BANISHED INTO EXISTENCE: AGRITECTURE AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARCHITECTURE & AGRICULTURE

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dc.contributor.advisorEzban, Michaelen_US
dc.contributor.authorKonan, Yanen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-23T06:30:55Z
dc.date.available2023-06-23T06:30:55Z
dc.date.issued2023en_US
dc.description.abstractBuilding operating emissions account for 28% of global greenhouse gas emissions while building components account for 11%. To mitigate these effects, we must reduce the carbon footprints of construction activities, building materials, and sequestering carbon dioxide in forests and farmland. Industrial hemp is a solution to all these challenges. Hemp is a carbon-negative crop, absorbing more carbon dioxide than trees, and thus represents a unique sequestration opportunity. By using hemp as a construction material, we can improve the thermal efficiency of our buildings, consequently reducing operational carbon. Finally, by substituting hempbrick, a mixture of hemp and various binders, for more carbon-intensive materials, we can reduce the embodied carbon of the built environment. This thesis proposes a productive hemp landscape that will be open to the public as an agritourism destination. The project will raise public awareness about hemp cultivation as an agricultural opportunity and demonstrate the potential of hemp as a construction material, highlighting its multiple possible contributions to tackling the climate crisis.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/dspace/5ll2-hf8q
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/30092
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledFarmingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHempen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLandscape Architectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPhotovoltaicsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledProductive Hemp Landscapeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSustainbilityen_US
dc.titleBANISHED INTO EXISTENCE: AGRITECTURE AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARCHITECTURE & AGRICULTUREen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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