HempFab Nordic - Hempcrete prefab panels for the Nordic envirnoment
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Evia AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 5 138 396 |
| Project duration | May 2023 - September 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Circular and biobased economy |
| Call | Build for the future - Innovation for a sustainable building and construction sector |
Important results from the project
The HempFab Nordic project has for over 2 years gathered and developed knowledge to make it possible to produce prefabricated hemp lime wall systems in Sweden for the Nordic market. Several houses have been built based on the project´s results and important tests and certifications have been carried out with good results. During the latter part of the project, a production facility has been developed that operates on a pilot scale.
Expected long term effects
Before the project, Hemp Lime was a collective name for a biocomposite consisting of hemp wood (slivers), building lime and water. The project has succeeded in a credible way to describe and develop the term hemp lime to include building systems, methods and tests that give the industry a completely new credible starting point to build on. Hopefully, hemp lime will be used to a greater extent as a healthy and carbon dioxide negative building material.
Approach and implementation
The project consisted of five organizations from the business sector, government and university, with different connections to the construction industry. The different parties represented clearly different perspectives, which gave a good breadth in questions and discussions as well as execution. The fact that the industry was experiencing a recession during most of the project affected many of the project partners negatively, which delayed the project and some activities could not be completed.