Top 5 “Environmental Friendly” Insulation Products
Walk down the streets of America, and you’ll find more and more of roof insulations, and that too the eco-friendly ones. Environmentally friendly insulations are “must-haves” for almost all houses in the US. If you’re in a position to afford the preliminary expenses, roof insulation is by far the best solution to combat the heat. Designed to reduce the heating outlay by approximately 13%, eco-friendly insulation products work wonders to save your dollars and greenhouse gas emissions. In fact these kinds of insulation significantly contribute to keeping your home-sweet-home much cooler during the scorching summer months.
During the earlier years, when global warming was not much of an issue across the world, a number of houses across the US had the typical fiberglass batts installed for insulation purposes. These batts worked really well, but they brought along with them a disgusting and venomous substance that made people face breathing troubles coupled with skin problems! Fiberglass batts include adhesives that contain formaldehyde, a carcinogen which is toxic and bad for human health, and perhaps this is what has made America think about some other environment friendly insulation products.
Here are some of the widely used eco-friendly insulation options:
1. Soy insulation
One of the best environment friendly insulation products, soy is widely used in the United States. Basically prepared from soybean oil, the roof-tops with cracks and expansion here and there are drenched with the insulation before the solution gets hard. Upon application, the insulation will scorch without sustaining a flame, and it will last the life of the building.
2. Sheep’s wool insulation
Although a pricey option, sheep wool is looked upon as yet another superb option for insulation. The R-value of wool is 10% to 15% better than the standard fiberglass and it possesses excellent sound numbing qualities. Additionally, the dampness of sheep’s wool does not affect the product’s insulation capabilities. Coming to the longevity of this particular insulation product, it lasts longer than its counterparts and the biggest or perhaps the best thing is – it is recyclable.
A useful tip: use borax when using wool insulation to keep moths at bay!
3. Recycled cellulose fiber
Another eco-friendly insulation product is the recycled cellulose fiber. Prepared from newspaper and other paper goods, in terms of quality recycled cellulose fiber are multiple times ahead of the typical batts. Although expensive, but it brings about substantial cost savings in the long run. Speaking of the benefits – recycled cellulose fiber is treated well to make it inflammable, and like sheep wool, this insulation is a sound deadening one.
4. Recycled denim
Denim is well-treated with boric acid to make it vermin repellant and also inflammable. This insulation is comparatively easy to handle and can be spread over the roof-tops loosely.
5. Air Krete
One of the most premier eco-friendly insulations, air krete is a time proven and uniquely tested product. A solid combination of air, water and cement, this insulation is not only environmentally responsible but even safe and can be easily sprayed onto the craters in walls, roof cracks and ceilings.
October 5, 2009
Posted in: Enviromentally friendly products