Natural insulation / Discussions

...insulation for the right application is an added measure of home durability and resiliency. This list of insulation types are all natural, but some can be a little dusty (like cellulose) so using a mask is still preferrable. Hemp insulation batts and boards Sheeps wool insulation batts Cellulose loose fill insulation ...

...natural and non-toxic building materials on the Ecohome Green Building Products Directory, and to find hemp building materials this link will take you there, be sure to enter your location so it will narrow the search to suppliers in your area. Find hemp building materials near me There are other types of natural build...

...natural insulation such as hemp, you should see the Ecohome Green Building Product Directory. There are hemp building materials for interior finishing as well as hemp insulation and other natural insulation products. You can search by location, and if you find a supplier near you they may also be able to provide hempcr...

...Insulation that I could look at.  Also is it a semi-rigid board?  Can you make it in rolls? Thank you, Gary Different manufacturers of hemp insulation provide it in different forms and dimensions. Our green building products directory has several manufacturers, so you can look over their pages to see what types of prod...

We are building green on Vancouver Island. I wonder where we can find straw sips? Finding straw bale SIPs in Canada is tricky at the moment, the only commercial manufacturer we knew of (yes, past tense) has since gone out of business. We have not heard of any company coming in the fill the void unfortunately. It is a p...

...insulation in and wanted to know the neat kind and from what company that would have the least harmful chemicals while providing the best insulation. For finding non-toxic and natural building materials for home renovations, I would first point you to this page that lists different types of insulation along with their ...

Can I source a supply. There is one company in the UK that is producing Straw bale SIPs, and there was one Ontario company producing Straw bale SIPs has since stopped. We aren’t sure if anyone else has started producing them unfortunately. 

...insulations. But as for the hemp blocks, that would not be our preferred method. We’ve seen and looked into the blocks you are talking about, and while we like seeing innovative building products emerge, especially with natural materials like hemp, we would sooner use hemp batts. While the insulation in the blocks is n...

...insulation can I use with the radient barrier?  Hemp or wool?  Where can I buy hemp?  Thanks! You can order Hemp insulation through Ecohome, and hemp is a natural and non-toxic insulation material that will protect the air quality in your home. We will have an order page coming soon, but for the moment you can drop us ...

...insulation. And walls that thick will make for some unusually large window wells, which will also block a lot of light. You may want some high gloss white paint around windows to reflect more light in.  Straw can be well-built, and if you plan to do it, the one very important design feature we would recommend would be ...