Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Recycled Denim Insulation

I have been becoming increasingly interested in green architecture. I could write a long blog about all the things that fascinate me, but this time I just wanted to concentrate on the recycled denim insulation for buildings.
You can google it and find tons of articles, but here is what I've summed it up as..

Benefits

-You are using scraps of leftover denim that would otherwise be sent to the landfills.
-It has a better ability to preserve your air temperature than fiberglass - this is due mainly to the fact that the less dense a material is, the better ability for atoms to move around, thus harder for them to transfer the energy. The more dense a material, the easier it will transfer energy because the atoms are so close together.. this is partly why the denim insulator will help the life of your dollar for heating and cooling -denim is a fairly loose weave.
-It uses much less energy to produce than standard fiber glass
-It has impressive acoustic abilities, and is known to block out much more sound than other methods
-It's not made with formaldehyde, is anti mold growing, and doesn't cause itching when installing.


Disadvantages

-So far the only downside I've discovered is the cost. It's 30% more than fiberglass. However, in 2006 it was 50% more, so with increasing demand, hopefully we will continue to see a lower cost trend!

Now if all else fails in reasoning for why to use recycled denim as insulation, with an endorser like Adrian Grenier...need I say more? ; )



By Tracy Kinnaman

www.athomeonmainstreet.com

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