Design fundamentals - The Hempcrete Topic: Designing and Building with Hemp-lime - page 521

Figure 20. Triangular noggins for non-structural applica-
tions make placing the hempcrete easier.
Topography and climate of the site
There has been a tendency over recent decades, since the development of 'moisture-imper-
meable' building materials, to virtually ignore the siting and orientation of buildings during
the design process. This is probably also due to the increased psychological detachment
of many people in the Western world from the weather in their immediate surroundings.
Nowadays it is common to spend little time outdoors and to go from centrally heated home
to heated-and-air-conditioned car to heated office and back again, without even small and