Staff Accommodation | Janakpur Trauma Hospital
Following the success of its hempcrete extensions, Janakpur Trauma Hospital has reaffirmed its commitment to natural construction and sustainability by building staff accommodations with hempcrete. The unparalleled comfort and eco-friendly benefits experienced in the hospital’s hempcrete rooms inspired this decision, ensuring that the hospital’s team enjoys the healthiest and most sustainable living spaces. This initiative not only supports staff well-being but also highlights hempcrete’s versatility and excellence in construction.
- Location:
- Janakpur, Nepal
- Project Type:
- Residential
- Completion Date:
- In progress
- Client:
- Janakpur Trauma Hospital
- Design & Features:
- Total Footprint Area:
- 450 sq ft. (42 sq.m).
- Total Volume of Hempcrete Installed:
- 1228 cu.ft. (123 cu.m).
- Hempcrete Application:
- All external, partition walls and false ceilings.
- Openings:
- Bamboo doors and windows.
- Flooring:
- Cement.
- Roof :
- Corrugated Tin Roof
- Total Footprint Area:
- Structural Details:
- Bamboo skeleton for the walls, cast with hempcrete.
- Lime plaster and natural lime paint finish for walls.
- Hempcrete roof insulation on bamboo frame.
- Top layer with a metal structure with a galvanized tin roof.
Community Impact
Sustainable Benefits
Eco-Friendly Materials: Hempcrete and lime plaster minimizes the carbon footprint and creates a healthier indoor environment.
Hempcrete Construction Timeline & Team
Timeline: 6 months
Labor: Local masons, workers, and carpenters Expert Supervision: Dhiraj K. Shah provided technical guidance and expertise throughout the project.
Rooftop Staff Apartment
Key Learnings from this project
Bamboo and Metal Integration : Bamboo supports metal and vice-versa to create a strong, flexible, lightweight structure for building roof top apartments.
To eliminate heat radiating into rooms by creating air gap between corrugated tin roof and hempcrete false roof.
bamboo formwork
inbuilt electrical installation
