Natural Materials in Construction: Seaweed Insulation

We are massive nerds for new materials and always enjoy getting a new sample to check out. However, this one is more exciting that usual. 

Made from natural materials Søuld seaweed based acoustic insulation from Denmark arrives really nicely packaged, is carbon negative and has a pretty good reaction to fire rating of eurocode A. It has an interesting texture and colouring that would look great in a ceiling with light coloured exposed timber rafters and surprisingly smells pretty good too. The literature describes the smell as "subtle wind and sea" but it seems more warm and malty to me. 

Using natural materials in construction has many benefits including the ability to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and lock it up in a building, hopefully for hundreds of years and maybe give the planet a chance to recover.

Now we just need to find the right project to use it on.

Natural materials can help your building create a healthier environment for you and your family.

If you have a project in Falkirk, Stirling, Linlithgow or Central Scotland that you would like to use as many natural materials as possible get in touch and we would be delighted to show you just how nerdy we can get.