Health and Environment Benefits

Terra Lana wool insulation is non-irritating to the skin and no special procedures or protective clothing are required for regular handling and installation. It contains no harmful substances, is non-irritant, non-allergenic, non-toxic and odorless.

Terra Lana natural wool insulation helps prevent sick building syndrome because it permanently traps substances like nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and formaldehyde (a known carcinogen) emitted by common building materials. Terra Lana natural wool insulation is capable of absorbing close to 100% of the formaldehyde commonly found in most new buildings.

Terra Lana wool insulation is good for the environment too. It is made using low grade virgin wool or recycled pre-consumer wool from the textile and carpet industries (in both cases a renewable and sustainable resource). Sheep wool is completely biodegradable and can be composted without causing harm to the environment.

But that’s not all…Terra Lana natural wool insulation has low embodied energy, the amount of energy required through out the whole manufacturing process. This means less power is required from fossil fuel burning electricity companies (fewer greenhouse gas emissions).