Wool has an ancient history when it comes to use in homes. Prehistoric civilizations used rock wool to insulate their homes and it was a seemingly popular choice through the Middle Ages as sheep ...

Most of us only deal with home insulation a few times in a lifetime, so many of the materials used to insulate buildings are little known to the average person. Affordably priced and familiar to most ...

Insulating a pitched roof or loft is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve your home's energy efficiency. Uninsulated homes lose around a quarter of their heat through the roof. Even if you ...

One of the toughest decisions in green building is the choice of insulation. Each type has its own set of virtues and problems. Last summer I wrote an article to try and address this confusion. I didn ...

Nova Scotia has thousands of superfluous kilograms of wool, so researchers at Dalhousie University decided to stuff it in walls to see if it would work as home insulation. It turns out it can do the ...

Adam covers home improvements and mobile networks, splitting his time investigating topics from bathrooms to phone contracts. He was shortlisted at the BSME Talent Awards 2024. Insulating your home ...