Idaho · IECC Climate Zone 5B-6B · Cold-dry mountain valleys
Healthy Homes for Idaho — Smoke Season, Radon, Mountain Cold
Virtual Home Health Score assessments statewide. GaiaCrete™ detailed for Idaho's Zone 5B-6B valleys and long smoke seasons. Founding Mr Hemp House® dealer territories open by ZIP code.
Long wildfire smoke season
Idaho valleys hold smoke from regional fires for weeks, and homes without filtration simply mirror the outdoor particulate levels.
Granitic-geology radon
Idaho's granitic and volcanic soils produce elevated radon in many counties, and testing rates lag the risk.
Cold-dry winters at elevation
Idaho's mountain winters are cold and dry, and leaky homes over-dry indoors while losing heat through thermal bridges.
What Climate Zone 5B-6B Means for Idaho Homes
Idaho's mountain-valley geography puts most housing in Zone 5B-6B, with cold winters, dry summers, and long wildfire seasons that fill the valleys with smoke. Radon levels are elevated across much of the state's granitic and volcanic geology. Rapid Treasure Valley growth has added a large stock of new, tight homes with minimal ventilation design.
Idaho Residential Energy Conservation Code (IECC-based)
Idaho adopts an amended IECC statewide through the Division of Building Safety, with local enforcement.
Start With Your Home Health Score in Idaho
Virtual Healthy Home Assessments available in Idaho. 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 Idaho
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 Idaho
Idaho has no certified dealer yet. Founding dealers get territory priority, training, and direct GaiaCrete™ supply as the platform expands.
Claim the Idaho territoryCredentials Behind Every Idaho 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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