Benefits for building owners

The reasons to renovate are many and far-reaching – from leaving a legacy for future generations and improving our health, to mitigating climate change and regenerating our economy.

Renovation is hitting the headlines once again, as the EU is promoting energy efficiency renovations for Europe’s building stock as one of the best ways to help our economies recover post COVID-19. The ambitious goal to achieve the greatest economic benefit and the greenest climate impact in the shortest possible timeframe. All while simultaneously improving our health and comfort – what’s not to like?

How you can create a comfortable and save money

As buildings are Europe’s single largest energy consumer, accounting for close to 40 percent of total primary energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions, it’s good news that insulation can help reduce a building’s heating needs by up to 70 percent. Living in an energy efficient building has many benefits; lower energy costs, greater comfort at home, a more valuable property, and less emissions. Spending approximately 90 percent of our lives indoors, it’s our right to live, learn, work and recover in buildings that are comfortable and safe.

Here are just some of the ways you can renovated your home to ensure it’s better for you – and for the environment.

1. Façade

External wall insulation systems with render or cladding materials improve thermal performance, fire safety, and building acoustics, without using valuable space from the interior.

2. Exterior walls

If you want to maintain the existing appearance of the building, e.g. bricks or old stone walls, but you want to keep the house warm in winter or cool in summer, reduce energy usage and limit unwanted noise, it’s also possible to insulate from the inside.

3. Pitched roof

A large part of a building’s energy loss is through the roof. So it’s the first place you should seek to insulate to maximise the energy efficiency or your home and reduce your reliance on the grid. A well-insulated roof can significantly cut heat loss, meaning your house will stay warm for longer, even in the face of a heating outage. By using a fire-resilient material such as stone wool to insulate your roof, the fire safety of your home also improves greatly.

4. Interior walls

The insulation of interior walls, floors, and ceilings can improve comfort and reduce unwanted noise in the home. In the case of fire, it contains fires to the room in which they started, both keeping residents safe and limiting damages to your home.

5. Loft

Warm summers can make a poorly insulated loft unbearably hot – and cold winters make it expensive to heat. The high density of stone wool makes it an efficient material for creating a comfortable indoor climate all year round, reducing noise and helping you save money on your energy bill.

6. Basement

Insulation of the basement can reduce energy use, ensure a comfortable temperature and protect from damp. Should your basement get flooded,
stone wool will not retain water after draining, limiting the potential for mould.