Nevada · IECC Climate Zone 3B-5B · Arid basin and range
Healthy Homes for Nevada — Solar Gain, Dry Air, and Smoke Season
Virtual Home Health Score assessments statewide. GaiaCrete™ mass walls detailed for Nevada's Zone 3B-5B solar load and dry air. Founding Mr Hemp House® dealer territories open by ZIP code.
Intense solar gain
Nevada's high solar intensity overheats lightweight walls and roofs, pushing cooling equipment to run through the evening.
Sierra wildfire smoke
Smoke from California and Sierra fires settles into Reno and northern Nevada valleys, with indoor particulate tracking outdoor levels in leaky homes.
Extreme dryness
Nevada's low humidity shrinks framing and finishes, opening joints that leak conditioned air and admit dust.
What Climate Zone 3B-5B Means for Nevada Homes
Nevada is the driest state, with Las Vegas in hot Zone 3B and the northern basin-and-range in cold Zone 5B. Extreme dryness plus intense solar gain means cooling loads and material shrinkage drive design decisions. Sierra wildfire smoke routinely fills the Truckee Meadows and northern valleys for weeks at a time.
Nevada local adoption of the IRC and IECC (NRS 701.220 energy code requirement)
Nevada requires local governments to adopt an energy code at least as stringent as the state-designated IECC edition.
Start With Your Home Health Score in Nevada
Virtual Healthy Home Assessments available in Nevada. 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 Nevada
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 Nevada
Nevada has no certified dealer yet. Founding dealers get territory priority, training, and direct GaiaCrete™ supply as the platform expands.
Claim the Nevada territoryCredentials Behind Every Nevada 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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