SUSTAINABLE BUILDING

MATERIALS

TRADITIONAL MATERIAL

SHEEP WOOL
SHEEP WOOL :
Wool is the dense, warm coat of sheep, also called a fleece. The hair of sheep has many unique
properties that make it well suited to textile production,and as building material. something humans
realized approximately 8000 BCE, when sheep first began to be domesticated. Wool is used in a
variety of textiles and can be found woven or knitted. It pulls moisture away from the skin, wool has
several qualities that distinguish it from hair or fur: it is crimped, it is elastic, and it grows in staples
(clusters). Wool is favored for textile production because it is easy to work with and takes dye very well.

• Wool as a building and/or furnishing material can

meet several sustainability criteria.

• Compared to the synthetic or petroleum-based

textiles used in construction, wool is a natural product
that is less toxic, and fire retardant. Wool is an
available resource that is biodegradable and easy to
dispose of.

• The natural qualities that wool has allow it to dampen

sound and absorb pollutants. As wool grows, it absorbs
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere .

• Wool is a very effective insulator, suitable for thermal

and acoustic building insulation . Wool has evolved to
keep sheep comfortable, often in extreme conditions.
Sheep wool insulation is safe, ecofriendly and energy
efficient .
• Woollen carpets regulate humidity, are hypoallergenic
(unlikely to cause an allergic reaction) and perform better
than synthetics in smell and staining tests. Woollen carpets
regulate humidity by absorbing moisture when the air is
moist and releasing it when the air is dry, creating a more
comfortable built environment, that is warmer in winter and
cooler in summer.

• Wool is ideal for structures made from wooden frames, as

the wool has a natural synergy with timber. The fibres in
the material draw out moisture, which conditions the wood
and protects the building’s materials .

• There are opportunities in new technological applications

of wool, such as the New Uses for Wool Partnership
Programme, which is a collaboration between MBIE and
Wool Industry Research Ltd. The research looks at
effective ways to deconstruct the fibre and reconstitute it in
a range of useful forms . Wool is a readily available
resource, and there is an abundance of wool available in
india.

Due to the crimped nature of wool fibres, they form millions

of tiny air pockets that trap air, helping to provide a thermal
barrier. Sheep wool is a renewable resource – thanks to
the existence of sheep, we have wool. So as long as
they’re here, we will have wool.
 PROPERTIES :
Insulation is one of the best ways to help increase the
energy efficiency of the home. One of the most natural
and sustainable ways to insulate your property is to
use sheep wool insulation. Most of us are familiar with
the woolen jumper, but now you can actually use
sheep wool insulation to help keep your home warm in
the winter and cooler in the summer.

SHEEP WOOL INSULATION IS AN OUTSTANDING

INSULATOR
For thousands of years sheep have been able to
survive the elements using their wool coats to protect
them from extreme cold and heat. Due to the crimped
nature of wool fibres, they form millions of tiny air
pockets that trap air, helping to provide a thermal
barrier.
Thermal conductivity is the ability for heat to pass
from one side of a material through to the other. It is
measured in W/mK, where a lower value signifies a
better insulator.
Sheep wool insulation has a thermal conductivity of
between 0.035 – 0.04 W/mK, where as typical mineral
wool has a thermal conductivity of 0.044 W/mK.
SHEEP WOOL PURIFIES THE AIR
Sheep wool is proven to absorb and neutralise
harmful substances – the wool is a natural protein
made up of a number of different amino acid chains
which 60% have a reactive side chain.
These reactive areas allow the wool to absorb harmful
and odorous substances including Nitrogen Dioxide,
Sulphur Dioxide and Formaldehydes and neutralise
them through a process known as Chemisorption.
So using the sheep wool as insulation actually has
health benefits and creates a feel-good indoor climate.

