Rebuild Ready
Faster permits don't build homes. Open doors and tested walls do.
See who holds the keys in your town.
Fresno is building the model. Your town is next.
The War Cry: when federal, state, county and city teams, including economic development, line up behind the same open doors, a town can move at full speed. Our aspiration is bullet-train speed for safe, healthy homes. That's a goal, not a promise.
- Federal
- State
- County
- City
- You
See who holds the keys Is my town code-ready? Join the War Cry
Who holds the keys to building in your town
Building a home takes many keys, held at five levels: Federal, State, County, City and You. Pick a key to see who holds it, what it unlocks, what it doesn't do, its status, the source, and your simple role.
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Honest notes. None of the federal executive orders listed here mention hemp. Every "self-certification" fast lane still requires full building-code compliance and inspections; it speeds up permits but doesn't approve a new material. Listing an office, law or city is a public fact, not an endorsement. ⚠ means not yet verified. Information, not legal advice.
Is your town code-ready?
Hempcrete (hemp + lime) has its own chapter in the model residential code: Appendix BL, Hemp-Lime (Hempcrete) Construction. It applies only where a city, county or state adopts it. Check what we know about your town.
These California cities adopted Appendix BL in their local building codes (public ordinances). That is a public fact, not an endorsement of this campaign.
What's next: we plan to file a formal petition with the California Building Standards Commission, targeted for December 15, 2026, asking that Appendix BL become a normal option statewide in the next state code.
Hemp-lime is fire-resistant, not fireproof. Our aim is to meet wildfire standards with tested wall assemblies, not to bypass them.
Fast lanes that exist today
Leaders across the spectrum agree that permits should be faster. They disagree about who should decide. Here is what is real today, and what each fast lane does not do.
SBA builder self-certification
Federal rule (Jan 2026). For SBA disaster-loan borrowers whose complete permit application has been stuck 60+ days: the builder certifies code compliance to SBA.
Does not: waive codes, inspections or the occupancy certificate.
AB 253 private plan check
California law (2025), statewide. For 1–10 unit homes, if plan check will take 30+ business days, a licensed engineer or architect can check the plans.
Does not: make a material legal. Plans must meet state and local code.
LA City pilot
Palisades rebuilds: licensed architects and civil engineers take responsibility for code compliance without a full city plan check.
Does not: skip other city approvals or inspections.
LA County pilot
Eaton and Palisades unincorporated rebuilds: approved, insured professionals self-certify plans.
Does not: skip audits (20%+) or inspections.
Ready when the doors open
The October 22, 2026 executive order created a federal Task Force on Manufactured Housing Innovation (recommendations due April 20, 2027). It may tie federal grants to standardized local permitting, building on EO 14394 and HUD's 2026 best practices. It's a study, not a rule yet, and it doesn't mention hemp. Our job is the bottom-up half: farmers, makers, builders, tested plans and open books, ready the day each door opens.
Self-certification makes permits faster. It doesn't make a material legal. Pre-approved, tested hemp-lime plans in towns that adopted Appendix BL are what let a licensed professional sign off fast and stand behind it.
The War Cry
America's housing shortage, high costs and unhealthy homes put families under stress. That stress can push families toward homelessness, and research links housing stress to worse mental health. Hemp for Victory 2.0 answers with safe, healthy, American-grown homes.
Sources: Freddie Mac (3.7M, Q3 2024) and Zillow (4.7M, 2024); Harvard JCHS, State of the Nation's Housing 2026; HUD 2025 AHAR, Part 1. Mental health: an association found in research (e.g., a systematic review of renters), not proof that any home cures anything.
We are building a model, not just hempcrete homes
The model is a local system any town can copy, in seven parts:
- Grow. Fiber hemp from local farmers, with buyers lined up so farmers don't carry all the risk.
- Make. A regional materials plant for hempcrete block and panels (being explored).
- Build. Train local trades, then pre-approved plans.
