Home insulation
is the method to ensure that your house is adequately capable to stay
warm. When your house is insulated it means your house is not
contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. It has not a culprit to give
rise to temperature globally and rise in sea level too. A properly
insulated home absorbs less fuel burnt energy to run heater to generate
carbon dioxide based heat to compensate the heat loss. Therefore, by
installing home insulation the recommended minimum level to various
areas of the house you can diminish huge amount of energy. There are
several ways to reduce carbon footprint of your house - which are the
greener means?
Greener Methods Of Home Insulation
The
most widely used insulation materials are mineral or glass wools.
However, this is a synthetic insulation material and if you are inclined
towards choosing greener, eco-friendly materials, this is not what you
want. There are plenteous green insulation products featuring good
insulation properties and have claimed certifications such as fire
resistant, pest resistance etc. Different reflective insulation materials differ from the way how and where they are fitted to.
1.
Warmcel us a cellulose fibre based insulation material. It has been
proven safe for installers and easy for them to install. This is a great
substitute to mineral fibre or glass fibre insulation. Warmcel is a
versatile enough to suit for full insulation or upgrade the existing
insulation. It is made of recycled newspapers and makes wasted
newspapers to use. Otherwise, they would be used for landfill purposes.
2.
Thermafleece is another kind of eco-friendly insulation materials that
are made from wool of British sheep. Thermafleece involves greener
method to be manufactured requiring moderate amount of energy. This is a
breathable material that absorbs and emits moisture retaining warmth in
your house. Moreover, it is longevity and non-irritant, easy to use and
clean.
3.
Breathe Natural Hemp is another greener home insulation alternatives to
synthetic ones. It is made of UK originated help trees and a good top
up insulation materials. It is effective in improving insulation effects
by absorbing and emitting moisture.
4.
Eco-Wool is one such green insulation product that is made of 85%
recycled plastic bottles and completely devoid of loose fibres. One
tonne of recycled plastic bottles used for manufacturing Eco-Wool can
save one and half tonnes of CO2 emission. So every roll of Eco-Wool is
effective in saving adequate energy of around to power 60 watt light
bulb for about 290 hours. This works the best when used for topping up
the existing home insulation.
Do not forget to ask for free, no-obligation assessment before you apply any of these green home insulation products and collect quotes so that these alternative materials will not incur additional costs.
