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Free Green Building Webinar: Polyiso - The Next Generation Air & Water Resistive Barrier, Wednesday, April 7, 12 - 1pm EDT
To educate about ‘Building Longevity and Sustainability’ and how these concepts impact making buildings more energy efficient. The course examines how foil-faced polyiso continuous insulation can function as multiple control lay… more...
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1 replies | 613 views | Posted on: 04/02/2021 | Last updated: 04/09/2021
Free Green Building Webinar: Polyiso - The Next Generation Air & Water Resistive Barrier, March 1, 12 pm EST
To educate about ‘Building Longevity and Sustainability’ and how these concepts impact making buildings more energy efficient. The course examines how foil-faced polyiso continuous insulation can function as multiple control layers, pro… more...
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0 replies | 875 views | Posted on: 02/08/2021 | Last updated: 02/10/2021
Green Building Myth Busting: Nope, You're Not Allergic to Wool (Video)
Matt Hoots is always ready to bust a myth. Recently, he was talking with Daman Dillon and Kristine Hart of Caragreen Healthy Building Materials about Havelock loose fill wool insulation (100% wool and no synthetic mix - it&rsquo… more...
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2 replies | 1888 views | Posted on: 12/24/2020 | Last updated: 02/09/2021
Designing and Building High Performance Homes, and Building "the Perfect Wall" using Stone Wool Insulation - A Video Series in 8 Parts
In this 8-part series hosted by Rockwool, Chris Laumer-Giddens of LG Squared, Inc. walks us through some of the high performance homes he’s built, the basics of well-built wall assemblies, and the top reasons he builds with stone … more...
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Mineral Wool Insulation
0 replies | 1366 views | Posted on: 12/03/2020 | Last updated: 12/03/2020
Webinar: High Performance Residential Buildings (featuring Rockwool Insulation!), August 27, 11:30 am EST
The High Performance Residential Buildings webinar is an engaging one hour seminar presented by guest speaker, Chris Laumer-Giddens, co-owner of architecture and construction firm LG Squared. Chris will walk you through his journey desig… more...
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Mineral Wool Insulation
0 replies | 832 views | Posted on: 08/22/2020 | Last updated: 12/01/2020
FREE Green Building Webinar: Polyiso - The Next Generation Air & Water Resistive Barrier, October 22, 12-1 pm EDT
To educate about ‘Building Longevity and Sustainability’ and how these concepts impact making buildings more energy efficient. The course examines how foil-faced polyiso continuous insulation can function as multiple control layers, pro… more...
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1 replies | 653 views | Posted on: 10/08/2020 | Last updated: 11/30/2020
VIDEO: Learning About Rockwool's Versatility with Matt Hoots at the International Builders Show
Did you know that Rockwool is actually made out of volcanically derived rock - basalt from the earth’s crust and recycled steel slag? Join Matt Hoots of Sawhorse Design, Inc. and Dan Edelman of Rockwool to learn mo… more...
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Mineral Wool Insulation
1 replies | 4023 views | Posted on: 07/18/2020 | Last updated: 08/20/2020
Is Mold in Modern Buildings a Sign Of Energy Loss?
Why does mold grows in new buildings? In an article found on a Australian building site, this question is explored. The main topic of the article is the accidental creation of "thermal bridges", breaks in insulation or wall that lets in air… more...
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2 replies | 797 views | Posted on: 07/09/2015 | Last updated: 06/17/2020
The Debate Over Foam
Since Noble Home's inception we've been using foam-insulated SIPs to build the shell of our homes. This has always been a compromise, since foam isn't as environmentally friendly as we'd like and there are no options on the market that use … more...
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0 replies | 1344 views | Posted on: 10/13/2015 | Last updated: 10/13/2015
Cellulose Insulation
I have been trying to find out about Cellulose Insulation, the newspaper stuff. Last winter my attic leaked water came in onto the Cellulose Insulation. My question is when Cellulose Insulation gets wet does that mean mold will grow in t… more...
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Cellulose Insulation
2 replies | 1563 views | Posted on: 06/21/2015 | Last updated: 10/08/2015
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