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Two turn mushrooms into insulation

Two students have created Greensulate, a strong, low-cost biomaterial that replaces the expensive, non-biodegradable plastics and styrofoam used in modern packaging and wall insulation.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 4 comments

Advertising Firm Creates Newspaper-Insulated Coat for Homeless

Toronto-based ad agency Taxi is known for placing ads in newspapers, but now they want to turn that newsprint into a much-needed gift for the homeless. Partnering with designer Lida Baday, they have created an all-season coat insulated with newspaper.

In the Media by David Silverberg - 3 comments

Insulate Your Home with Mushrooms

Once again mushrooms are more than a pizza topping. Two young entrepreneurs will soon be hitting the green building market with Greensulate, insulation that is mushroom based.

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VIDEO: Rewards offered for insulation tip-offs

Energy companies are falling so far short of government insulation targets, they are now offering rewards for the names of the neediest householders.

Cash offer for insulation 'help'

British Gas is offering £50 to anyone who can pass on the name of an elderly person or a family on benefits who needs to have their home insulated.

Quietest room in the world can drive you crazy in 45 minutes

The Anachoic Chamber at Orfield Labs boasts the Guinness World Record for the quietest room in the world. Its walls and floor are made of fiberglass wedges and insulated material that absorbs more than 99 per cent of sound generated within, including your footsteps.

AUDIO: 'Compelling public to insulate won't work'

Nicola Stanbridge speaks to an energy efficient renovation expert in London as the government holds a consultation about whether homeowners should be made to improve energy efficiency in the rest of the house. And Tim Yeo, chairman of the Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee, explains why he thinks compulsion is not the best way forward.