When Kirkland, Wash.-based teardrop trailer manufacturer Homegrown Trailers wanted to boost the sustainability of its building materials, the RV maker did something innovative –…
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Smart Walls start with a Smart Insulation System
Archigram’s A Walking City, 1964: boundless energy & engineering anyone? For thousands of years buildings were made with a keen regard for nature and…
Sheep’s wool insulation provides pollutant remediation
Translated from airwool.com Increasing requirements for “low – emission buildings” (various building certificates with defined room air quality, especially with regard to VOCs and formaldehyde )…
Building Technology Uses Wool for Better Health
FORGET WALLS THAT TALK; BRING ON WALLS THAT BREATHE SAN FRANCISCO (April 11, 2017) — People are smart, and people breathe, but most of us…
Kirkland Camper Finds Eco-Friendly Solution
A Kirkland camper manufacturer has signed an agreement with Havelock Wool to insulate all of its eco-friendly trailers with sheep’s wool instead of foam board….
Smart Wall Manifesto
The problem in today’s building materials market is not only large manufacturers, but consumer’s continually shocking inability to ask basic questions. By making low integrity products…
New Wall System Developed Using Organic Wool Insulation
Originally published by the following source: Balcony Media Group(link is external) — February 28, 2017Unless otherwise noted, the content below has not been altered by SBC…
Nature’s Choice For Home Insulation
NEVADA COMPANY OFFERS ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL HOUSING INSULATION—NEW ZEALAND SHEEP WOOL Kaleb M. Roedel is a Reno-based writer At first glance, the photo is unsettling:…
Insulating Homes With Sheep Wool
By Lauren Shanesy HAVELOCK WOOL IS PIONEERING THE USE OF UNALTERED SHEEP’S WOOL AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY AND RENEWABLE INSULATION MATERIAL FOR U.S. HOMES AND BUILDINGS Wool…
Anyone interested in a solution to a huge problem?
We’ve spent enough time out of character – whinging and moaning about other forms of insulation. Admittedly, there was somewhat of a method to the madness…
Healthier and Smarter Decisions in Homebuilding
What inspired Havelock Wool? I started Havelock Wool with another American who has a similar love for all things New Zealand. The farmers there…
Indoor Air Pollution…This is Amazing
….if you know anything about formaldehyde, which apparently is not the case for most. Let’s solve that now: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) is formed from parts of…
What Is The Story With Wool And Its Ability To Sequester CO2?
The following facts pertain to the textile industry. Frankly, most studies on the subject relate to either carpets or fashion. We’ll add to the mix…
Cognitive Behavior And Green Building
The following is a summary from a recent meeting of the building health initiative group, sponsored by USGBC Norcal in San Francisco. Thanks to Brenden…
What Do Gymnasts And The Problems With Insulation Have In Common?
Below is an excerpt from a recent piece from our friends @greensciencepolicyinstitute. They are on a mission to rid the world of halogenated bromide chemicals…
Efficient Wall Systems Are Getting Cooler
High performance building is making more and more sense. Our positions are clear concerning the span from disingenuous marketing dollars supporting garbage products to a…
Who’s Up For A Few Facts On Insulation?
Ever had anyone invite you to check out his or her new fiberglass long underwear? We haven’t either! The following is an effort to share…
We’re Not A Company With A Mission; We Are A Mission With A Company
Admittedly, our recent foray into the world of social self-promotion has been much more rewarding than expected. No one likes a pitch anymore than someone…
Weak Laws And Weaker Governance Keep Toxic Chemicals
We recently wrote about the broad public support for a petition to ban a class of toxic organohalogen flame retardants from consumer products. “Wait a minute,” you…
Waste, According To Yale Or The EPA?
A Yale-led study reveals waste disposal rates are more than double EPA estimates. Waste creation and disposal figures have historically been based on information provided…
Farm to Walls
Join us on a quest to introduce the concept of Farm to Walls. We are clearly believers that #naturedoesitbetter, thus we are entirely dedicated to…
Wool Insulation… Let Nature And Longevity Prevail!
We’ve acquiesced and are putting our big toe into the social fray. Who knew insulation could be such an interesting concept. On its own it…
How Synthetic Materials Fuel A Home Fire Faster
Tina Ware woke up early that morning to the sound of her smoke alarm. She had no idea how fast the fire would grow. Sparked…
Havelock On the Passive House California Panel
Who knew insulation might attract an audience? Perhaps the location and its aptitude to serve alcohol has something (read everything) to do with it!! Nevertheless,…
Spray Foam vs Wool Insulation
We’d like to share just a few photos how nice it can be to work with wool insulation verses spray foam. Which one would you…
Havelock Wool Enters the Realm of Tiny Homes
We are proud to have our product in the maiden project of Chris Pearson, who is constructing his first ‘Tiny Home,’ “as green as possible…
Wool goes back to the Middle Ages
As we ring in Lunar New Year and the Year of the Sheep it is appropriately coincidental to have recently visited Chipping Campden where in…
Havelock Wool featured on Capital Public Radio
Capital Public Radio stops by the Havelock Wool warehouse in Sparks, NV to chat with Co-Founder Andrew Legge about the growth and potential of New…
SHAMELESS PLUG!!
Shameless plugs are not our thing, though we did want to note a potential first. The arrival of a highly coveted piece of art or…
Havelock Wool On KTVN’s Channel 2 News
Additional coverage of Havelock Wool on KTVN’s channel 2 News in Nevada. KTVN’s channel 2 News stopped by Havelock Wool’s warehouse in Nevada to find…
Why Wool Is Always Better Than Synthetics
In the early 1980s there were around 70 million sheep in New Zealand and 3.1 million people Read More
New Avenue loves Wool more than the Rest…
“We Love Wool Insulation more than the rest…Spray Foam, Fiberglass, Cotton.” Read More
How Nature does it Better with Wool
SPARKS, NV – Wool is considered a high-integrity fiber. It is widely used for insulation in countries like Australia and Britain, but here in the…
Our Hard Work Leads To Quality Products
We’d like to thank NNBW for recognizing our efforts to bring quality products for home building. “Havelock not wooly on target markets” Read More
Big Thanks To The Green Remodel Forum
“New Eco Friendly Products for Green Homes” Read More
British Wool Firm Outfits Astronauts
SPACE CRAFT: Armadillo Merino, a British firm that specializes in performance merino wool clothing, has become an official outfitter to NASA astronauts Read more
Sheep rescue on the ski slopes!
A snowballing sheep will become the stuff of legend for semi-professional skier Pete Oswald. Read more
Prince Charles sets Synthetic Fabrics on Fire to Prove a Point
Prince Charles — connoisseur of textiles, sheep enthusiast, and casual scientist — has planned an exciting experiment in his garden in London. Read more
Allergic to Wool
Perhaps this is the second most common question I hear, right behind, “Do they spit?” Typically, alpaca owners will rave about how much softer alpaca…
Sustainability and performance in textiles: can you have it all?
Materials like wool have surprising resilience and utility and don’t endanger health or the environment like newer compounds Read more
Edinburgh Castle Cuts Heating Bill By Using Wool
This amazing tourist attraction has been insulated using wool and bosses say the scheme has been so successful that fuel bills have plummeted from £400,000…
MPs Plan to Stuff Parliament With Wool
For years voters have thought the Commons is stuffed with sheep who blindly follow everyone else. Now MPs have decided to stuff the roof space…
Wool Beats Fire
Wool has a much higher resistance to fire than most synthetic fabrics common to many modern home decoration features (curtains, carpets, blankets, etc). See what…