Sheep's wool insulation: A sustainable alternative use for a renewable resource?

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-15

  Corscadden, K W ^a   Biggs, J N ^a   Stiles, D K ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Green building products; Guarded hot box; Scale; Sustainable agriculture; Thermal properties; Wool insulation

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE; GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS; GREEN BUILDINGS; HOT BOXES; LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; SCALE; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INSULATION; MANUFACTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; YARN;

WOOL;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-OFF; WOOL;

ARTICLE; BREED; ECONOMICS; ENERGY YIELD; HEAT TOLERANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SHEEP; SHEEP WOOL INSULATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WOOL;

EID: 84896700730     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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