Housing scheme built with thermal walls from Lime

A Lime Technology product story

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Jan 7, 2010

The Tradical Hemcrete thermal walling system from Lime Technology has been specified for a renewable social housing scheme.

Based at Denmark Lane in Diss, Norfolk, the sustainable social housing scheme has been designed to meet Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes through the use of renewable materials.

Tradical Hemcrete is a renewable and thermally efficient alternative to conventional masonry cavity walls.

Tradical Hemcrete is produced from UK sourced hemp and a lime based binder.

The product is carbon negative as the hemp absorbs CO during its growth, and so has 130kg CO/m less than conventional brick and block in a normal wall section.

Tradical Hemcrete offers good insulation properties.

The system is suitable for meeting the higher levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes, due to low U-value of walls built with the Tradical Hemcrete.

Homes built with Tradical Hemcrete have good thermal inertia, meaning that they change temperature very slowly.

This ensures that heating needs are lower than in lighter weight buildings of the same U-value.

Highly vapour permeable, especially when used with lime based renders and plasters, it ensures a healthy environment.

Tradical Hemcrete also has high fire resistance, making it a safe choice for any construction.