Cork natural isolators
Natural insulators are gaining more and more popularity in the market. They benefit from the opinion of ecological and effective in terms of thermal and acoustic insulation. On the one hand, you will save energy, and on the other hand, you will protect yourself from ambient noise. Cork insulation also has other practical properties.
Above all, do not lose sight of the one that offers the best insulation, the one that will prove to be the most profitable. Expanded cork panels are the answer to your expectations.
Optimal insulation of exterior facades thanks to cork panels
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Expanded cork is treated at high temperature. As a result, the expanded cork insulation more effectively retains heat or prevents it from entering the house. In addition, it is waterproof, but very breathable. It's not brittle either, far from it! Expanded cork panels are recommended for the insulation of exterior facades.
They effectively isolate mechanical vibrations, which in particular provides protection against impact noise. These panels are also perfect for homes near noisy locations such as airports or manufacturing plants. This quality of sound insulation makes it a very practical natural insulator.
The charm of cork
The use of cork in construction is related to its properties: the unusual honeycomb structure, which seems to have been designed by an invisible hand, absorbs air, making the material very light, breathable and insulating.
According to Alberto Peretti, founder of Genius Faber, Cork is "a value economy and a supply chain of ideas and culture, characterized by territories where small businesses often operate, which revolve around tradition, and a real concentration of energies often disregarded and unaware of their value."
Cork - What is it and how to get it
In summer, from May to August, the cork peels off from the plant without causing damage. The first detachment (hulling) operation is carried out when the plant reaches the age of 25-30 years, a hard and knotty cork is obtained. Then the layers that are dehulled are thinner and more flexible after ten years between one extraction and the next.
The plant does not suffer from injury as the cork regenerates itself.
There are different types of cork, the commercial one, produced in panels containing chemical products as binders, has poor bioecological properties. Expanded cork, which is roasted and therefore brown, is a good thermal insulator, but due to its sound-absorbing properties.
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Only natural blonde cork, produced both in the form of granules and panels, combines excellent insulating properties with bioecological properties.
Countless possibilities of cork
We all know cork, its lightness and countless possibilities of use in all areas, from culinary, let's think of bottle caps, to construction with sound-absorbing and insulating panels.
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Cork has always been used to close containers, as far back as the 5th century BC. it was used to seal amphorae. The cork in a wine bottle stored horizontally stays moist, thanks to which the cork remains flexible and adheres well to the glass walls.
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The monk Pierre Dom Pérignon invented the cork stopper for champagne, retaining the effervescent aspect along with the gases contained in the liquid.