SHEEP WOOL REGULATES HUMIDITY

Sheep wool can absorb 33% of its weight in moisture
without compromising its insulating ability. The core
of the sheep wool fibre is hygroscopic, meaning that it
will absorb water vapour – making it perfect in the loft
space where you tend to encounter more
condensation.
SHEEP WOOL OFFERS OUTSTANDING SOUND
INSULATION
Sheep wool offers fantastic acoustic insulation – far
better than comparable insulating wool materials.
Therefore it is becoming increasingly popular in
schools and offices to help aid concentration in the
classroom.
SHEEP WOOL INSULATION DOES NOT BURN
A great thing about sheep wool is that it doesn’t burn; it
is just about the only fibre that naturally resists flaming
and as soon as the flame is removed it will actually
self-extinguish.
As a result of the wool’s high nitrogen content, it will
simply smoulder and singe away instead of bursting
into flame. In fact you will need to heat the wool to a
temperature in excess of 560°C before it burns.
SHEEP WOOL DOESN’T ITCH
One of the main reasons why we like sheep wool and
recommend it so highly is that it is really easy to work
with. Both the glass wool and rock wool cause major
irritation if you handle them with bare skin and can
cause damage to lungs and eyes. Therefore it is
strongly recommended that you wear a mask and
goggles when installing either of these.

SHEEP WOOL IS SUSTAINABLE

The final point is that sheep wool is 100% natural
product – Since sheep naturally produce the wool, it
requires a fraction of the energy to produce than man
made wool equivalents – with most of this energy
required to wash the wool before it is used.
In fact, sheep wool requires less than 15% of the
energy used to manufacture glass wool, so from a
sustainable point of view there is only one that is
sheep wool.
PROCESS OF OBTAINING WOOL FROM SHEEP :

The major steps necessary to process wool from the sheep to the fabric are: shearing, cleaning
and scouring, grading and sorting, carding, spinning, weaving, and finishing.

SHEARING
Sheep are sheared once a year—usually in the
springtime. A veteran shearer can shear up to two
hundred sheep per day. The fleece recovered from a
sheep can weigh between 6 and 18 pounds (2.7 and
8.1 kilograms); as much as possible, the fleece is kept
in one piece. While most sheep are still sheared by
hand, new technologies have been developed that use
computers and sensitive, robot-controlled arms to do
the clipping.

GRADING AND SORTING

Grading is the breaking up of the fleece based on
overall quality. In sorting, the wool is broken up into
sections of different quality fibers, from different parts
of the body. The best quality of wool comes from the
shoulders and sides of the sheep and is used for
clothing; the lesser quality comes from the lower legs
and is used to make rugs. In wool grading, high quality
does not always mean high durability.
CLEANING AND SCOURING
FINISHING
Wool taken directly from the sheep is called "raw"
After weaving, both worsteds and woolens
or "grease wool." It contains sand, dirt, grease, and
undergo a series of finishing procedures
dried sweat (called suint); the weight of
including: fulling (immersing the fabric in
contaminants To remove these contaminants, the wool
water to make the fibers interlock); crabbing
is scoured in a series of alkaline baths containing
(permanently setting the interlock); decating
water, soap, and soda ash or a similar alkali. The
(shrink-proofing); and, occasionally, dyeing.
byproducts from this process (such as lanolin) are
Although wool fibers can be dyed before
saved and used in a variety of household products.
the carding process, dyeing can also be
Rollers in the scouring machines squeeze excess
done after the wool has been woven into
water from the fleece, but the fleece is not allowed to
fabric.
dry completely. Following this process, the wool is
often treated with oil to give it increased manageability.

CARDING
Next, the fibers are passed through a series of metal
teeth that straighten and blend them into slivers.
Carding also removes residual dirt and other matter left
in the fibers. Carded wool intended for worsted yarn is
put through gilling and combing, two procedures that
remove short fibers and place the longer fibers parallel
to each other. From there, the sleeker slivers are
compacted and thinned through a process
called drawing. Carded wool to be used for woolen
yarn is sent directly for spinning.
SPINNING
Thread is formed by spinning the fibers together to
form one strand of yarn; the strand is spun with two,
three, or four other strands. Since the fibers cling
and stick to one another, it is fairly easy to join,
extend, and spin wool into yarn. Spinning for woolen
yarns is typically done on a mule spinning machine,
while worsted yarns can be spun on any number of
spinning machines. After the yarn is spun, it is
wrapped around bobbins, cones, or commercial
drums.

