Living with high-stress levels at home and work is well-known to cause long-term health problems, but did you realize that even if you have a stress-free job and a good family life, it is possible for the structure of your home to negatively affect your physical and mental wellbeing?
According to research carried out by the World Green Building Council, there are three areas where homes can have a significant effect on the health of their occupants; these areas are lighting, thermal and acoustic comfort and air quality. It is with the last two of these areas that earthwool insulation can be used to make a positive contribution to the overall health of homeowners.
Better thermal and acoustic comfort
The ability to provide thermal and acoustic comfort is perhaps the most obvious property of earthwool insulation. A well-insulated home will remain warm in the cooler weather and stay pleasantly cool during the long hot summer days.
What is often less well-appreciated is that earthwool is a great solution for providing acoustic comfort in the home. Excessive noise can have a detrimental effect on your quality of life. Whether it is noise from outside the home or simply noise transmitted between rooms by different occupants, it's hard to enjoy your home when you can't hold a conversation, work in peace or even watch television comfortably because of unwelcome noise penetrating your consciousness. Not all forms of insulation are effective at blocking noise but it is an inherent property of earthwool insulation that it absorbs soundwaves.
Improved air quality
Good air quality is vital to your wellbeing. A lot of the air you inhale will be air coming from inside your home. Air quality may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you are considering earthwool insulation, but it really can have a positive effect. Installing earthwool insulation in a well-ventilated home aids in the creation of dry, warm buildings which prevent the propagation of mould spores that could reduce the air quality in your home and even make your family ill.
If you would like to know more about how earthwool insulation could help to make your home a more pleasant and healthy environment for your family, then talk to your local installation company today. They will be able to explain all the ways that insulation can help, and how it could be best added to your property.
