Insulation

What if there was a material that buffered temperatures; didn’t trap moisture; was durable; cheap and easy to buy; an agricultural waste product?

An insulated door and a uPVC window. Thrifted luxury.

Insulated limecrete with slate tiles.

Hemp hurds mixed with lime packed into walls and roof. A continuous shell 250mm thick.

A disappointingly common story in Australia: ceiling insulation tossed aside by electricians, plumbers, or HVAC installers.

Attempts at rectifying incorrect insulation in a raked ceiling.

The missing insulation: Spray-foaming the ceiling under box gutters.

Retrofitting insulation on the exposed edge of a heated concrete slab.

Retrofitting insulation boards for better walls.

Insulating 1969-era architectural downlights in a raked ceiling.

Air seals, insulation, staggered studs, double plasterboard, acoustic underlay, secondary glazing.

Wood fibre board + glasswool batts.