- Open the doors. Cities adopting the hempcrete code (Appendix BL).
- Live healthy. Homes that are fire-resistant (not fireproof) and mold-resistant, with fewer synthetic chemicals.
- Own it together. Open books and local ownership.
- Partner with city and county economic development. When federal, state, county and city teams line up, towns move at full speed.
Homes are the proof.
Our 3-year goal
One real family home in Fresno County, where we are building the model, built to be fire-resistant (not fireproof) and mold-resistant, with fewer synthetic chemicals, within about three years. Affordable is the goal.
That home is the proof of the model. Then an open playbook any American town can copy: American-grown hemp and lime, local hands, local ownership, open books.
Honest status: the pilot is in due diligence. No build dates have been set. We'll share dates when they're real.
Watch and share
Short videos with Amy, our narrator (a synthetic voice, not a real person). Captions are burned in.
Pick ONE role. No research needed.
Homeowner
Raise your hand for a backyard ADU or a rebuild.
Farmer
Add acres to the hemp fiber interest list.
Builder / Tradesperson
Hear about future hands-on hemp-lime training.
Buyer / Renter
Join the healthy-home waitlist.
Volunteer
Host one 20-minute talk at a church, Grange, PTA or club.
Neighborhood / NCS leader
Bring one ask to your city council: "Has our city adopted Appendix BL?"
Business owner
Ask your economic development office: "Who here is recruiting building-materials makers?"
Supporter (later)
Get notified when there is something to back, with every dollar on a public ledger. We are not asking for money now.
Your Town Is Next
Fresno County is building the model: local hemp farms and processing, local builders and training, code adoption, healthy-home living, open books and local ownership, with homes as the proof. Any American town can copy it. Every pin on this map is a real pledge, never a guess.
- Building the model
- Pledged town
- City that adopted Appendix BL (public ordinance, not an endorsement)
- Fresno County, CA: Building the model
Diamonds mark cities that have adopted Appendix BL by public ordinance (Kingsburg, Marina and Arcata, California). That is a public fact, not an endorsement of this campaign.
Only real entries appear. A town is added after a pledge comes in and the person agrees to a public listing. Right now, the only entry is Fresno County.
5 steps any town can copy
- Pledge. Sign below and tick “Bring it to my town.”
- Ask your city to adopt Appendix BL (Hemp-Lime) of the model residential code, as Kingsburg, Marina and Arcata in California have done.
- Find your local growers and builders. Hemp farmers, lime suppliers and trades nearby.
- One role each. Homeowner, farmer, builder, buyer, volunteer or neighborhood leader. No research needed.
- Open books. Post every dollar and every result, including what doesn't work.
Join the War Cry
I join the War Cry. I will help build transparent, accountable, prosperous communities where families can live the American Dream in safe, healthy homes. I will do my one part with honesty, respect and good faith: no lawsuits, no attacks, just building. We are made in the image of God. Be Best.
What we stand for
Open books
Every dollar in and out, posted publicly.
Local ownership
Valley-built, Valley-owned. A community co-op later.
Faith-driven
We are made in the image of God. Be Best.
No lawsuits
We petition, ask and build. We don't sue.
Honest numbers with sources. No health claims. Built with AI, but not by AI.
Open Books
So far, Hemp for Victory 2.0 is self-funded by its founder. We have taken no outside money.
A public ledger is coming: every dollar in and out, with date, payee and purpose, and founder money shown separately. Results will be posted too, including what doesn't work.
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Outside funds received | $0 |
| Funding source to date | Founder (self-funded) |
| Full ledger | Coming soon |
The 1942 heritage
In 1942 the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a short film, Hemp for Victory, calling on American farmers to grow hemp for rope, fabric and other wartime needs. The USDA asked for hundreds of thousands of acres in 1943.
Hemp for Victory 2.0 carries that spirit into the next 250 years. Today the fight is for the American home.