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Talking Van Insulation with Wayfarer Vans

June 9, 2020 by Andrew Legge

We recently sat down with our good friend and partner Ian Horgan from Wayfarer Vans. Ian’s company is one of the preeminent van upfitters as…

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How to Choose an Insulation Installer

February 13, 2020 by Andrew Legge

For too long the consensus view has been that insulation doesn’t matter. ‘Just go the cheapest route, get it in the walls and cover it…

Filed Under: insulation measurement, sustainable building, Wool Insulation Tagged With: healthy building, insulation cost, sustainable building, wool insulation

Insulation Terms….Make Informed Decisions

January 30, 2020 by Andrew Legge

As our business grows we meet more people everyday interested in healthy building. Some are building experts but often people are just beginning to learn…

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What’s so cool about wool?

January 17, 2020 by Andrew Legge

Someone recently highlighted an interesting fact to us. If (insert big company name here e.g. 3M or Dupont) made a fiber that was renewable, managed…

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Restoration and Insulation

November 8, 2019 by Andrew Legge

There is an argument that the ultimate in sustainability is to ‘use what you have’. This certainly applies to the homes we live in. Home…

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Stop Using Foam Insulation

October 8, 2019 by Andrew Legge

As we’ve written before, we think foam insulation has NO place in a home. It is a toxic, high embodied carbon shortcut to insulating properly….

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Vapor and Condensation – The nitty gritty

October 3, 2019 by Andrew Legge

At the avant-garde of building science there is an increasingly lively debate around the correct wall assembly to manage vapor diffusion. The conversation, though dense…

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Aligned Interests

September 25, 2019 by Andrew Legge

In this week’s podcast, we check in with Christine, a homeowner, mother of two and a repeat purchaser of Havelock Wool. Her compelling perspective reinforces…

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Insulation Cost in Context (Updated October 2020)

September 12, 2019 by Andrew Legge

Do the slightest amount of research and you will quickly find the cost of insulation varies greatly. Purchasing power and materials both play a role….

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Borderline fun to install insulation

August 27, 2019 by Andrew Legge

This week we sat down with our friend Cameron Reith, founder of Greenhome Solutions, a green building product supplier in Seattle. We had a great…

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A Quick Look at Havelock Wool Operations

July 18, 2019 by Andrew Legge

Our friend Jarrod Tocci recently dropped by our facility to take a tour and catch up with our sales guru Josh Schohn. Jarrod by way…

Filed Under: #VanLife, sustainable building, Wool Insulation Tagged With: healthy building, sustainable building, wool insulation

The Simple Path to Sustainable Building

July 10, 2019 by Andrew Legge

Are sustainable building practices becoming more common? This week’s podcast is an in-depth conversation with our friend Mike Horgan of Horgan Design Build. Mike is…

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