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245 _aHemp scores high with BRE
260 _c2002
490 _aBuilding Design
_v(1547) 13 September 2002, 4(1)
520 _aThe Building Research Establishment (BRE) and Suffolk Housing Society have been researching the use of the hemp plant as a sustainable building material. A study into the material found that hemp homes equalled the performance of traditional homes in thermal retention, durability, permeability and waste minimisation, although costing 10% more to build. Further information available from the Suffolk Housing Society at www.suffolkhousing.org/pages/hempage.html
590 _aWB
650 _aHEMP
650 _aBUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT
650 _aBRE
650 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MATERIALS
650 _aSUSTAINABLE HOUSING
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
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