Building a wall with Biomattone® requires attention to two distinct stages. The first is laying the blocks with bedding mortar. The second is finishing the surface with plaster. In this article we look at the bedding mortars used in the… Continue Reading…

In the hemp-lime biocomposites of the Biomattone® System, the drying and carbonation stage is delicate. A damp, enclosed environment can encourage mould growth before the lime has fully matured. For this reason, TecnoCanapa Bioedilizia® includes the Probiotic Additive in its… Continue Reading…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Thermal phase shift is the time it takes heat to pass through a wall from the outside to the inside. In hemp-lime systems, this parameter is one of the main contributors to summer comfort because it delays and attenuates the… Continue Reading…

Biomattone® infill walls are the TecnoCanapa Bioedilizia® solution for creating lightweight, insulating and vapour-permeable perimeter walls in new construction. A Biomattone® infill wall completes the building’s load-bearing structure, whether reinforced concrete, timber or steel, combining thermal insulation and mass in… Continue Reading…

A high-performance building envelope, such as one created with biocomposites from the TecnoCanapa Bioedilizia® System, changes the way heating and cooling systems should be designed. Homes that lose very little heat do not need oversized systems: the right choice becomes… Continue Reading…