Due to modern advances in technology, the products used in the building material supply are evolving to provide more than just one benefit to the contractor and homeowner. Plywood, for example, can ...

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 ...

In a Sparks Warehouse employees of Havelock Wool open 1,000-pound bales of wool that spills onto the floor like fluffy clouds. “If you come in at the right time, you might find someone diving off the ...

Across climate zones, rising codes are increasing awareness of the role continuous insulation (ci) plays in helping buildings meet and exceed energy efficiency thresholds. But while thermal efficiency ...

Brownsville farmers Joel and Kay Pynch teamed up with Margaret Magruder of Clatskanie to use extra wool as home insulation. Brownsville farmers Joel and Kay Pynch teamed up with Margaret Magruder of ...

New York, Aug. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Glass Wool or Fiberglass Insulation – A Global Market Overview ...

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, inside a 67,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Reno, Nevada, a large machine moved a fluffy, off-white material through a series of drum rollers. The substance ...

When buildings are being insulated or torn down, a lot of waste "mineral wool"-type insulation ends up in the landfill. Thanks to new research, however, that material may soon instead find use in an ...

Rainier-based Oregon Shepherd is selling blown-in natural wool insulation to the green building industry. Entrepreneurs Margaret Magruder and Joel Pynch spent nearly a decade researching alternative ...

More British wool will be considered for insulation in public buildings, the Welsh Government has pledged, after a UK-wide petition. The announcement came after farming union NFU Cymru wrote to the ...

REYKJAVÍK, Iceland, Dec. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iceland has been a popular tourist destination for generations, and the reasons are as diverse as the tourists. Iceland is patently scenic. Most ...