"Students from the Pratt Institute are teaming up with local community group Mothers on the Move to explore how hemp-a building material rarely used in housing-could help retrofit New York's oldest buildings, improving indoor air quality and lowering heating and cooling emissions. This story was produced as part of acapstone reporting project at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, with editing by Professor Donna Borak."
"The partnership is the latest chapter in Mothers on the Move's nearly 30-year fight against the environmental and housing conditions that have long made the South Bronx a national symbol of urban health disparities. Bronx residents have the highest adult asthma rate in the city-21 percent, compared to 14 percent citywide-driven by proximity to highways, industry, and aging, poorly ventilated buildings."
Pratt Institute architecture students partnered with Mothers on the Move to test hemp as a retrofit material for New York's oldest buildings. They inspected a South Bronx meeting space to assess cracks, water damage and ventilation issues while imagining hemp-based solutions to improve indoor air quality and lower heating and cooling emissions. The South Bronx faces severe environmental burdens, with an adult asthma rate of 21 percent, high mold and pest prevalence, and widespread inadequate kitchens. Mothers on the Move has led nearly 30 years of advocacy for better housing conditions in the neighborhood.
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