Join us for an enriching experience led by our esteemed expert, Sergiy Kovalenkov—a celebrated civil engineer and passionate advocate of hempcrete. Under his guidance, participants will delve into the theory, techniques, and practical applications of this sustainable building material. A highlight of the workshop includes the hands-on opportunity to contribute to the construction of a hempcrete structure. Immerse yourself in the potential of hempcrete as we learn from industry pioneers and take meaningful steps towards a more eco-friendly future. Together, we will lay the groundwork for a greener world, one hempcrete structure at a time.
October 3, 2024 – October 5, 2024
Day 1 Theory: (Library 3G)
1. Global Environmental Issues
2. History of Hemp
3. Uses of Hemp
4. Hemp in Construction industry
5. Hemplime
6. Areas of Applications
7. Preparation and Installation
8. Examples of different builds
9. Advantages/Disadvantages
10. Technical aspects of the material
11. Safety and Restrictions
12. Building code regulations
13. How to price a job
14. Future of Hemplime in US
15..Q/A
Day 2: Hands-on Experience on Campus: (Bon Aire Green House)
Safety talk
Introduction to mixer
Installation of the formwork
Mix preparation
Mix application
Day 3: Hands-on Experience: (Bon Aire Green House)
Guest Speaker: Sergiy Kovalenkov
Sergiy has received his Civil Engineering degree in Carleton University, Canada. After graduating, he went on to pursue his engineering career in the field of construction project management before he came across a hempcrete technology in 2010. Sergiy has worked on numerous hemp insulation projects across the globe for the last eight years in countries like: Ukraine, Switzerland, France, Russia, Australia, USA and Poland.
In 2015, he founded "Hempire UA” in Ukraine, which has developed a 100% natural binder, that when mixed with hemp and water would create one of the lightest, carbon negative hempcrete insulation on the planet, called Hempire Mix. Hempire is constantly working towards bringing new products to the market such as new hemp-based insulation panel and prebagged hemp-lime plasters.
In last few years Hempire has picked up high recognition and numerous awards for its’ materials and creative, challenging projects during international contests.
In 2018, Sergiy along with his partner Stuart McKenzie have founded Hempire USA in California and have started to take on hemp construction projects. The company is now focusing on setting up new hemp processing and manufacturing facilities to supply the US market and rest of the world with top hemp-based products.
Sergiy possesses vast experience and knowledge in the field of energy efficiency and green building and has been invited as a speaker to numerous hemp, green tech and climate change conferences in following countries: Ukraine, Japan, Belarus, Italy, Canada, China, Kazakhstan, Austria, Lithuania, Poland and USA.
Sergiy is one of the founding members of US Hemp Building Association and he is currently director of Education Committee that is focused on providing the North American building industry with essential hemp building information.
Location:
We will break for lunch each day. On days 2 & 3, you should prepare to dress to work on our hempcrete project.
