Eco-friendly Insulation

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Eco-friendly insulation is a term used for insulating material or methods used as an alternative to regular insulating material derived from petroleum.

Examples of eco-friendly insulation

There are various types of Eco-friendly insulation. The most common and primitive type is known as the Earth sheltering insulation method or earth house and annualized geo solar. It has been around for nearly as long as humans have been constructing their shelters. It simply is like having your house covered by some earth and allows vegetation to grow on top of it. Nanogel is another type, consisting of 95% air in nano-sized pores. Greensulate is a type of insulating material that is made of mixture of agricultural by-product with mushrooms grown into it. Heat pump and refrigeration cycle is an alternative to having insulation in the walls of a home. It is a machine that can be used for heating or cooling a house.

References

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Turns, Stephen (2006). Thermodynamics: Concepts and Applications. Cambridge University Press. p. 756. ISBN 0521850428. 

  • Dincer, Ibrahim (2003). Refrigeration Systems and Applications. John Wiley and Sons. p. 598. ISBN 0471623512. 
  • Whitman, Bill (2008). Refrigeration and Air conditioning Technology. Delmar. 
  • Baggs, Sydney A., Baggs, Joan C. & Baggs, David W., Australian Earth-Covered Building New South Wales University Press, NSW Aus, 1991 ISBN 0868400602
  • Berge, Bjorn. The Ecology of Building Materials. Architectural Press, 2000. This book includes detailed information about building materials.
  • Campbell, Stu. The Underground House Book. Vermont: Garden Way, Inc., 1980.
  • De Mars, John. Hydrophobic Concrete Sheds Waterproofing Membrane. Concrete Products, January 2006. Concrete industry magazine it can be accessed online at [1].
  • earth covered houses
  • StocktonUnderground : An Owner-Builder Approach

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