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Resources.Here you’ll find our latest how to guides, videos and analysis of materials.
Useful People, Links & Design Tools
To discuss your project give us a call on 01392 861763 Useful People, Links & Design Tools We’re always on the lookout for design tools, links and expert insights we can use to help our clients build sustainably with confidence. Here we’ve included a categorised...
BIO-CIRC project
We’re excited to be working on an innovative EU funded project looking at recycling duvets and other synthetic bedding fibres.
In Praise of Clay Plaster
In spite of coming from a background of building with clay (cob construction) I have only recently re-visited how this extremely abundant and very sustainable material can help us in the retrofitting of buildings.
‘Hard to Treat’ Buildings – Our Key Considerations
Buildings that aren’t straight forward to insulate are something we work on a lot! There are millions of so called ‘hard to treat’ buildings across the UK which require thermally upgrading to improve the living conditions within them and also to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from them.
A Climate Emergency and what we can do
We all owe a great deal of thanks to the likes of Greta Thunberg and the millions of children and young adults that have finally started bringing many of us to our senses and waking up to the reality of human induced climate change.
Fire toxicity of Building products
In this article we discuss the effect of fire on synthetic insulation materials rather than natural fibres such as wood fibre, as the impact of these products is a relatively recent phenomenon.
Window Installation Guide – Everything you need to know!
From here you can download all of the data sheets we have on this product.
Is internal or external insulation better?
We regularly get asked whether it is better to insulate walls and roofs internally or externally and why so in this article I’ll discuss the merits of each.
Wet process vs Dry process wood fibre insulation
Wet-process and dry-process wood fibre boards may look the same on the surface but there are a few differences that we think our customers should be aware of when selecting wood fibre insulation boards.
Suggested construction details – Timber frame construction with wood fibre insulation with cladding or render.
From here you can download all of the data sheets we have on this product.
This is the area where we have all of the data sheets relating to the use of the following products.
This is the area where we have all of the data sheets relating to the use of the following products.
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