Mineral wool / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Wool panels – The original wood wool panels by Knauf, ideal for a wide range of applications. Tektalan panels – Consisting of a Heraklith® Wood Wool top and mineral wool core. Also available with a ‘sandwiched’ mineral wool core. Note that their vast mineral wool portfolio uses ECOSE® Technology, a bio-based, formaldeh...

...Mineral wool (stone wool): A very popular choice, mineral wool is a dense, fibrous material made from spun rock or slag. It is excellent at absorbing a wide range of frequencies and is a common component in both commercial and DIY panels.  Fiberglass: A traditional insulating material, fiberglass is also highly effecti...

...mineral wool batts totalling R95. 5. The height of the south wall along with the large openings facilitate natural light and passive solar heat gain.    The Ecohome R.E.M.O.T.E. wall The difference here compared to what is commonly done with the REMOTE wall technique is that we used rigid mineral wool batts instead of ...

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...

...mineral wool / rock wool rigid insulation panels: The only rigid board insulation that is not a petroleum-based foam product shown in the main photo above is the brown one, which is mineral wool. It is a recycled product made with the stone dust from industrial blast furnaces.  Alternative Mineral Wool Rigid Insulatio...