lime and a chemical binder mix, and are extremely environmentally friendly – being carbon negative and providing awesome insulation so that less air-conditioning and heating is required.