HEMPCRETE : HALF-TIMBERING INSULATING WALLS

Insulating walls: Half-timbering with Tradical Hempcrete

Benefits of Tradical Hempcretes

1. Allows timber components to dry
2. No extra pressure on the structure
3. Adapts to contraction/expansion of timber sections
4. Makes infilling easier by perfectly adapting to the different shapes

Characteristics of Lime and Hemp for Tradical Insulating Walls – Half-timbering

Tradical® Thermo

• White lime
• Class FL A 3.5 building lime according to building lime standard NF EN 459
• Approved Tradical Thermo + Chanvribat blend where l = 0.076 W/mk
• For Tradical Lime and Hemp Insulating Walls – Half-timbering
• Bag weight: 18 kg
• Mass density of wall: 280 kg/m3

Chanvribat®

• ‘Granulat Chanvre Bâtiment’ certified hurds
• Used in building Tradical® Lime and Hemp Insulating Walls
• Bag weight: 20 kg