The PA Hemp Home is Pennsylvania’s first total renovation of a residential structure using hemp-based building materials, utilizing breathable spray-applied Hemplime in its walls and HempWood on its floors.  The project, supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture was an honoree of the 2021 Fast Co. Innovation by Design Awards for the Materials Category and voted as one of the Top 10 Design Innovations in the United States in the television series America By Design from ByDesignTV.  The build was led by DON Enterprise, involving two expert HempLime builders: Cameron McIntosh from Americhanvre in Pennsylvania, and Alex Sparrow from UK Hempcrete in England.  Masters of Architecture graduate Meryl Smith, and Heathy Materials Lab co-directors Alison Mears and Jonsara Ruth developed architectural and construction plans to renovate the home using hemplime for the exterior and interior walls. 

It will act as a model for the future of healthy, affordable and accessible housing, and prove to other developers that the radical change this industry needs is possible.  After the pioneering renovation has been completed, DON Enterprise will sell the house at an affordable price to a member of the New Castle community.