Hemp is a natural building material that advocates say could help keep buildings cool, and reduce their carbon footprint.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. THREE RIVERS, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan-based business working to build homes using hemp is receiving more than $15,000 from ...

— There has been a buzz growing around hemp the last several years as loosening regulations in the United States have started to make it easier to grow, process and use the plant in a variety of ...

The Lower Sioux tribe is investing in hemp as a source of housing and revenue to hopefully sustain the tribe in the future. (Photo by Aaron Nesheim / Grist) This is your first of three free stories ...

The Romans have been using it since the days of Julius Caesar, but not to get high. Both Washington and Jefferson grew it. Now that several states have legalized the use of marijuana for some ...

MORTON, MINN. – Eight-foot-tall stalks of hemp swayed in a field on the prairie here, ready for harvest. But these plants won’t get anyone high. Instead, they’ll be turned into hempcrete, a building ...

As designers and architects continue searching for innovative, sustainable building materials, hemp is becoming a front runner in the world of green design. In fact, London-based firm Practice ...