Vermont · IECC Climate Zone 6A · Cold mountain-valley
Healthy Homes for Vermont — Valley Smoke, Mud Season, Old Farmhouses
Virtual Home Health Score assessments statewide. GaiaCrete™ detailed for Vermont's Zone 6A valleys and RBES compliance paths. Founding Mr Hemp House® dealer territories open by ZIP code.
Valley inversions and wood smoke
Cold Vermont valleys trap wood-stove particulate near ground level overnight, and leaky houses pull that outdoor smoke back inside.
Retrofit moisture traps
Dense-packed cavities in Vermont's older farmhouses can hold water against sheathing when there is no exterior drying path.
Mud season ground moisture
Extended spring thaw saturates soils around Vermont foundations, pushing moisture into stone cellars and crawlspaces for weeks.
What Climate Zone 6A Means for Vermont Homes
Vermont's Zone 6A climate plays out in narrow valleys where cold air pools and wood smoke settles on winter nights. The state's housing skews old, small, and heavily retrofitted, often with insulation added inside walls that have no drainage or drying path. Mud season adds months of high ground moisture around foundations.
Vermont Residential Building Energy Standards (RBES)
RBES applies statewide to new residential construction and requires a filed certificate of compliance.
Start With Your Home Health Score in Vermont
Virtual Healthy Home Assessments available in Vermont. 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 Vermont
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 Vermont
Vermont has no certified dealer yet. Founding dealers get territory priority, training, and direct GaiaCrete™ supply as the platform expands.
Claim the Vermont territoryCredentials Behind Every Vermont 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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