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AirKrete is featured in Soctiabank's EcoLiving Magazine: For more eco-friendly tips, visit: From an article by Dakshana Bascaramurty: There’s a wide array of materials to choose from – fibreglass, mineral wool,
natural wool, polyurethane – and each has an R-value that tells you how
well the material blocks heat from escaping (the higher, the better). Ms. Vasil gives top rating to AirKrete, a non-toxic, non-flammable and
rodent-proof cement-based foam made of magnesium oxide and ceramic
talc. You can install it without worrying about any hazardous properties
evaporating into the air. "I’m a fan of anything where you don’t have to kick your families out to put
it in," Ms. Vasil says.
Ditching the mudroom actually meant less clutter for these homeowners, and it freed up space for a new deck. Installing a couple of inches of highly efficient spray foam insulation on the main floor has helped reduce the owners’ utility bill.
If you’ve sealed all the drafts in your home, there’s still one more way to
keep that precious heat inside: insulation.
"How to Heat Your Home the Green Way"
Published in the Globe and Mail
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