Cape Town’s latest hemp building project

Excerpt from Hemporium, South Africa..

“Hemporium is delighted to be involved in Cape Town’s latest hemp building project, a mixed use residential/office space to be built by Wolf, of Wolf and Wolf Architects, who previously collaborated on Hemporium’s hemp house.

Cape Town’s third hemp building, situated in the heart of the city bowl in the Bo Kaap area, looks set to be a shining example of eco-conscious practices including rainwater harvesting, a biodigester, a roof-top aquaculture setup and locally grown hemp materials.

We think it’s really exciting that around 2.5 tonnes of the shiv (chips of the hemp stalk) being used was grown in the Western Cape, as part of the Commercial Incubation Research Trial. Making use of locally sourced materials is more fuel and energy efficient, and boosts the increasingly essential eco-friendly factor.

Stay tuned for more updates as they happen. Here’s looking forward to when we can all grow our homes!

See the full gallery of pics here.”