Savings and benefits of Respira Cast & Block system
One major benefit of our system is the reduction of onsite labour time for a specialised Hempcreting crew. On an average job, 70% the skilled labour element is spent installing external plywood formwork, this for an average house might be ten full days for two carpenters which equates to around ten thousand dollars. Now Imagine you installed a permanent hempcrete wall externally which also covers ⅓ of your total hempcrete wall thickness. You would avoid the majority of your formwork labour cost and also one third of the onsite hempcrete mixing labour cost.
In addition benefits of Respira Cast & Block when compared to standard cast in situ Hempcrete are:
Faster install time and no hold ups with drying times onsite.
Ability to externally render immediately, hence the ability to remove external scaffolding quicker.
Great performance and reliability of a proven product both in Italy and the UK (We source our blocks from the same factory as www.hempblock.co.uk which is a company owned by Will Stanwix, the writer of The Hempcrete Book)
No specialist labour. Local bricklayer, builder or homeowner can install. No specialist labour. Local bricklayer, builder or homeowner can install.
The internal side of the Hempcrete walls can be traditionally cast, allowing for beautiful feature walls internally.
Reduced formwork and consumables costs
No specialist labour force. Local bricklayer, builder or homeowner can install.
