Region: Barrie/Muskoka/Parry Sound
Municipality: Barrie
Email: info@hempola.com
Web site: http://www.hempola.com

Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 3,000 heated, 4,500 heated & unheated, 7,000 including below grade
Number of stories: 3 (4 including below grade)
Occupancy date: September 12, 2003
Cost per square foot and what that includes: $115

Main contractor company: owner
Designer's firm: Steve Nunn
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 2 years
Volunteer participation: bale raising, May 2003
Other foundation info: Arxx block, poured concrete


Other insulation materials used: Roxul in roof

Other plasters used: traditional recipe concrete parge... 3 coats

Mechanical systems info: passive solar and oil heating
Electrical systems info: standard 200 amp
Other green features: octagon shape, "double envelope" porch design, passive solar component, hemp straw bales, oil heating to be converted to hemp bio-fuel in 2004, hemp wood finish on many components, Enviroshake roof shingles (made from recycled tires, plastics and hemp and flax fibre)
Anything else you'd like to share?: drilled well traditional septic

Location and Directions

Participating in this year's tour: No
Tours the rest of the year: Tours year-round by appointment only
Coordinates: 44.480192,-79.684278 Google Map
Address: Farm tours of our hemp operation (including the straw home) are available year-round and may be pre-booked via our web site (www.hempola.com) or by calling 1-800-240-9215 ext. 23.
Driving Directions: Directions by road from Toronto or Barrie: Take Hwy 400 or Hwy 93 Northbound to Forbes Road. From Hwy 400 Northbound, take exit 111 at Forbes Road and turn left (east). Travel about half a kilometer along Forbes Road. HEMPOLA is the first farm on the right, before Dalston. Look for the HEMPOLA Farm signs on the highway and at the entrance to the farm.