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Awfully proud to be the wool provider for this special building

March 7, 2019 by Andrew Legge

From Washingtonian Magazine: Awfully proud to be the wool provider for this special building. Read the full article: https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/12/28/this-eco-friendly-anacostia-house-is-built-almost-entirely-out-of-bamboo/ Connect With The Havelock Herd   …

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7 Green Insulation Types for New and Existing Buildings

December 12, 2018 by Andrew Legge

From Buildings Magazine: There are plenty of alternatives out there, from natural materials to recycled ones. Companies like @ecovative, Havelock Wool and Knauf Insulation are…

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Smart Wall Enclosure Selected By Green Builder’s Editors as ‘Hot 50 Product’

June 26, 2018 by Andrew Legge

From Green Builder Staff: As efficiency becomes more of a focal point in the building equation, greater emphasis is being placed on airtight structures. But…

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Havelock Wool Featured: How to Build an Eco-Friendly Campervan

June 26, 2018 by Andrew Legge

From sustainablevanlife.com: Insulation This is something that we spent a lot of time researching on our first build. After a lot of reading, question asking…

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A Smart, Natural Wool Insulation for Healthy Buildings

April 20, 2018 by Andrew Legge

Havelock Wool was recently featured in The Construction Specifier. Check out the article below: Building energy codes continue to shift in the direction of increased…

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Havelock Wool Featured in Builder

April 18, 2018 by Andrew Legge

Havelock Wool was recently featured in a post from Builder: 2018 PRODUCT GUIDE: EXTERIOR -Stylish and resilient options for roofing, siding, insulation, adhesives and outdoor…

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Wool Insulation Product Creates a ‘Smart Wall’

January 8, 2018 by Andrew Legge

Havelock Wool, a provider of wool insulation solutions, in partnership with 475 High Performance Building Supply, has introduced the ‘Smart Wall’, a smart enclosure system…

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The ‘Smart Wall’ Offers Sustainable, Healthy Building Envelope

January 6, 2018 by Andrew Legge

  HAVELOCK WOOL AND 475 HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING SUPPLY HAVE PARTNERED TO CREATE THE PRODUCT. Havelock Wool garnered attention in the building industry last year…

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Thinking Beyond The Building

December 11, 2017 by Andrew Legge

We want to say thank you to Michael Strong from Pankow Blue for this video where he talks about some of the many benefits of…

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Global Logistics Planning Guide: SUPPLY CHAIN AND DEMAND

December 9, 2017 by Andrew Legge

    Andrew Legge has found a unique niche as founder and managing partner of Havelock Wool, a three-year-old, seven-employee business that processes its insulation…

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Sheep’s Wool Insulation: A Natural, Non-Toxic, High-Performance Building Material

November 30, 2017 by Andrew Legge

  Insulation in the built environment has been undervalued for too long. Fortunately, that’s changing. Indoor air quality is becoming a priority for a vastly…

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Wool Insulation Creates Smarter Spaces

October 16, 2017 by Andrew Legge

Innovative Insulation Ahead-of-the-trend green builders, architects, and homeowners are excited about using healthy, sustainable sheep’s wool insulation for new construction, and retrofitting existing homes and…

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Prefab Home Expands Like Children’s Blocks

October 11, 2017 by Andrew Legge

  Proud to be apart of this type of forward thinking…. Wish you could expand the size of your home without breaking the bank? A…

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7 Steps for a Healthier Home

October 11, 2017 by Andrew Legge

As homeowners become increasingly aware of the impact their homes can have on the environment – and on their health – making eco-conscious choices such…

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This “Smart Wall” Can Create Healthier Spaces

October 2, 2017 by Andrew Legge

The Smart Wall Havelock Wool, a provider of wool insulation solutions, in partnership with 475 High Performance Building Supply, has introduced the “Smart Wall,” a smart…

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Southeast Green Podcast

August 25, 2017 by Andrew Legge

Our founder, Andrew Legge, spoke about the many benefits of Wool Insulation on Southeast Green’s Blog Talk Radio.

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IDEAL Window Installation

August 3, 2017 by Andrew Legge

You bought high-performance windows, but is the install going to complement their performance or detract from it? The enclosure insulation, airtightness and moisture control should…

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Wool Insulation is Kid Friendly

July 24, 2017 by Andrew Legge

Havelock Wool is changing the green building environment with their wool insulation that toddlers can snuggle. Havelock Wool is environmentally friendly and made completely out…

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Sheep’s Wool Insulation is Sustainable

July 17, 2017 by Andrew Legge

    Wool insulation, made from the remnants of sheering sheep, is increasingly finding its way into commercial and residential buildings across the world, in…

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How-To: Insulating Your Van

July 17, 2017 by Andrew Legge

Van Insulation Connect With The Havelock Flock  Insulation in a van is a bit more complicated than insulation in a house. For one, a van moves,…

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CNBC – We Are In A Small Business Hot Spot

July 11, 2017 by Andrew Legge

Andrew Legge, founder and managing partner of Havelock Wool, which makes home insulation out of sheep’s wool, produces it in a 50,000-square-foot factory in Sparks,…

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Sheep’s Wool Insulation in Uber-Eco Camper

May 19, 2017 by Andrew Legge

from Modern Camper It wasn’t long ago when nomads were roaming North America with nothing but the skin they could catch on their back. Same with…

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A dumb home needs a Smart Wall

May 12, 2017 by Andrew Legge

A   But designing the walls for a dumb home is not as simple as simply adding insulation; you have to be smart about managing…

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Sheep’s Wool: RV Insulation Of The Future?

