Want to build ecologically, attempt nr 2

[Pius]

No answer to the previous question

Ecological insulation system then! Can someone help!?

 

[ossie_k]

Cellulose fibers (newspapers in circulation)? That you blow in with a hose. The method was used at least when an old castle was being restored in Värstahamnen in Stockholm.

 

[ylven]

Don't know if it's sold with an organic label, but what comes to mind for me is linen and hemp. Search here in the forum and there are surely some good threads.

 

[ylven]

Entered some well-chosen keywords in Google and found among others this:
http://www.isolina.com/se/isolering.cfm -> linisolering
http://www.novator.se/kretslopp/0204/s10.pdf -> another linisolering

 

[niklasl]

Some starter links for ecological building (not just insulation):

Ekofiber insulation: http://www.ekofiber.se/
Flax and wood fiber insulation: http://www.swefab.se/
Byggahus article: http://www.byggahus.se/bygga/bygga_ekologiskt.htm
Web forum alternativ.nu (a bit "out there", but interesting) http://www.alternativ.nu/yabb/index.php?board=26

Feel free to visit your nearest library and check out shelf Ppb (preferably books by Varis Bokalders) or ask the librarians.

Good luck!

 

[Pius]

Thanks for the tips! It seems like there isn't cellulose on a "roll", but loose fill is the option. The tip about linull seems interesting, though; I will find out more about it. We have heard about flax insulation before but dismissed it as "extreme", but maybe it's something after all. It's probably quite expensive, but that's something we'll have to accept. We've decided we want to build without a plastic barrier, and then the usual insulation materials won't work.