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So you are ready to insulate your living space and R-Value is top of mind. And rightfully so, it is the most widely accepted measure of insulation and often aligns...

The insulation industry is bigger than most people think. When we started Havelock Wool estimates were that the US market would grow to some $16bn in 3-5 years. An industry...

As we have written about before , the impact of the built environment on global carbon emissions is massive. Building materials, construction, and operations are responsible for some 40% of...

The building industry is oft subject to increases throughout the calendar year but product availability is rarely an issue. These times are clearly unprecedented, at least for recent generations, so...

We turned 7 this year and finally had our break out party. Last year was great, a double on the one before, but it’s 2020, and a 350% rise in...

Walls used to be walls. A simple protector from the outside – wind, rain, cold, heat… you know the elements. Primitively, they were porous and inefficient though long-lasting given an...

There is an interesting development in the UK which could bode well for the use of wool in home and commercial insulation, not just there but also here in the...

Home improvement might be marginally better than sitting in traffic. It is also how we run into operational problems at home. I’ll get to it tomorrow is how problems arise...

We have an online forum for our vanlife community to share ideas and experiences around using Havelock Wool. Every so often there is a post that we just have to...

As we have written about, the carbon emissions of Havelock Wool stack up extremely favorably compared to any other insulation material. It’s easy to understand as our raw material is...

We’ve been at this for 7 years. We began surrounded by building industry vets and were happy to keep our ears open and our mouths shut. We sat, we listened...

After a bit of hard work and investment, we have published the Havelock Wool EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) and LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) . We began this endeavor at the...