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Timber Arched is definitely one of our more inspiring building partners. We were lucky enough to collaborate with them on a recent project and learn about their philosophy and building...

Insulation industry participants use “wool” in their product names. Why? Maybe it’s because wool conjures up feelings of warmth and protection from the elements? Maybe it’s because most people have...

We had a ton of fun traveling to Missouri to help Jake Bruton of Aarow Building and architect Steve Baczek with their Swofford Project – a high-performance home featuring some...

In so many ways, this project represents the holy grail of the healthy building movement… a homeowner’s desire to build better, an architectural firm willing and able to execute, and...

Friends in the space notwithstanding, there is not a lot of positive commentary to shed on the insulation installer industry at large. We’ll use a few excerpts from a California...

We got this in an email from a home builder just last week … “We do a lot of work in-house but have always sub’d out insulation. Our projects are...

Ever wonder how professional architects approach the design and build of their own homes? And how they choose materials? We had the great fortune of meeting and working with Nathan...

Have you heard about the movement in the UK called Insulate Britain ? It was started just this fall by climate activists demanding that the UK government take action in...

Blown-In and Batt Insulation We wrote a piece back in the middle of the summer outlining the difference between blown-in and batt insulation. A copy can be found here ....

As a company trying to improve the health of our built environment, we field many questions about non-toxic insulation and how to build a non-toxic home or reduce the toxicity...

We field questions every day from homeowners about how to improve the efficiency of their homes and lower their energy bills with insulation. Obviously, there are a ton of places...

Building codes are important for a number of reasons. Not the least of which is that failure to meet code can create a ton of headaches for you and your...