Insulation / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...insulation materials In order to combat the climate change impact of the built environment, natural insulation materials such as hemp insulation, cellulose, wood fiber and grass insulation help us meet emission targets because they act as carbon storage. We are living in a time when the embodied energy of buildings is ...

...insulation, including its benefits, costs, where to buy it, how hemp insulation compares to other materials, and legislation around its use in certain regions such as the USA and Canada. What is hemp insulation? Hemp insulation is made from the fibrous part of the hemp plant which is processed into batts, boards, or lo...

...insulation panels to use where - Polyiso v EPS v Styrofoam & alternatives How much insulation do basement floors and crawl spaces need? Why building a sustainable green home is the most affordable option Learn the best resilient design features for new home construction Find more about green home constructi...

...insulation is best? Balancing insulation is about respecting the laws of diminishing returns. Example - If I have a wall with just 2 inches of insulation and I add another 2 inches, I will certainly get my money out of it as that two inches doubles my insulation levels. If I have a wall with 30 inches of insulation and...

...insulation, why in the world would we put any insulation in our walls at all?" - Jon Eakes  Now you know insulating paint does not work, learn how insulation actually works and find the right kind in the Ecohome Building guide and these pages here :  Learn all about which is the best home insulation here  How ...

...insulation layers leads to a warmer, more comfortable interior. Now you know more about how much insulation a home needs, read more about high performance home building in the Ecohome Building Guide, or these pages: All about passive solar home design See Passive House and LEED ready prefab homes here Find th...

...insulation combinations to minimize building energy consumption, though increased insulation will probably be the best option in most cases. Calculating the energy consumption of buildings While insulation R-values are important, what really matters is energy consumption. To assess the impact of different roof insulati...

Mineral wool roof insulation used to best effect: Watch more green building video on the Ecohome YouTube channel here The Ecohome's Edelweiss House LEED Platinum certified V4 roof is a 2/12 pitch insulated to R95 with Rockwool (formerly Roxul) mineral wool batts. R95 far exceeds the most rigorous Canadian building cod...

...Insulation Products, Like Hemp Insulation panels or Batt Insulation or mineral wool - demonstrated here in roof insulation.  Polyisocyanurate foam panels:  PIR, polyiso, or ISO, is a thermoset plastic product typically produced as a foam and used as rigid thermal insulation panel - most often with aluminum foil facing....

...insulation. You may lose a couple of inches of interior space, but that space would be more comfortable and you will get a much better return on your insulation investment. Insulation between metal studs - a bad idea: Metal studs are becoming more commonplace in residential construction, and not always with great resul...

...insulation for you project here in our insulation buyers guide Innovative framing techniques for material-efficient homes All about hemp insulation and other natural insulation options Sheep wool insulation - learn the pros and cons before buying Resilient design features to make homes more livable and last lon...