{"id":155686,"date":"2025-01-02T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T06:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=155686"},"modified":"2024-12-18T11:57:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T10:57:11","slug":"sativa-building-systems-secures-1-9m-army-award-to-advance-bio-based-insulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/sativa-building-systems-secures-1-9m-army-award-to-advance-bio-based-insulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Sativa Building Systems Secures $1.9M Army Award to Advance Bio-Based Insulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\u00a9 Sativa Building Systems (SBS)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Sativa Building Systems (SBS), an innovator in sustainable building materials, has been awarded a $1.9 million contract by the U.S. Army to develop groundbreaking bio-based insulation. This two-year Phase II SBIR project builds on SBS\u2019s success in creating innovative hemp-based solutions that align with the Department of Defense\u2019s sustainability goals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOur Z Panel hempcrete block panel was a major leap forward in bringing hempcrete into construction,” said Zach Popp, President and Founder of SBS.<\/strong> “Now, we\u2019re excited to expand into lighter, more versatile bio-based insulation products with the Army\u2019s support. This collaboration accelerates our mission to redefine the construction industry with healthier, safer, high-performance solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Hempcrete is an impressive material, with properties that exceed conventional alternatives in almost every performance category. However, hempcrete is most suitable as a semi-structural wall insulation. It can replace four materials in the wall envelope but isn\u2019t always ideal for ceilings, floors, or all retrofit applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAs we wrap up our code certification process for the Z Panel, we couldn\u2019t help but start thinking about the next product line,\u201d Zach<\/strong> added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This thought process led Sativa Building Systems to explore a product that could complement the Z Panel\u2014something lighter and more suitable for applications beyond walls. In the Phase I project with the U.S. Army last year, SBS successfully created a new fully bio-based insulation, still utilizing hemp as the primary component but replacing the binding agent with a sustainable alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zach<\/strong> continued, \u201cIt\u2019s really encouraging to have the support of the U.S. Army to continue this product development. It\u2019s huge for us. As a small company working to bring the next generation of building material products to the market, having support in the R&D stage is what will drive this innovation forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The two-year project will wrap up in September 2026, with the goal of delivering functional prototypes and completing a demonstration project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Sativa Building Systems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sativa Building Systems manufactures proprietary hempcrete block panels for safe and sustainable building construction. Benefits of Sativa\u2019s sustainable, patented Z Panel structures include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Passive air filtration<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Resistance to mold, pests, rot, and fire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    SBS is a Wisconsin Qualified New Business Venture (QNBV) entity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Zachary Josiah Popp
    Sativa Building Systems Inc.
    phone: +1 715-470-0677<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Sativa Building Systems (SBS), an innovator in sustainable building materials, has been awarded a $1.9 million contract by the U.S. Army to develop groundbreaking bio-based insulation. This two-year Phase II SBIR project builds on SBS\u2019s success in creating innovative hemp-based solutions that align with the Department of Defense\u2019s sustainability goals. \u201cOur Z Panel hempcrete block […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":155693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Revolutionary Hemp-Based Insulation Gains Momentum with $1.9M Army Support","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[5838,23156,11749,11885,18408,5528],"supplier":[25402,13110,2959],"class_list":["post-155686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bioeconomy","tag-bioinsulation","tag-construction","tag-hemp","tag-hempcrete","tag-sustainability","supplier-sativa-building-systems","supplier-us-army","supplier-us-department-of-defense-dod"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155686"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=155686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}