White widow

Posted at 05:18, 2008-Aug-29

Practical, inexpensive fire-resistant construction material, with excellent thermal and sound-insulating qualities, is made by heating and compressing plant fibers to creat strong construction paneling, replacing dry wall and plywood. William B. Conde of Conde's Redwood Lumber, Inc. near Eugene, Oregon, in conjunction with Washington State University (white widow), has demonstrated the superior strength, flexibility, and economy of hemp composite building materials compared to wood fiber, even as beams.