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Hemp Grows Up: A Long-Awaited Crop Now Insulates U.S. Homes

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Industrial hemp always had believers. What it lacked was a supply chain. Hempitecture is changing that—starting with the first commercial-scale factory in the U.S. making high-performance home insulation from hemp.

Headquartered in Idaho, the company has shipped to 5,000+ customers across 48 states. It’s now the largest buyer of industrial hemp fiber in North America—proving that a crop once sidelined by regulation and volatility can power a fast-growing manufacturing business.

In this episode, co-founder Tommy Gibbons shares the operational playbook: how Hempitecture proved its insulation performs, raised capital through crowdfunding when venture capital didn’t show up, and built a new distribution model in a category with no precedent.

Hempitecture’s insulation cuts carbon in two ways—by lowering embodied emissions during manufacturing and reducing operational emissions once installed.

Nearly a century after hemp was banned in 1937, the supply chain is finally getting built—with carbon impact to match.

And this time, it’s not just legal—it’s scalable.

Show Notes

Guest: Tommy Gibbons, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer

Company: Hempitecture

For more Supercool climate solutions now scaling, subscribe or follow the podcast, plus our:

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Industrial hemp always had believers. What it lacked was a supply chain. Hempitecture is changing that—starting with the first commercial-scale factory in the U.S. making high-performance home insulation from hemp.

Headquartered in Idaho, the company has shipped to 5,000+ customers across 48 states. It’s now the largest buyer of industrial hemp fiber in North America—proving that a crop once sidelined by regulation and volatility can power a fast-growing manufacturing business.

In this episode, co-founder Tommy Gibbons shares the operational playbook: how Hempitecture proved its insulation performs, raised capital through crowdfunding when venture capital didn’t show up, and built a new distribution model in a category with no precedent.

Hempitecture’s insulation cuts carbon in two ways—by lowering embodied emissions during manufacturing and reducing operational emissions once installed.

Nearly a century after hemp was banned in 1937, the supply chain is finally getting built—with carbon impact to match.

And this time, it’s not just legal—it’s scalable.

Show Notes

Guest: Tommy Gibbons, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer

Company: Hempitecture

For more Supercool climate solutions now scaling, subscribe or follow the podcast, plus our:

* Weekly Newsletter

* YouTube Channel

* Supercool on LinkedIn and Instagram

  continue reading

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