SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
Furniture printed on demand and sized to the houses
Hemp locally grown for fiber
House Built from Modular Designs and 3-D Printers
Marshall Energy Efficient 2 MW Generator Using Biofuel and Magnetic Field
Mobile decortication prduces hurd and bast from hemp stalks at the farm
Engineered roofs and floors with hemp panels
Tsunami Water from the Air
Micro sewage treatment plants
Hempcrete or Hemp Adobe Blocks
Hemp Insulation
Community Built from Hemp and Other Green Material: Carbon Neutral and Net Zero
Foundation & Walls 3-D printed using Hemp Adobe and Hempcrete
Hemp lumber, panels, and blocks extruded on site, to size, as needed from hurd and bast
3-D printers build beautiful curvilinear structures in days, not months
food shortages. Transportation of food can break down. But even in good times, long distance transpor- tation of food places requirements on harvesting and processing that reduce the quality of the food both in nutrition and taste. New growing techniques, including hydroponics and vertical growing, allow for high density food production that can be accommodated in a relatively small footprint. Local residents can grow their own food in a common area or can support others to grow the food locally. This approach eliminates the food transportation issues and can provide much of the communi- ty’s food needs. The food is higher
quality and better tasting. And the connection of the community to the land improves mental health and reduces stress. By combining all these techniques to create a community, we can have a comfortable place to live that is largely self-sufficient and robust to disasters and the outside economy. This agile, sustainable community is a great place to live and work as well. There are several groups work- ing to make this community concept a reality. The World Homes Initiative is beginning its efforts in the South- west U.S. as is the Hemp Powered Community, which focuses on a seed-to-house development where
the agriculture, processing, and building are all performed locally. These prototypes can be duplicated worldwide to solve housing shortag- es everywhere and reduce impact on the climate. Who is ready to live in a sustainable community? • Steve Streetman is a real estate consultant specializing in deal structuring and the use of cryptocurrency. Look for his book, “Cryptocurrency and Real Estate: how to profit as Bitcoin and Blockchain transform real estate investing” available now on Amazon in paperback and ebook formats. You can also find out more at https://www.CryptoREBook.com. Contact him for more information about the World Homes Initiative or the Hemp Powered Community.
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