Georgia · IECC Climate Zone 2A-3A · Hot-humid to warm-humid
Healthy Homes for Georgia — Heat Island, Red Clay, Coastal Storms
Virtual Home Health Score assessments statewide. GaiaCrete™ detailed for Georgia's Zone 2A-3A cooling season and DCA energy-code amendments. Founding Mr Hemp House® dealer territories open by ZIP code.
Atlanta heat island and ozone
Metro Georgia's urban heat island lengthens the cooling season and raises summer ozone, pushing homes to run sealed and unfiltered for months.
Clay soil foundation moisture
Georgia red clay drains slowly and holds water against footings, sending moisture into crawlspaces and slab edges.
Coastal storm remnants
Hurricane remnants reaching Savannah and southeast Georgia deliver days of wind-driven rain that finds every unsealed cladding joint.
What Climate Zone 2A-3A Means for Georgia Homes
Georgia spans coastal Zone 2A at Savannah to Zone 3A and cooler pockets in the north Georgia mountains. Metro Atlanta's heat island stretches the cooling season and concentrates ozone, while the coastal plain deals with hurricane remnants and standing humidity. Red clay soils hold water against foundations long after the rain stops.
Georgia State Minimum Standard Energy Code (IECC with Georgia amendments)
Georgia amends the IECC statewide through the Department of Community Affairs, including specific envelope and duct requirements.
Start With Your Home Health Score in Georgia
Virtual Healthy Home Assessments available in Georgia. 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 Georgia
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 Georgia
Georgia has no certified dealer yet. Founding dealers get territory priority, training, and direct GaiaCrete™ supply as the platform expands.
Claim the Georgia territoryCredentials Behind Every Georgia Project
Mr Hemp House® was founded in 2018 in Orlando, Florida.
Veteran-Founded, Veteran-Owned
Founded and owned by a U.S. military veteran.
SBA VOSB Certified
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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