Planning the build - The Hempcrete Topic: Designing and Building with Hemp-lime - page 183

Costs do, of course, vary slightly with the design specification, as well as the particular
materials chosen and where they are sourced from. Prices of materials are not discussed in
this topic, as the information would rapidly go out of date.
In comparing the cost of a hempcrete build with other methods it must be remembered that
the simple monolithic hempcrete wall contains the structural element of a building's walls
and a high-spec level of insulation and replaces everything required for the wall build-up
in other building systems, up to the level of plaster finishes. When you sit down to con-
sider what is replaced in terms of materials within a conventional masonry or lightweight
timber-frame wall build-up, the simplicity of hempcrete starts to look very appealing in-
deed.
The construction cost of having someone build a hempcrete building for you should be
broadly similar to that of a conventional construction (e.g. brick-and-block with a cavity
and high-spec synthetic insulation).