Wintry drafts snaking through an old house usually indicate that it needs insulation. Insulating your home is essential for warmth, energy efficiency, comfort, and indoor air quality. However, if an ...

In many high-end new-build projects, ductwork is routinely insulated to help minimize energy loss as conditioned air travels from the HVAC units through the ductwork. But duct insulation is being used ...

Retrofitting home insulation can reduce the onset of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma by up to 10 per cent, new University of Otago research shows. The research, published in science ...

Insulation is designed to make heating our homes more efficient, but if it isn't installed properly it can sometimes lead to condensation, damp and mold. Recently UK government ministers revealed the ...

About 10 per cent of our greenhouse gas emissions come from households, mainly in keeping ourselves warm. Switching our homes from oil or gas to green electricity is one part of the solution, another ...

We all like the idea of saving energy, but actually retrofitting an old house is a loud, messy, and expensive headache. So the Dutch company Energiesprond has come up with a way to make houses carbon ...