Highly Sustainable Tradical Hemcrete Creates a “Greener” Community Facility in South Dakota

Chicago, IL: American Lime Technology is pleased to announce its latest  project using the highly sustainable Tradical® Hemcrete® building  system.  This “green” project entails an energy efficient upgrade to a  community center on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home to the  Lakota tribe, in the southwest corner of South Dakota. The upgraded  community center will serve residents of the reservation, which is the  eighth largest in the United States.

Although new to the American market, Tradical® Hemcrete® has been used  successfully in the United Kingdom and Europe for over ten years.  This  proprietary system, which relies on sustainably produced hemp shiv and  lime binder, is being used to construct seamless walls and to insulate  floors and roofs. The resulting buildings are thermally efficient,  attractive, pest-resistant, fire-resistant, and durable, and these  nontoxic, all-natural materials contain no harmful chemical.  Unlike  typical new construction materials, hemp and lime are breathable, which  discourages harmful mold growth while providing better air quality for  the building’s occupants.

Construction on the two buildings is underway. The project is being  organized by Jeremy Briggs, co-founder of the South Dakota Industrial  Hemp Council and organizer of the Lakota Hemp Project.

American Lime Technology (AMT) is a joint venture of UK-based Lime  Technology Limited and U.S. Heritage Group, Inc., which is located in  Chicago, Illinois. AMT is the exclusive North American distributor of  Hemcrete® construction materials, a highly sustainable hemp-lime product  that can be used to create insulating walls in new structures or to  retrofit existing floors, roofs, and walls with thermally efficient,  breathable insulating layers. www.americanlimetec.com

In addition to his role on the South Dakota Hemp Council and organizer  of the Lakota Hemp Project, Jeremy Briggs is the editor of  Hemphasis.net, the online hemp information magazine, and he is president  of the Montana Hemp Council. He actively promotes the use of industrial  hemp through his business, Keefe Green Productions, and he sells  industrial hemp products at Authentic Creations, the store that he  co-owns in Missoula, Montana.