Life-Cycle Performance of Hemp Insulation
Year
2023
Service Area
The Brief
To understand the life-cycle performance of the clients hemp insulation and how this compares to industry alternatives.
The Result
Hemp Insulation is carbon negative, absorbing more CO2 throughout its lifecycle than it emitted. We also established that the production stage was the most carbon-intensive part of the product’s lifecycle.
Love Design Studio produced the first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for the product.
The Solution
A research process to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the product including calculating carbon emissions.