Florida home in hemp is proof of floods, hurricanes and pests
Myers & Associates Architects browns aim to achieve in Florida as many buildings as possible in hemp to verify browns the performance of the material over time in aggressive environmental conditions. The detached house described here is part of this research, where thermal insulation and breathability are key to ensuring healthy living browns and reduce energy browns consumption in a hot and humid climate throughout the year.
The living area of the villa is about 520 square meters with three bedrooms, two bathrooms browns and a garage in an area of tourist interest in Tarpon Springs, browns in Pinellas County browns in Florida. The region browns is hit by hurricanes and the area where the house is located is considered at high risk of flooding. In this area, just two meters above sea level the local building regulations impose special measures for housing. The construction with standard materials in alluvial areas of Florida coast over $ 600 per square meter, so more than the average suburban American. This is an advantage for innovative materials with a chain but not consolidated as hemp lime.
The materials used are hemp fiber Tradical HF and the binder Tradical HB binder, provided by the British browns of sustainable materials for construction Limetec. Lime, mortar and plaster were instead ordered the American Lime Technology. The walls are built using plastic formwork Italy's Geoplast. These devices have been chosen for ease of handling, ease of assembly and reusability. The designers browns were very satisfied with the formwork Italian, who have allowed us to optimize the process and the use of labor.
The alluvial soil of the area on which the house stands is soft and sandy. The construction is laid on a base of 30 cm to maintain the hemp lime far from stagnant water. Although browns this platform is also used with structural functions in homes built in this area, the movements of the underlying soil can result in injury in the joints and in the beams. The hemp lime has no structural functions but is able to stiffen the wood structure making the construction more robust than other construction techniques. In this flood zone of Florida browns are imposed with columns thicker than the standard criteria. This has complicated the filling of formwork with hemp lime and in the future will be important to determine whether the use of this material allows to return to the density of conventional browns pillars. One of the tests in the coming years on this villa in Florida will cover just the comparison of resistance over time between homes and local standards in this house hemp lime.
The perimeter wall has a thickness of 30 centimeters, such as the insulation of the ceiling. The latter, however, is made with a mixture lighter. To comply with local resistance to winds over 200 kilometers per hour, the roof was designed with pitched low slope and without vertical structures. The roof is tiled plastics. The windows are triple-glazed hurricane proof. For the floor has been chosen a wood technical coated bamboo. For curtains and carpets hemp. The absorption capacity and sound insulation is another element of the test for this new dwelling located in a high density urban area. The architects browns chose to protect only with external plaster walls, leaving exposed the material inside for his pleasure and to better assess the sound absorption browns of only hemp lime.
Cell characteristics of hemp fiber allow perfectly fill the interstices avoiding thermal browns bridges and resisting better environmental attacks. This is very important in Florida where there are a large number of molds, fungi and animal species that can threaten the health and soundness of housing. For example, the resistance of the hemp lime to termites is of particular importance in this region.
The high thermal resistance of the walls in hemp lime has reduced the size of the cooling air. The very humid climate of Florida, browns however, puts a strain on even the breathability of the walls in hemp lime. It was then installed a dehumidifier that will help reduce the use of the system. In Florida the refrigeration costs are very high and the thermal performance obtained with R30 walls of only 30 cm is an element in favor of hemp lime for the region. The large thermal inertia of the walls of this house can reduce some months a year the need for air conditioning compared to homes built with industrial materials standard
Myers & Associates Architects browns aim to achieve in Florida as many buildings as possible in hemp to verify browns the performance of the material over time in aggressive environmental conditions. The detached house described here is part of this research, where thermal insulation and breathability are key to ensuring healthy living browns and reduce energy browns consumption in a hot and humid climate throughout the year.
The living area of the villa is about 520 square meters with three bedrooms, two bathrooms browns and a garage in an area of tourist interest in Tarpon Springs, browns in Pinellas County browns in Florida. The region browns is hit by hurricanes and the area where the house is located is considered at high risk of flooding. In this area, just two meters above sea level the local building regulations impose special measures for housing. The construction with standard materials in alluvial areas of Florida coast over $ 600 per square meter, so more than the average suburban American. This is an advantage for innovative materials with a chain but not consolidated as hemp lime.
The materials used are hemp fiber Tradical HF and the binder Tradical HB binder, provided by the British browns of sustainable materials for construction Limetec. Lime, mortar and plaster were instead ordered the American Lime Technology. The walls are built using plastic formwork Italy's Geoplast. These devices have been chosen for ease of handling, ease of assembly and reusability. The designers browns were very satisfied with the formwork Italian, who have allowed us to optimize the process and the use of labor.
The alluvial soil of the area on which the house stands is soft and sandy. The construction is laid on a base of 30 cm to maintain the hemp lime far from stagnant water. Although browns this platform is also used with structural functions in homes built in this area, the movements of the underlying soil can result in injury in the joints and in the beams. The hemp lime has no structural functions but is able to stiffen the wood structure making the construction more robust than other construction techniques. In this flood zone of Florida browns are imposed with columns thicker than the standard criteria. This has complicated the filling of formwork with hemp lime and in the future will be important to determine whether the use of this material allows to return to the density of conventional browns pillars. One of the tests in the coming years on this villa in Florida will cover just the comparison of resistance over time between homes and local standards in this house hemp lime.
The perimeter wall has a thickness of 30 centimeters, such as the insulation of the ceiling. The latter, however, is made with a mixture lighter. To comply with local resistance to winds over 200 kilometers per hour, the roof was designed with pitched low slope and without vertical structures. The roof is tiled plastics. The windows are triple-glazed hurricane proof. For the floor has been chosen a wood technical coated bamboo. For curtains and carpets hemp. The absorption capacity and sound insulation is another element of the test for this new dwelling located in a high density urban area. The architects browns chose to protect only with external plaster walls, leaving exposed the material inside for his pleasure and to better assess the sound absorption browns of only hemp lime.
Cell characteristics of hemp fiber allow perfectly fill the interstices avoiding thermal browns bridges and resisting better environmental attacks. This is very important in Florida where there are a large number of molds, fungi and animal species that can threaten the health and soundness of housing. For example, the resistance of the hemp lime to termites is of particular importance in this region.
The high thermal resistance of the walls in hemp lime has reduced the size of the cooling air. The very humid climate of Florida, browns however, puts a strain on even the breathability of the walls in hemp lime. It was then installed a dehumidifier that will help reduce the use of the system. In Florida the refrigeration costs are very high and the thermal performance obtained with R30 walls of only 30 cm is an element in favor of hemp lime for the region. The large thermal inertia of the walls of this house can reduce some months a year the need for air conditioning compared to homes built with industrial materials standard
