Editorials

Natural insulation and living in a healthy home

Your home is the one place you believe to be a healthy and safe environment for the family to live in and grow. Yet, so many of us live in homes that are neither energy efficient, nor built to create a healthy living atmosphere and are harmful to the environment due to the amount of carbon emissions produced from the space and water heating systems utilized. The following article analyses the benefits of natural insulation in our homes. Download Editorial

Going natural means more than just insulation

Historically natural insulation products have struggled to enter the mainstream of the built environment due to the incorrect perception that they cannot compete in the area of performance or cost. Download Editorial

Airtightness: The primary leak in our energy budget

Airtightness in our Homes is the primary leak in our energy budget: It is no longer possible or even advisable to ignore the current and potential effects of global warming, growing uncertainty of fossil fuel / potentially peaking oil supply, and spiralling energy costs, making the need for energy efficient construction even more critically apparent. Download Editorial

Airtightness in Buildings

Lothar Moll is Managing Director MOLL bauökologische Produkte GmbH.In this two-part article series, he examines the implications for airtightness in buildings. Airtightness is the crucial factor to ensure that thermal insulation really does insulate and that the building structure remains free of structural damage. Part One will deal with the effects of inadequate airtightness, while part two explores how to achieve airtightness in buildings.
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