“Superhomers” take on Eco Wool

• Jun. 3 by Kirsty Booth (1)

Eco Wool is the new energy efficient way to insulate your loft, made from 85% recycled plastic bottles it is green to produce too.

 

So a product that is designed to save you money and almost completely made from recycled goods, what’s the catch? The answer is easy, there isn’t one.

 

Not only is this development in technology environmentally efficient, it saves you pounds off your gas and electricity bills and requires no protective clothing to install. The old fibreglass alternative comes with health risks if the proper precautions are not taken but this non-itch, non-irritant and waterproof product comes with no health risks and the benefits will not deteriorate over time.

 

The product also boasts resistance to vermin and insect attack, lasting up to 50 years.

 

There are many new developments that can help people to reduce the amount they spend on energy bills. A member of Friends of the Earth and Sustainable Energy Academy, Martin Normanton was on hand to give me a few helpful tips. Martin said:

 

“The three most important things to save energy are insulation, sweaters and a high efficiency boiler.”

 

Martin is a committed “Superhomer”. He told me that by making changes to his home, he and other members “have reduced the CO2 emissions from their home by at least 60%. We have reduced our emissions, and costs by 70%, 75% off our gas and 55% off our electricity use.”

 

With promises of savings like that and a cut of over half the CO2 emissions made by your home it is almost impossible to see why one would not want to venture into the role of “Superhomer.”

 

Making gradual changes over the years will ensure a huge reduction in carbon emissions and with new technology, like the production of Eco Wool developing all the time, the reductions could be even greater in the future than they are today.