{"id":14262,"date":"2017-06-10T19:46:15","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T23:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=14262"},"modified":"2017-06-20T19:42:03","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T23:42:03","slug":"hemp-being-used-for-home-insulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2017\/06\/10\/hemp-being-used-for-home-insulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemp Being Used For Home Insulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/10\/19\/hemp-growing-applications-sought\/hemp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hemp.jpg?fit=165%2C121&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"165,121\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hemp\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hemp.jpg?fit=165%2C121&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/hemp.jpg?resize=165%2C121\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"121\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1471\" \/><br \/>\nHemp enthusiasts are working on the first house to be insulated with hemp grown in Kentucky.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>During a workshop on Friday in Lexington, participants made insulation for a house under construction on York Street.<\/p>\n<p>Kris Nonn, director of design and construction at North Limestone Community Development Corporation, says it&#8217;s important to understand &#8220;how something that grows really well here can be used for construction.&#8221; 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