Are Recticel Insulation's products environmentally friendly?
Our boards are an extremely efficient form of insulation and over the life of a building will save far more energy in their use than required in their production, resulting in significant reductions in energy consumption and cost, as well as reduced CO2 emissions.
What is an EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) and why is it important?
An EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) is an independently verified document that provides transparent, standardised information about the environmental impact of a construction product throughout its life cycle. This can include the extraction of raw materials, manufacturing, transport, use and end of life.
For insulation products, an EPD can provide important data on embodied carbon, global warming potential (GWP), energy and resource use, water consumption and waste.
EPDs are important because they help architects, specifiers, contractors and building designers make more informed decisions about the environmental performance of construction products. They provide reliable data that can be used in whole-building life cycle assessments (LCA), embodied carbon calculations and sustainability assessments such as BREEAM.
Take a look at what Recticel products are included in our EPD
What is circularity in construction?
Circularity in construction means keeping materials and products in use for as long as possible while reducing waste and the consumption of virgin resources.
For insulation, this can involve designing products and systems with durability, resource efficiency, recycling, recovery and end-of-life solutions in mind.
Recticel is working to support a more circular insulation industry by exploring ways to recover and reuse materials from insulation products.
What is Next Life Polyol?
Next Life Polyol is an initiative focused on recovering valuable polyol raw materials from polyurethane waste and returning them to the production cycle.
By recovering material that would otherwise potentially become waste, technologies such as this can help reduce reliance on virgin raw materials and support a more circular approach to polyurethane insulation.
What is Recticel doing to improve insulation circularity?
Recticel is working to improve the circularity of insulation by looking at ways to reduce waste, recover valuable materials and return materials to the production cycle.
This includes initiatives focused on recovering materials from insulation waste and exploring technologies that can help move the insulation industry towards more circular material flows.
What is the circular economy?
The circular economy is an approach that aims to reduce waste and keep products and materials in use for as long as possible.
In construction, this can involve designing buildings and products with durability, resource efficiency, reuse, recovery and recycling in mind.
For insulation, circularity can include finding ways to recover materials from manufacturing waste and insulation products at the end of their service life.
Recticel Insulation proudly announces the opening of its new industrial‑scale recycled polyol plant in Wevelgem (Belgium), a major milestone in the company’s long‑term sustainability strategy and a decisive step toward circularity in the insulation sector.
What is the minimum clear cavity when using Recticel Insulation cavity wall products?
As per the documentation for Eurowall® +, the clear cavity can be reduced to 10mm due to the innovative tongue & groove interlocking joint.
Eurowall® Cavity is certified for use in conjunction with a 25mm cavity. However, some warranty providers will not accept this and require a 50mm cavity, as do Scottish Building Standards. A wider cavity should be used in exposed locations.
If in doubt, seek advice from your Building Control Officer.
Where can I buy Recticel Insulation products?
Recticel Insulation's products are available via number of stores across the country.