Germany's biggest Hempcrete House

[@ChristinaEbisch]

Mega. Philipp, Henrik & alle, die sonst noch am Projekt beteiligt sind. Voll gut. Danke auch an die Baufamilie, die ihr tolles Projekt hier zeigt. Bin begeistert.

[@PhilippDoukakis]

Danke fürs tolle Feedback ;)

[@lucasthijssen9844]

you are the best! I really like the way you talk and film about hempcrete. By the way it would be really interesting to see the details of the floor and the way it is connected to the foundation screws. This makes the building much more environmental friendly than using common concrete. Greetings from Italy.

[@PhilippDoukakis]

Thank you Lucas! About the foundations: It is really simple actually. It is just the wooden frame, as an independent floor structure, that sits on the screws at specific points. The structural engineer calculates the right points. The soil must also fullfil the requirements for this kind of foundation.

[@henrikpauly2042]

Wieder einmal ein super Video geworden! Mögen noch viele weitere Häuser aus Hanf entstehen.

[@PhilippDoukakis]

Vielen Dank!

[@d1m4d]

Awesome video thank you! Also really interesting and good to see that it is feasible to use ground screw foundations for a building this size. I have only ever seen them used in smaller structures. I would be really interested to see how you have framed and supported the underside of the hempcrete walls on top of the ground screws to allow the hempcrete to be laid on top, if it would be possible to show this in a video? Thanks again and best wishes from Scotland

[@carlroge]

nice! whats the big hole for - to use the soil in construction? thanks!

[@PhilippDoukakis]

No, in this construction no soil is needed. Hempcrete has only 3 main ingredients, water, lime and hemp shives. The hole is made for the sewerage system/drainage later to collect and distribute the grey/rain water.

[@carlroge]

@@PhilippDoukakis thanks! do you have any more information about the screws in the ground, is if an affordable solution?

[@PhilippDoukakis]

@@carlroge the only thing I know about the screws, for this size of building, is that you are going to need approx. 5-6 meters long galvanized steel screws that need to be put in the ground with a machine. First of all, the ground has to be checked for stability and the authority must be informed because in Germany this is an exception. If your country has more strict rules because of earthquake active region for example, then it might not be possible to get it approved.

[@go4acro]

What a nice house, awesome work. I would love a house like this. Which architekt makes the drawings? Are there already templates that can be used to copy to get permits?

[@PhilippDoukakis]

Hello @Niko Douwes, thanks for your comment. Please contact Henrik Pauly at [e-mail]. He will give you more information about the design and the architect ;)

[@ervinsilic669]

Great video Philipp. What brand of hempcrete mixer do you have?

[@PhilippDoukakis]

Thank you Ervin, it is called HES-Mixer. Here is some more information about it: www.hempecosystems.org/hemplime-mixer

[@travish585]

coool

[@iamonchain2717]

Hallo Philipp, ich finde den Bau ohne Bodenplatte sehr gut. Welcher Architekt hat denn das Haus geplant?

[@PhilippDoukakis]

Das Team vom Hanfingenieur hat das Haus geplant >> www.hanfingenieur.de 😉

[@sofiaanthi9974]

Niceeee

[@remka3650]

Great job . What is the cos of…?

[@kasius27]

Can You share expirience with living in this house?

[@millymorris9167]

Hi How much did the house cost? Thanks

[@PhilippDoukakis]

Hello @milly morris, unfortunately I do not have that information. I wasn´t involved in the planning and construction of the house. But I can tell you, that generally building with hempcrete can be in worst case 10-20% more expensive than conventional building. Not because of the material but because of higher labor costs on site. But if you have many volunteers or friends helping in the construction then it could get even cheaper than conventional building.

[@gheaflorin]

I'm still to find an honest constructor talking about the durability of such buildings, the life-expectancy, the real costs, how will the building survive a flooding, a water main breaking while nobody's at home... everyone is brainwashed and obsessed with CO2 footprint. Build traditionally and insulate the sh1t out of it, use hemp for it if you want.