May 10, 2017 by Andrew Legge 2 Comments

  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

May 8, 2017 by Andrew Legge

  Archigram’s A Walking City, 1964: boundless energy & engineering anyone? For thousands of years buildings were made with a keen regard for nature and…

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Sheep’s wool insulation provides pollutant remediation

April 21, 2017 by Andrew Legge

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 )…

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Building Technology Uses Wool for Better Health

April 12, 2017 by Andrew Legge

FORGET WALLS THAT TALK; BRING ON WALLS THAT BREATHE SAN FRANCISCO (April 11, 2017) — People are smart, and people breathe, but most of us…

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Kirkland Camper Finds Eco-Friendly Solution

March 28, 2017 by Andrew Legge

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….

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New Wall System Developed Using Organic Wool Insulation

March 8, 2017 by Andrew Legge

      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…

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Nature’s Choice For Home Insulation

February 17, 2017 by Andrew Legge

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:…

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Insulating Homes With Sheep Wool

December 5, 2016 by Andrew Legge

    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…

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Healthier and Smarter Decisions in Homebuilding

November 19, 2016 by Andrew Legge

  What inspired Havelock Wool? I started Havelock Wool with another American who has a similar love for all things New Zealand. The farmers there…

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Efficient Wall Systems Are Getting Cooler

July 14, 2016 by Andrew Legge

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…

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Weak Laws And Weaker Governance Keep Toxic Chemicals

June 8, 2016 by Andrew Legge

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…

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Farm to Walls

May 17, 2016 by Andrew Legge

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…

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How Synthetic Materials Fuel A Home Fire Faster

December 23, 2015 by Andrew Legge

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…

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Havelock Wool On Twitter

August 27, 2015 by Andrew Legge

Please follow us on @HavelockWool for news and updates on our efforts.

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Havelock On the Passive House California Panel

May 22, 2015 by Andrew Legge

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,…

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Spray Foam vs Wool Insulation

May 15, 2015 by Andrew Legge

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…

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Havelock Wool Enters the Realm of Tiny Homes

April 30, 2015 by Andrew Legge

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…

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Wool goes back to the Middle Ages

March 31, 2015 by Andrew Legge

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…

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Havelock Wool featured on Capital Public Radio

February 26, 2015 by Andrew Legge

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…

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SHAMELESS PLUG!!

February 24, 2015 by Andrew Legge

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…

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Havelock Wool On KTVN’s Channel 2 News

February 3, 2015 by Andrew Legge

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…

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Why Wool Is Always Better Than Synthetics

January 20, 2015 by Andrew Legge

In the early 1980s there were around 70 million sheep in New Zealand and 3.1 million people Read More

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New Avenue loves Wool more than the Rest…

January 16, 2015 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

“We Love Wool Insulation more than the rest…Spray Foam, Fiberglass, Cotton.” Read More

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How Nature does it Better with Wool

January 14, 2015 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

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…

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Our Hard Work Leads To Quality Products

January 13, 2015 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

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

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Big Thanks To The Green Remodel Forum

December 12, 2014 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

“New Eco Friendly Products for Green Homes” Read More

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British Wool Firm Outfits Astronauts

November 20, 2014 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

SPACE CRAFT: Armadillo Merino, a British firm that specializes in performance merino wool clothing, has become an official outfitter to NASA astronauts Read more

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Sheep rescue on the ski slopes!

September 22, 2014 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

A snowballing sheep will become the stuff of legend for semi-professional skier Pete Oswald. Read more

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Prince Charles sets Synthetic Fabrics on Fire to Prove a Point

June 17, 2014 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

  Prince Charles — connoisseur of textiles, sheep enthusiast, and casual scientist — has planned an exciting experiment in his garden in London. Read more

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Allergic to Wool

May 20, 2014 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

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…

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Sustainability and performance in textiles: can you have it all?

April 30, 2014 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

Materials like wool have surprising resilience and utility and don’t endanger health or the environment like newer compounds Read more

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Edinburgh Castle Cuts Heating Bill By Using Wool

March 12, 2014 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

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…

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MPs Plan to Stuff Parliament With Wool

March 10, 2014 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

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…

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Wool Beats Fire

March 3, 2014 by Andrew Legge Leave a Comment

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…

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