Working on an existing building is different from building from scratch. Historic masonry requires compatible materials that can remain vapour-permeable and work together with the original structure. For this reason, the restoration and refurbishment of buildings requires careful material selection…. Continue Reading…
Plasters, Skim Coats and Finishes • Sustainable Construction
August 25, 2026
Choosing natural building materials is no longer enough. Today, designers also have to demonstrate their environmental credentials with precise technical documentation. The Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM) are the main tool used for this purpose in Italian public procurement. Alongside CAM,… Continue Reading…
Hemp-Lime Blocks • Sustainable Construction
August 25, 2026
Affermare che un materiale è “carbon negative” richiede una base scientifica solida. Non basta una dichiarazione generica. Servono infatti dati verificati, confrontabili e riconosciuti a livello internazionale. Questo articolo spiega cosa sono l’EPD e la LCA, e come queste metodologie… Continue Reading…
Hemp-Lime Blocks • Sustainable Construction
August 25, 2026
Building with hemp is not just about insulating a wall effectively. It also means choosing a material that behaves differently throughout its entire life cycle. This article brings together the key sustainability and circularity themes of the TecnoCanapa Bioedilizia® System,… Continue Reading…
Plasters, Skim Coats and Finishes • Sustainable Construction
August 25, 2026
After applying a base coat such as Natural Lime Plaster, a Biomattone® wall can receive different finishes. For a natural, textured appearance, the TecnoCanapa Bioedilizia® System offers Canapulino and Canaposo, two specific lime-putty products designed to maximise the vapour permeability… Continue Reading…
Plasters, Skim Coats and Finishes • Sustainable Construction
August 25, 2026
Work on historic buildings or old masonry requires particular care. The choice of plaster cannot simply fall on generic cement-based products. For this reason, the TecnoCanapa Bioedilizia® System offers Natural Lime Plaster (ICN). This is a plaster based on NHL… Continue Reading…
Hemp-Lime Blocks • Sustainable Construction
August 25, 2026
Those designing with the TecnoCanapa Bioedilizia® System often have to choose between two complementary but different products: Bio Beton Pronto, a cast-in-place insulating material, and Malta e Canapa, the premixed mortar used to lay Biomattone® blocks. Before work starts, it… Continue Reading…
Hemp-Lime Blocks • Sustainable Construction
August 25, 2026
Biomattone® is the core product of the TecnoCanapa Bioedilizia® System: a hemp-lime masonry block that combines thermal insulation, thermal mass and vapour permeability in a single building element. Before choosing between infill walls, external insulation or internal insulation, it is… Continue Reading…
Roof Insulation • Sustainable Construction
August 25, 2026
In thermal and acoustic insulation work on roofs, walls and floors, the material filling the cavity has as much influence on final performance as the external layer build-up. Canafiber Intercapedine is the TecnoCanapa Bioedilizia® hemp-fibre solution designed specifically for this… Continue Reading…
Plasters, Skim Coats and Finishes • Sustainable Construction
August 25, 2026
La qualità dell’aria interna dipende in parte dalla capacità dei materiali da costruzione di gestire l’umidità prodotta quotidianamente da respirazione, cucina e attività domestiche. In questo campo, l’igroscopicità della canapa è una delle proprietà che rende i biocompositi in canapa… Continue Reading…
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