| Steve Allin | |
| Birth Date: | 1955 |
| Death Place: | --> |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | author and hemp consultant |
| Notable Works: | Author of Building with Hemp, founder of the International Hemp Building Association |
Steve Allin (born 1955) is an author, teacher and pioneer in the use of hemp in construction and director of the International Hemp Building Association.[1]
Allin begun using hemp and lime as a natural construction material in 1997 which led him to write and published Building with Hemp in 2005,[2] the first published book on using hemp as a building system. He has contributed to The Green Building Bible and Local Sustainable Homes and has written articles for magazines Self-Build,[3] Cannabis Culture,[4] Construct Ireland, Energy Blitz,[5] Hanf and New Observations Magazine. He founded the International Hemp Building Association in 2009, after hosting a symposium on the subject in Kenmare, Ireland.
He advocates the use of hemp as a construction material for its ecological production and low carbon footprint both as a material and the subsequent use, energy wise of the structure in a sustainable way[6] and has stated.
Allin introduced hemp building to the US after holding a course in Prescott, Wisconsin in 2012.[7] [8] In 2013 he introduced the system to Finland when he held a course in Turku[9] and then in Sweden in Kristianstad.[10] He also introduced hemp building to Nepal in 2015, demonstrating the system for part of a hospital in Janakpur and again in 2017 to Costa Rica, teaching a workshop in Flamingo, Guanacaste.[11] He is currently involved in projects to rebuild with hemp in the post-earthquake areas of Haiti and Nepal[12] and is a senior adviser at HempToday magazine.[13]