WEAVING
Next, the wool yarn is woven into fabric. Wool
manufacturers use two basic weaves: the plain weave
and the twill. Woolen yarns are made into fabric using
a plain weave (rarely a twill), which produces a fabric
of a somewhat looser weave and a soft surface (due to
napping) with little or no luster. The napping often
conceals flaws in construction.Worsted yarns can
create fine fabrics with exquisite patterns using a twill
weave. The result is a more tightly woven, smooth
fabric. Better constructed, worsteds are more durable
than woolens and therefore more costly.
BYPRODUCTS

The use of waste is very important to the wool industry. Attention to this aspect of the business has
a direct impact on profits. These wastes are grouped into four classes:

•Noils. These are the short fibers that are separated from the long wool in the combing process.
Because of their excellent condition, they are equal in quality to virgin wool. They constitute one of the
major sources of waste in the industry and are reused in high-quality products.

•Soft waste. This is also high-quality material that falls out during the spinning and carding stages of
production. This material is usually reintroduced into the process from which it came.

•Hard waste. These wastes are generated by spinning, twisting, winding, and warping. This material
requires much re-processing and is therefore considered to be of lesser value.

•Finishing waste. This category includes a wide variety of clippings, short ends, sample runs, and
defects. Since this material is so varied, it requires a great deal of sorting and cleaning to retrieve that
which is usable. Consequently, this material is the lowest grade of waste.
 WATER CONSUMPTION :
The textile industry water-related impacts have
origin in the use of dyes and chemicals in
many different processes of textile
manufacture. There is a need to encourage the
use of less toxic dyes and chemicals as well as
to recycle/re-use water within the supply chain.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
The requirements for fossil fuels used in the
production of electricity used in the industrial
machinery, heating processes, transportation
and agricultural machinery causes a large
contribution to the climate change and
resources depletion. The uses of water and
energy are often related in the textile industry
since the main use of energy is to heat up the
process baths and drying operations occurring
after the wet processes
AIR EMISSIONS
Activities as agriculture, grazing sheep, and all
the energy consumption processes are the main
contributors to air emissions. However, some of
the air emissions are not produced in the
exploration place but in the power plants where
the electricity is generated. About 14% of the
overall 2004 global greenhouse gases emissions
were release from agriculture
SOIL EMISSIONS
These emissions are mainly allocated to activities of
raw materials production, due to agriculture works as
fertilizers and pesticides application.

SOLID WASTE PRODUCTION

The production of solid waste within the supply
chain has a big diversity of chemical compositions
and origins, most of the residual material are non-
hazardous as, for example, scraps of fabric or yarn
and packaging material. Obviously, it is possible to
say that the more efficient use of materials induces
a lower waste production.
CHARACTERISTICS OF WOOL FIBERS AND PRODUCTS

•Anti-static — because wool can absorb moisture vapour, it tends not to create static electricity, so it
is less likely to cling uncomfortably to your body than other fabrics.

•Anti-wrinkle — at a microscopic level, each wool fibre is like a coiled spring that returns to its
natural shape after being bent. This gives wool garments a natural wrinkle resistance.

•Biodegradable — When wool is disposed of, it will naturally decompose in soil in a matter of
months to years, releasing valuable nutrients back into the earth.

•Breathable — wool fibres can absorb large quantities of moisture vapour then move it away to
evaporate into the air. Wool clothing is extremely breathable and less prone to clamminess.

•Strength: It is stronger than silk. When wet wool loses about 25% of its strength. Longer the fibre
the greater will be the strength of the yarn.

•Stretchability: Wool is highly elastic. It is about 10 to 30% stretched when dry and 40 to 50% when
wet upon receiving pressure upon drying it readily regains its original dimensions.
•Fire resistant — wool is flame retardant, doesn’t melt and stick to the skin, and even self-
extinguishes when the source of flame is removed.

•Nature’s fibre — Wool is grown year-round from a simple blend of water, air, sunshine and grass.

•Odour resistant — in contrast to synthetics, wool can absorb moisture vapour, which means less
sweat on your body. They even absorb and locks away the odours from sweat, which are then released
during washing.

•Renewable — every year sheep produce a new fleece, making wool a completely renewable fibre
source

•Stain resistant — wool fibres have a natural protective outer layer that prevents stains from being
absorbed. And because wool tends not to generate static, it attracts less dust and lint.

•Sun-safe — wool is much better at protecting skin against UV radiation than most synthetics and
cotton.

•Warm and cool — in contrast to synthetics, wool is an active fibre that reacts to changes in body
temperature. So it helps you stay warm when the weather is cold, and cool when the weather is hot.

