WHY WOOL INSULATION?
Wool is a natural fibre with many natural organic characteristics. Wool is durable, resilient, and safe to install - wool is a renewable resource. Wool fibres are naturally superior to synthetic fibres, as well as longer lasting, inherently flame retardant and resistant to dirt and crushing. The flexibility of the wool fibre also makes it more durable. A wool fibre can be bent back on itself more than 20,000 times without breaking, compared to about 3,000 times for cotton and 2,000 times for silk.
The capacity to absorb makes wool a "temperature regulator" because it can protect the body in both cold and warm conditions. Wool always absorbs moisture from the atmosphere of greater humidity and releases it to the drier environment as it creates a balance in moisture conditions. This characteristic makes wool a versatile all-season fabric
Because wool contains moisture in each fibre, it resists flame without chemical treatment. Instead of burning freely when touched by flame, wool chars and stops burning when it is removed from the source of fire. Wool is self-extinguishing. It will not support combustion; this is why wool blankets are recommended for use in extinguishing small fires.
Dampness:
Its common knowledge around the world that dampness rots building structures –irrespective of construction material excess moisture will eventually work its way into the structural elements and begin to damage them, whether those elements are timber, brick or concrete. Unchecked dampness will cause long-term damage to the structure.
Rams Insulation thermal wool range will fight against condensation unlike man-made materials, when wool absorbs moisture it actually emits energy which warms the wool and prevents condensation.
When manufactured Rams Insulation is totally formaldehyde free. Formaldehyde is a carcinogenic chemical, it’s currently used a binder in many building products. It is well known and proven that Wool can actually absorb dangerous air pollutants like formaldehyde.
Absorption of indoor pollutants
Indoor Air Quality is affected by many things including the type of building materials used and the type of air quality both inside and outside, ventilation systems, furnishings and floor coverings. Air contaminants, particularly VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds), can be generated by many indoor sources. Wool is a natural protein made up of 18 amino acids. It has a complex physical and chemical structure, and 60% of the amino acids have reactive side chains. This complex chemistry provides wool with the ability to bind with several toxicants in air. Three important pollutants cited as health hazards in air are formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide.