Pennsylvania · IECC Climate Zone 5A · Cold-humid, radon-prone
Healthy Homes for Pennsylvania — Radon Belt, Row Homes, Wet Basements
Virtual Home Health Score assessments statewide. GaiaCrete™ detailed for Pennsylvania's Zone 5A climate, with radon risk flagged in every assessment. Founding Mr Hemp House® dealer territories open by ZIP code.
Reading Prong radon geology
Pennsylvania records some of the highest residential radon levels in the United States, and basement-heavy construction gives soil gas a direct path indoors.
Row-home party walls and moisture
Pennsylvania's brick row homes share walls and drainage problems, so one neighbor's leak becomes another's mold.
Cold-damp winters in leaky stock
Century-old Pennsylvania framing with no air barrier lets cold outdoor air meet indoor humidity inside the wall.
What Climate Zone 5A Means for Pennsylvania Homes
Pennsylvania has the country's best-known radon geology in the Reading Prong, and elevated readings turn up statewide, not just in the southeast. Zone 5A winters meet humid summers across a housing stock heavy in brick row homes and century-old farmhouses. Basements are nearly universal here, which is where radon and moisture problems concentrate.
Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (34 Pa. Code Ch. 401-405)
The UCC adopts the IRC and IECC statewide, with municipal opt-out affecting local enforcement.
Start With Your Home Health Score in Pennsylvania
Virtual Healthy Home Assessments available in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has no certified dealer yet. Founding dealers get territory priority, training, and direct GaiaCrete™ supply as the platform expands.
Claim the Pennsylvania territoryCredentials Behind Every Pennsylvania Project
Mr Hemp House® was founded in 2018 in Orlando, Florida.
Veteran-Founded, Veteran-Owned
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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
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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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