Maintance :
It is easy to install
It is easy handel
The wool can be replaced after several year of use .
The treatment can be the reason for the for some of the damage.
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTIC :
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES :
• Wool is resistant to acid, whereas cotton and cellulose are severely damaged if exposed to
acid. This difference is utilised in carbonising wool to remove excessive cellulosic impurities,
such as burr and vegetable matter. Wool is treated with a solution of sulfuric acid and is then
baked to destroy the impurities with only minimal damage to the wool.

• The action of acids: Dilute acids have little effect but either hot or concentrated acids
weaken or dissolve the wool fibres.

• The action of alkalis: Alkalis tend to make while wool yellowish, strong solutions of sodium
carbonate when heated destroys the fibre sodium hydroxide is highly injurious to the wool fibre.
However borax and ammonia have no harmful influence on wool.
OPERATION AND MAINTAINACE :
Most sheep grow wool that needs to be harvested at least annually. It is
not uncommon to shear some of the longer-wooled breeds twice a
year. Although some breeds have more valuable wool than others, all
wool has value and should be prepared properly to maximize its return.

In some sheep operations, wool comprises a significant portion of the

income to the enterprise. In other operations, it may be a by-product of
lamb or dairy production or even a cost of production. Hair sheep do Fine, medium,and long wool
not produce salable fiber.

MAINTAINACE :
A quality wool clip starts long before shearing. Wool production is a
year-round process. Proper harvesting techniques are important.

• Producers should make an effort to prevent contamination of

fleeces.
• Feeders which keep hay and chaff off the backs of sheep should be
used. Baling wool
• Hay should not be carried or thrown over the sheep.
• Grain should not be poured over their heads.
• Sawdust or shavings should not be used as the sole type of
bedding.
• Burr-producing plants should be removed from pastures.
• Animals with high quality wool can be protected with coats.

Poly contamination is the number one problem with American wool.

Sources of poly contamination are poly tarps, poly feed bags, and poly
twine. Producers should take steps to avoid poly contamination.

Core testing wool

USES :

There are many uses for wool around a homestead. Not only is this a natural, renewable resource,
Using wool is a great way to reduce your reliance on the outside world. Not only is it biodegradable,
but it’s also eco-friendly. Unlike other materials like polyester, wool is 100% natural and has many
applications outside of just offering you something to wear.

WOOL INSULATION
Instead of opting for traditional fiberglass insulation that can release minute particles into the air that
subsequently cause lung and respiratory problems, sheep wool has several added benefits while also
delivering optimum thermal performance. The fibers in sheep wool can absorb and exude moisture
without altering the energy efficiency performance. This hygroscopic feature means that your home
will stay well insulated while also benefitting from a natural air dehumidifying process that sheep wool
offers. Some wool insulation products can absorb up to 35% of their weight in moisture without
reducing their insulation abilities. Wool insulation can also reduce noise levels, thus acting as an
acoustic insulator for people who live next door to raucous neighbors or loud highways.
WOOL CARPETING
Another common use of sheep wool in the home is for carpeting alternatives. Whereas most carpets in
America´s homes are made from nonrenewable synthetic fibers such as nylon and polypropylene,
wool carpets have been made for thousands of years. Unlike other commercial and synthetic carpets,
wool carpets and rugs can actually purify indoor air quality instead of releasing potentially dangerous
VOCs. The natural crimp in wool fiber will prevent dirt, dust mites, and other allergens from penetrating
deeply into the fabric. It can also absorb and hold other common indoor contaminants such as nitrogen
dioxide from gas appliances and sulfur dioxide malfunctioning chimneys.

MULCH
There are lots of companies that specialize in making wool pads designed to mulch your garden.
However, you don’t need to buy the expensive pads in order to benefit from the powers of wool.
Instead, wrap wool around the trunks of your large plants or trees. Since it has such great insulating
properties, it can prevent weeds while also helping to retain soil moisture.
FERTILIZER
Fertilizer is one of the great uses for wool .It takes a while to break down, but when you toss wool into
the compost pile, it adds beneficial nutrients, including calcium and sodium. It’s about 9% nitrogen, 1%
phosphate, and 2% potash, too.
When you consider that most wool, if used for fertilizer, is probably still dirty, bear in mind that you’ll be
adding beneficial nutrients from the sheep droppings to your garden beds, too. Raised garden
beds and a keyhole garden bed, are two options where extra ‘filling’ such as wool would be put to
great use. Not only will they bulk up the area to be filled, but as it breaks down, it adds nutrients to the
soil.

