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Cape Town's New 'Hemp Hotel' Is The Tallest Building Ever Constructed From Industrial Hemp

Just how high can you go? 12 storeys, if you’re staying at Cape Town’s Hemp Hotel, the highest building ever to be constructed using industrial hemp.

Used notably in Europe for thermal renovation of existing buildings, the blocks are carbon negative — meaning their production sucks more planet-warming gases out of the atmosphere than it puts in. President Cyril Ramaphosa has made developing the country’s hemp and cannabis sector an economic priority, saying it could create more than 130,000 jobs.

The architect with the coolest name in the world was, however, upfront about the cost of hemp buildings, which are about 20 percent more expensive.As the world races to lower carbon emissions, Afrimat sees “huge opportunities” for its green bricks.

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