U.S. Heritage Group has the opportunity to partner with Lime Technology Limited to bring Tradical Hemcrete to the U.S. Tradical Hemcrete is a sustainable building material made from lime and hemp that sequesters carbon, providing high insulation and a healthy indoor environment. If widely adopted, Tradical Hemcrete could help combat climate change through carbon capture and reduce U.S. CO2 emissions from building construction and use by millions of tons per year.

1. U.S. Heritage Group, Inc., a company dedicated to the production and use of lime-based masonry materials, has the unique opportunity to partner with Lime Technology Limited in bringing Tradical ® Hemcrete® to the U.S.

2. Better than Zero Carbon Building with Tradical ® Hemcrete ®

4. Tradical ® HB is a mineral binder made from limestone

5. Tradical ® HF is specially processed industrial hemp

8. European Tradical ® Buildings Since 1996

13. The Lime Cycle CO 2 CO 2 H 2 O H 2 O Ca(OH) 2 CaCO 3 LIMESTONE CALCIUM CARBONATE QUICKLIME CALCIUM OXIDE HYDRATED LIME CALCIUM HYDROXIDE Limestone is burned in a kiln at around 900 °C to make quicklime Quicklime is slaked with water to make dry hydrated lime or lime putty Air limes harden by drying and carbonation. Heat CaO Heat All CO 2 emitted from the calcination of the limestone can be re-absorbed upon full carbonation The CO 2 emitted by the burning of the fuel is not re-absorbed

19. The Adnams Project

20. The Lime Technology Office

22. The Haverhill Hemp Houses

23. Thermal Images 28 °F outside 68°F inside Images by permission of BRE masonry Hemp & Lime front back

26. Shuttered Tradical ® Hemcrete ®

27. Sprayed Tradical ® Hemcrete ®

30. Renovation of Existing Buildings (Maison Diocésaine Chalons en Champagne / 2004)

31. Blocks in Development

33. Thank you on behalf of all the partners