BRICK REINFORCEMENT
Wool bricks are made by adding wool fibers to the regular clay material used to make bricks, then
combined with an alginate conglomerate, a natural polymer extracted from the cell walls of seaweed.
They are naturally dried (rather than the energy-intensive and polluting process of firing) and the result
is a brick that is less prone to cracking and less likely to warp. They have shown to be stronger than
unfired, stabilized earth bricks, and when made using locally-sourced products, can be labeled as a
zero-carbon brick.
 ADVANTAGES OF SHEEP WOOL :
•Wool is a natural, renewable and sustainable material.
•It causes no irritation to the eyes, skin or lungs and wool fibres present no hazard to human health;
•Wool fibres are breathable; unlike fibre glass based products they can absorb and desorb moisture
without reducing thermal performance, which make them a perfect insulation material;
•Wool does not support combustion and will extinguish itself in the event of fire;
•Sheep wool is static resistant. Wool has very little tendency to collect static electricity because wool
naturally absorbs moisture from the air;
•Wool absorbs noise and reduces noise levels;
•Wool is dirt resistant. Its ability to absorb moisture and therefore its low build-up of static electricity
means that wool does not attract lint and dust from the air. The crimp in the fibre and the scales on
the surface of the fibre prevents dirt from penetrating into the fabric.

DISADVANTAGES OF SHEEP WOOL :

• Lower thermal efficiency

A key feature of an insulation material is its performance. Thermal
resistance (R) measures heat lost through a given thickness of a
particular material expressed in resistance per unit area (m2K/W).
The higher the figure, the better the performance.
• Despite being produced naturally, Sheep’s wool price is
increasing rapidly due to the rising demand for wool for other
purposes making it more expensive than the glass or mineral
types of wool.
• Sheep wool also requires to be treated with chemicals.
Therefore, it is not energy free to produce.
 LOW EMBODIED CARBON

This attempts to balance the global warming gases used in producing materials with the amount
conserved by the insulation. It takes into consideration the gases released from usually fossil fuel
and energy spent extracting the raw material as well as the manufacturing process.
For example, to manufacture plastic insulation you need oil, chemicals and lots of energy.
Meanwhile manufacturing rock wool involves re-melting lava from volcanic rocks in a furnace and
spinning it into fibres.
Sheep’s wool uses a fraction of the energy used to produce man-made insulating materials. Sheep’s
wool has a value of 6 MJ/kg compared to 101 for Polyurethane foam and 26 for glass mineral wool,
according to an analysis by GreenSpec.

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS

A critical disadvantage of wool is its vulnerability to

insects, especially moths. Raw wool needs to be
treated with chemicals to make it insect resistant.
Manufacturers, such as Thermafleece, treat the wool
with borax to prevent insect attack.
There is an alternative. Manufacturer SheepWool alters
the molecular structure of the wool fibre through a
plasma-ion treatment, called ‘Ionic Protect’. This
biocide-free process is said to permanently prevent the
wool from being eaten by insects.
 VARIANTS AND SIZES USED :
Wool insulation commonly comes in rolls of batts or WOOL BATT
ropes with varied widths and thicknesses depending on ROLLS
the manufacturer.

Generally, wool batts have thicknesses of 50 mm (2 in)

to 100mm (4 in),
with widths of 400 mm (16 in) and
600 mm (24 in), and lengths of 4000 mm (13 ft 4 in),
5000 mm (16 ft 8 in),
6000 mm (20 ft) and 7200 mm (24 ft). The widths of 16
in and 24 in are the standard measurements between
studs in a stud frame wall. Most manufacturers provide WOOL
custom sizes as well and batts and ropes are easy to ROPES
cut once on site.
INSTALLATION :
Wool insulation costs significantly more than conventional
fiberglass insulation, but does not require the use of
protective gloves, and may have significantly lower health
risks to both the building occupants and the installation crew. WOOL
It can be used in the roof, walls and floors of any building FUGENBAND
type as long as there are spaces to put the insulation in.
Installing wool insulation is very similar to installing
conventional insulation batts; it can be held into place with
staples or it can be friction-fit, which involves cutting the
insulation slightly bigger than the space it occupies, using The wool Fugenband is a sheep wool filler for thermal
friction to hold it in place. insulation of hollow spaces around windows and doors.
The carded wool band is made from 100% pesticide-
free sheep’s wool.
SHEEP WOOL INSULATION AS A PART OF SMART ROOF SHEEP WOOL INSULATION
WALL SYSYTEM

