Connecticut · IECC Climate Zone 5A · Cold-humid coastal
Healthy Homes for Connecticut — Damp Cellars, Oil Heat, and Salt Air
Virtual Home Health Score assessments statewide. GaiaCrete™ detailed for Connecticut's Zone 5A winters and humid shoreline summers. Founding Mr Hemp House® dealer territories open by ZIP code.
Heating-oil dependency
A large share of Connecticut homes still burn heating oil through a five-month season. Leaky, under-insulated envelopes turn that into both a cost problem and a combustion-byproduct indoor air problem.
Damp basements and cellar mold
Fieldstone and block cellars common across Connecticut stay cool and damp all summer, seeding mold that the heating system then distributes through the house.
Shoreline salt and storm exposure
From Greenwich to Stonington, salt aerosol and nor'easter-driven rain accelerate corrosion and wetting in coastal wall assemblies.
What Climate Zone 5A Means for Connecticut Homes
Connecticut pairs a long Zone 5A heating season with humid summers pushing in off Long Island Sound. Much of the state's housing predates modern air-sealing, so heating oil bills stay high while damp shoulder seasons load basements and wall cavities with moisture. Assemblies here have to handle winter vapor drive and summer humidity in the same wall.
2022 Connecticut State Building Code (IECC 2021 based)
Connecticut adopts the IECC with state amendments and enforces envelope air-leakage testing on new residential construction.
Start With Your Home Health Score in Connecticut
Virtual Healthy Home Assessments available in Connecticut. In-person coverage expanding.
Home Health Score
A free screening that scores your home across indoor air quality, moisture and mold risk, building materials, and ventilation — so you know where to look first.
Healthy Home Assessment
A professional walkthrough of materials, moisture conditions, and ventilation, delivered as a prioritized action plan. Screening and guidance — not a medical or diagnostic service.
One part of the platform
GaiaCrete™ Insulation & Building Solutions in Connecticut
GaiaCrete™, a hempcrete alternative, is Mr Hemp House®'s bio-based hemp-lime building material — used for new construction, retrofits, and insulation upgrades. It is one offering inside the platform, alongside the Home Health Score and Healthy Home Assessment.
- Thermal performance R-2.5+ per inch
- Class A surface burning characteristics (ASTM E84)
- Mold-resistant at pH 12+
- 100% Biobased Carbon Content (ASTM D6866-22)
- Vapor-permeable, no added VOCs
- Net carbon sink by design
Actual thermal performance varies by formulation, density, moisture content, installation method, and complete wall assembly. Final whole-wall thermal performance depends on the complete assembly, including material density, framing, finishes, thermal bridging, moisture conditions, and installation.
Be the First Mr Hemp House® Certified Dealer in Connecticut
Connecticut has no certified dealer yet. Founding dealers get territory priority, training, and direct GaiaCrete™ supply as the platform expands.
Claim the Connecticut territoryCredentials Behind Every Connecticut Project
Mr Hemp House® was founded in 2018 in Orlando, Florida.
Veteran-Founded, Veteran-Owned
Founded and owned by a U.S. military veteran.
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SAM.gov Registered
Active registration in the System for Award Management.
IMPEL Cohort
DOE / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Innovation Program cohort.
VIP Procurement Cohort
Veteran Institute for Procurement graduate.
DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Partner
U.S. Department of Energy Zero Energy Ready Home program partner.
Beta Analytic Verified Testing
ISO/IEC 17025-accredited testing — 100% Biobased Carbon Content per ASTM D6866-22 (Certificate #531872642609133657, October 2022).
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