Hemp is a more sustainable alternative wood source with no VOCs, low to negative carbon attributes, and additional benefits, such as compliance with FSC in other components and the USDA Biobased Materials program. Learn about this more sustainable alternative wood source. Continuing Education Units (CEUS) submitted 1 hour in* Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) LEED Accredited Professional * Homes * BD+C Building Performance Institute (BPI) NonWholeHouse American Institute of Architects - AIA (HSW) Certified Green Professional (NARI & CGP) Certified GreenHome Professional (CGHP) Pillar(s): Health, Materials, Place American Institute of Building Designers (AIBD) State Architect / Builder License may be applicable Building Science Institute (BSI) Verifier Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) Speaker: Greg Wilson It all started with a love for nature and a knack for numbers. HempWood® Founder Greg Wilson says that his passion for nature stems from his upbringing. “I have been blessed to be born into a lineage of outdoorsman. My father and grandfather have taught me to live off the land and the importance of putting mother nature first.” Greg went on to get a degree in civil engineering and left the United States to work in the bamboo flooring mills of Anji, China. During his fourteen-year career, Greg was tasked with researching biomaterials to make hardwood. He tested over 200 plant species using an algorithm he developed in college and discovered HempWood. To date, the HempWood Headquarters resides in Murray, Kentucky where operations are focused on carbon negativity, sustainability, healthy materials. As the first USDA Certified BioPreferred Hardwood Flooring made in America, Fibonacci, LLC continues to pioneer the way for healthy, sustainable building materials. Lessons Learned 1. Understand the health benefits of using hemp as a sustainable wood alternative, which produces no VOCs and contributes to better indoor air quality. How does it benefit LEED BD+C: Multifamily Midrise, Homes and New Construction LEED v4 EQ Low-emitting products 2. Analyze the safety advantages of hemp in construction materials, as it meets compliance standards that ensure environmental protection and sustainability. 3. Introduce hemp-derived products as a way to support welfare through sustainable practices that reduce embodied carbon and promote responsible resource use through the BioBased program benefiting LEED BD+C: Multifamily Midrise, Homes and New Construction LEED v4 MR Enivronmentally Preferable products 4. Articulate the importance of adopting hemp in building materials to enhance welfare for occupants and the global enviroment through local sourcing and FSC certification benefiting LEED BD+C: Multifamily Midrise, Homes and New Construction LEED v4 MR Enivronmentally Preferable products