Wool has an ancient history when it comes to use in homes. Prehistoric civilizations used rock wool to insulate their homes and it was a seemingly popular choice through the Middle Ages as sheep ...

Nasa’s Aerogel material, which it uses to collect space dust – also makes a great insulating material for your house! Since we’ve recently discussed energy consumption and indoor air quality on ...

A Southland-based wool insulation business is seeing a push towards its product due to rising awareness of its sustainability value. BJ Carter Building owner James Carter had been insulating homes for ...

One of the toughest decisions in green building is the choice of insulation. Each type has its own set of virtues and problems. Last summer I wrote an article to try and address this confusion. I didn ...

Nova Scotia has thousands of superfluous kilograms of wool, so researchers at Dalhousie University decided to stuff it in walls to see if it would work as home insulation. It turns out it can do the ...

More British wool will be considered for insulation in public buildings, the Welsh Government has pledged, after a UK-wide petition. The announcement came after farming union NFU Cymru wrote to the ...

Most of us only deal with home insulation a few times in a lifetime, so many of the materials used to insulate buildings are little known to the average person. Affordably priced and familiar to most ...