WOOL BRATTS INSTALLED IN THE WOODEN

EXTERNAL WALL SHEEP WOOL INSULATION FRAMES AS A WALL
 MARKETING OF SHEEP WOOL IN GLOBAL LEVEL :

Wool is a commodity traded globally, and its diversity in the

market is vast and ever-evolving. With most of the wool sold
with an IWTO Test Certificate, the buyer's confidence for
quality is guaranteed. With the trend towards eco-friendly,
sustainable, and biodegradable parameters in the apparel
industry, demand for wool is growing worldwide as it provides
comfort to the skin.

Asia-Pacific Dominates the Market

Australia is one of the world’s largest wool

The world wool market is dominated by Australia, while China producers, producing around 25 per cent of
is the world's largest producer and consumer of wool. New greasy wool sold on the world market. The
Zealand is another large producer. The United States is a value of Australian wool exports in 2016-17 is
minor player in the world wool industry and is a net importer of estimated to be around $3.615 billion; this
wool. In the world wool market, super fine wools are the most reflects the continuing strong global demand
valuable. They are made into the highest quality clothing, for Australia’s wool, which is regarded as
usually high fashion items. among the world’s best.
Wool marketing can be broadly classified into two methods:
commodity and direct (or niche).

Commodity
• Wool pools
• Private or cooperative wool warehouse
• Fiber co-ops
Direct marketing of wool
MARKETING OF SHEEP WOOL IN NATIONAL LEVEL :

• India is the seventh-largest producer of wool and accounts for nearly 2 to 3% of total world
production.
• India has the third largest sheep population in the world with over 64 million sheep. The
annual wool production is in the range of 43-46 million kg.
• Due to the insufficient domestic production, India depends on imports for raw wool,
particularly on Australia and New Zealand.

• This wool is then used to prepare products like carpets, yarn, fabrics and garments for
the domestic market and for exporting, especially to the United States and Europe.
• Rajasthan is the largest wool producer and is known for its superior carpet grade Chokla
and Magra wool.
• Carpet grade is rougher than apparel grade and accounts for 85% of India’s production.
• Apparel grade wool accounts for less than 5% of production and coarse grade fit for making
rough blankets accounts for the rest.

PRICES OF THE WOOL IN INDIA :

Raw wool – 450/- per kg

Wool bratt –15,669 per roll
Acoustic insulation bords : 4999/sqft
Insulation boards : 6150 per board
Ceremic fiber wool blanket – 6799 per roll
LCA ND LCC :

Life Cycle Assessment

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a technique used to
assess the environmental impacts of products,
processes or services.
STEP 1 : CRADLE TO GATE
Processing & Manufacturing
The important impact categories here are water, GHG, energy and impacts from chemical use during the
following stages:
− Scouring and combing (aka top making)
− Spinning
− Dyeing
− Weaving
− Finishing
− Cutting and sewing
Obtaining accurate data for the processing and manufacturing stage including transportation is difficult as often
many different companies are involved. In the past, many published wool LCAs either used outdated data to
calculate the environmental impacts or used so called proxy data from other industries. This has led to
inaccurate calculations and false claims about wool’s environmental ratings.
STEP 2 :GATE TO GATE
Use Phase
The use phase is where wool is expected to have a low environmental impact compared to other
fibres. Research has shown that wool garments are washed less often, washed at cooler
temperatures, are mostly air-dried rather than tumble-dried and last longer than other garments
made of other fibres. Measuring the use phase impacts is very complex as user habits vary across
countries, but generally impacts are lower for wool at this stage.
STEP 3 : CARDLE TO GRAVE
End of Life
The end of life phase looks at impacts related to what happens to a product after it is no longer
needed.
This includes:
− Number of times a product is recycled
− End of life such as land fill, incineration or biodegradation
Recyclability is an important factor for sustainable products, because the environmental impacts
created throughout the supply chain become relative the longer a product is used. Being a natural
fibre, wool readily biodegrades in land and in water. Renewability is difficult to account for in LCA, and
currently microfibre and microplastic pollution is not included at all, which is a shortcoming of the
current approaches to textile environmental assessment.
LCC :
LIFE CYCLE COST
• Water & Wastewater: consumption of water
from aqueduct or well and wastewater
treatment in a municipal plant.
• Chemicals: production of chemicals and
auxiliaries.
• Packaging: manufacture of packaging
materials.
• Electricity: generation of electricity in the
power plant.
• Heat: production of calorific energy within
the facilities.
• Transports: transport of fibres to be spun
from cotton growers to the spinning mill.
• Solid waste: waste disposal.
 CASE STUDY :

