In Fargo house will research hemp construction material
Fargo house will research hemp construction material
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The two small houses are going up on the back half of a lot just off a busy street, not far from downtown Fargo.
"These homes are identical in blueprint, they're 13 by 23, with 12 foot ceilings, there's a loft in each of them," explains Grassroots Development president Justin Berg, the man behind this one-of-a-kind construction and research project.
One of the houses is built with a traditional wood frame, fiberglass insulation and covered with that shiny white house wrap material. A second house a few feet away also has a wood frame but the walls are filled with 12 inches of hempcrete, giving it a brown, textured look inside and out.
The raw material is called hurd. It’s the inner woody core of the hemp plant, chipped into small pieces. The hurd is mixed with a lime binder and water.
These homes might become short-term rentals, but the primary purpose is research. Read more about the project. | |
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Remembering the I-35 bridge collapse: One survivor shares her story
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She was in her car on her way home from work when the bridge collapsed. Host Cathy Wurzer met Walz at the I-35W Remembrance Garden near the bridge to talk about how she made it through.
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