Hemp Structural Rebar w/ E3 Agriculture | Episode 63

Lucas Evans is the founder & CEO of E3 Agriculture, an advanced agricultural solutions company that focuses on bringing cutting-edge technology to the field. They develop sustainable industrial materials and consumer products, with a special emphasis on the burgeoning industrial hemp economy. They have a full suite of sustainable product R&D and white-label manufacturing services, and provide plant-based raw materials including rebar, fiberglass, feedstock absorbent, insulation, and concrete aggregate.
Link to my Patreon page: / belinda_carr
E3 Agriculture:
Website: e3agriculture....
#construction #technology #sustainability #hemp

[@taxfree4]

Didn't even know "environmental scientist" was a thing. Another great find Belinda. Your questions reveal you really do your homework on the subject.

[@yodaiam1000]

It is a pretty interesting topic. As a structural engineer, I would be interested to hear how or if the bars can be bent in the field. Can you heat up the bar to make the polymer softer? Are there standard ties/stirrups/hooked bars that you supply? I would also like to know what the fire resistance rating for this material is and how it differs with steel reinforced concrete. What is the elastic modulus of the material? How is the deflection of concrete affected by this material compared to steel? Do you follow the same code rules for minimum and maximum placement dimensions, percent "steel" etc?

[@humans.from.earth.]

Why no comparison to basalt rebar?

[@theresamprice123]

How to get this industry going? Trade secrets and copyrights, I get it but... What's required to establish the infrastructure and the epoxy or binder solution. Can it be mimicked with other plant based material. Where are all the comments and interest?