International Hemp Building Association

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The International Hemp Building Association (IHBA) [1] is the largest association internationally in this sector. Members and partners of the association include architects, builders, consultants, designers, the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), the Hemp Industries Association and manufacturers. A non-profit association founded in 2009 by director Steve Allin author and hemp building consultant, [2] [3] the association globally promotes and supports the production and use of all hemp based construction materials and their by-products in a sustainable and bio-regional manner. [4]

In April 2011 professionals in the hemp building industry from around the globe were interviewed for the documentary Bringing It Home [5] at the association's 2nd International Hemp Building Symposium, in Granada, Spain. The IHBA cooperated with the technology department of engineering sciences of Uppsala University in Sweden in 2014 on research into a study on the potential of hemp buildings in different climates. [6]

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