Session · Carbon and electrification · Everyone

Introduction to Hemp as a Sustainable Material

Greg Wilson, HempWood · August 18, 2026 · Chapter · PHGC (Passive House Gulf Coast)

Hemp- and soy-based engineered flooring and building materials, with HempWood as the case study: their effects on indoor air quality and embodied carbon, and their durability, moisture and fire performance, and code compliance against hardwood.

Key points

• The environmental, health, and performance traits of hemp-based materials.
• How zero-VOC, renewable materials improve indoor air quality.
• Durability, moisture, fire, and code considerations compared with hardwood.
• How rapidly renewable materials help reduce embodied carbon.

Topics: Embodied carbon, Insulation and assemblies