Environmentally Friendly Floor Insulation

A temporary church was erected for phase 2 of the works, when the Cathedral could no longer remain open. The floor insulation between the ground floor joists was specified as a mineral wool product. The contractor had recently been made aware of a natural, British made product that would perform to the required specification, but with far greater ‘green’ credentials.

They proposed to the design team using this product ‘IndiTherm’, which is a carbon negative material made from flax and hemp fibre, to insulate the floor of the temporary structure. After some investigation this was accepted as a better method of construction by the design team to meet carbon aspirations of the project.

This insulation has the following benefits:

• Made from renewable resources
• Large net negative embodied carbon
• Can be reused at end of life or offcuts can be shredded and made into more of the same product
• Grown on Yorkshire farms and manufactured in the borders
• High production capacity
• Healthy for installers
• Naturally regulates temperature

Using this product as the insulation material in the temporary church shows how a product can be used to drive down carbon and reduce waste – both key environmental issues for all buildings and businesses.

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