Chrissy Backman, PE, took hempcrete before a Board of Appeals and built Eureka's first permitted hemp home from standard lumber, catalog hardware, and documented materials. Now she is taking the same approach to California's statewide factory housing program. Here is how she did it, what it cost, and the playbook any builder can follow.

Louisiana hemp, grown and processed in Louisiana, is ready for its first walls. Here is the coalition building it from Vidalia.