Inventor, entrepreneur, educator and Irishman Liam Donohoe helps us understand the relationship between materials in our renovations. How do we bring in natural materials into our non natural homes?
What happens to the materials we remove from our homes?
Current building code and the insulation business is focused around the movement of heat in one direction which disfavors natural materials.
In episode one we introduce themes, and topics to be explored in the upcoming season.
Links and vocabulary:
R-value
hy•gro•scop•ic hī″grə-skŏp′ĭk
Readily absorbing moisture, as from the atmosphere.
Hempwool by Hempitecture
Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons
Hemp Building Summit
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