New York · IECC Climate Zone 4A-6A · Cold, lake-effect north
Healthy Homes for New York — Lake-Effect Cold to Pre-War Apartments
Virtual Home Health Score assessments statewide. GaiaCrete™ specified across New York's Zone 4A-6A range and modeled to ECCCNYS. Founding Mr Hemp House® dealer territories open by ZIP code.
Lake-effect snow and long heating seasons
Upstate New York communities off Erie and Ontario see heavy snow load and months of heating demand that expose every gap in an older envelope.
Pre-war multifamily and steam heat
Downstate New York apartments overheat on steam risers, then get vented by open windows in January — a comfort and energy failure that also drives humidity swings.
Traffic and urban particulate
Homes near New York's dense arterials take in fine particulate through leaky envelopes and unfiltered ventilation paths.
What Climate Zone 4A-6A Means for New York Homes
New York reaches from Zone 4A on Long Island to Zone 6A in the Adirondacks and Tug Hill, where lake-effect snow loads and long heating seasons dominate. Downstate, the problem shifts to dense pre-war multifamily stock, steam heat, and traffic-related particulate. One statewide energy code now applies to both extremes.
2020 Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State (ECCCNYS)
New York State adopts the IECC with amendments; New York City enforces its own stricter Energy Conservation Code.
Start With Your Home Health Score in New York
Virtual Healthy Home Assessments available in New York. 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 New York
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 New York
New York has no certified dealer yet. Founding dealers get territory priority, training, and direct GaiaCrete™ supply as the platform expands.
Claim the New York territoryCredentials Behind Every New York 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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