New Wall System Developed Using Organic Wool

Insulation
Havelock's wool products provided a moisture-
management solution for this expansive ocean-
front home. People are smart, and people breathe, but most of us
wouldn’t think the same of the walls that surround our
living rooms, bedrooms and kitchens.
A couple of building professionals are trying to change
The 17,000-square-foot home is the company’s that perception with what they believe is the smartest,
largest residential project to date, but Legge says most breathable wall ever developed.
the firm has client’s ranging from single-family Called the ‘Smart Wall,’ the system is made of efficient,
custom homes builders to people building one-off resilient and sustainable products, including Havelock
tiny houses. They hopes to bring more awareness Wool sheep’s wool insulation, Intello wall lining
to the product so that health-conscious membranes and Gutex insulation board.
homeowners and builders alike will know the
natural and renewable material is an option.
THERMAFLEECE ULTRAWOOL IS THE BEST PERFORMING NATURAL FIBRE-BASED INSULATION ON
THE MARKET.

Thermafleece UltraWool is a specialist, high density, ultra-

efficient insulation helping provide exceptional acoustic Wool bratts are
insulation performance in wall, floor and roof systems. placed within the
Ultrawool contains 75% British sheep’s wool combined with wooden frame
recycled polyester fibres, and is the ideal choice if you are
looking for maximum thermal performance when space is at
a premium.

75% wool in combination with recycled polyester fibres

outperforms alternative products with a higher percentage of
wool. The wool rich blend ensures you get the full benefit of Wooden panels
sheep’s wool with enhanced performance, durability and are supporting the
sustainability. woolen bratts to
hold.

Thermafleece UltraWool Key Facts:

•Width (mm) – 390, 590
•Thickness (mm) – 50, 70, 90
•Thermal Conductivity – 0.035 W/mK Rafters and purlins
•Density 31 kg/ m3 are the suppoting
structure for the
•Acoustic Sound Absorption – NRC 1.10 @ 90mm
insulation that can
•Water Absorption (@100% RH): 24% w/w be fitted.
•Flammability & smoulder resistance to BS5803-4 – pass
•Highly Breathable
•Made in the UK
•Contains British Wool
•Manufactured to ISO 9001 & 14001 Roof with insulation of
•Can be recycled wool in the wooden rafter.
 CONLUSION :

The building sector is responsible for 40% of the current CO 2 emissions as well as energy
consumption. Sustainability and energy efficiency of buildings are currently being evaluated,
not only based on thermal insulation qualities and energy demands, but also based on
primary energy demand, CO 2 reductions and the ecological properties of the materials
used. Therefore, in order to make buildings as sustainable as possible, it is crucial to
maximize the use of ecological materials. This study explores alternative usage of sheep
wool as a construction material beyond its traditional application in the textile industry.
Another goal of this study was to explain the feasibility of replacement of commonly used
thermal insulations with natural and renewable materials which have better environmental
and primary energy values.
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https://www.localsurveyorsdirect.co.uk/pros-and-cons-sheep%E2%80%99s-wool-insulation-your-
home

https://arch5541.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/wool-in-architecture/

https://www.builderonline.com/products/building-construction-materials/insulating-homes-with-
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https://havelockwool.com/2017/03/new-wall-system-developed-using-organic-wool-insulation/

https://www.insulation-info.co.uk/insulation-material/sheep-wool

https://www.buildwithrise.com/stories/3-ways-to-use-sheep-wool-in-your-home-as-a-sustainable

https://www.sheepwoolinsulation.com/where-to-use/who-is-sheepwool-for/#professional