Few people realise that home improvement also means taking care of the health of their house. It?s the biggest financial investment a person makes and it needs to be in the best of health for as long as possible (just like you) which is why we?ve launched the Healthy Home Campaign. We want to help the home owners of Britain achieve healthier homes and increase the life of the nation?s properties.

When you add insulation above the top-floor ceilings, you are not actually insulating the loft – you are insulating the top-floor rooms. But this comes at a cost – it makes the roof space cooler. Now, condensation occurs when moisture-laden air hits cool surfaces, so you might well expect to see a bit more condensation on the sarking felt.

Following loft insulation, the air in the rooms below becomes warmer,which means it can hold more moisture, absorbed from the normal human activities of cooking, showering, breathing and perspiring. This warm, moisture-bearing air then passes through the top-floor ceilings into the cool loft. This should not be allowed to happen, because a basic principle behind all thermal insulation is that a vapour barrier should be fitted on the “warm” side of the insulating material.

Health concerns surrounding outdoor air pollution are well-documented, and the EU has grappled with the seriousness of how to tackle the issue for some time. But one area, where there has been little action, is on the health concerns surrounding indoor air quality.

Less attention has been given to this issue despite the wide range of indoor pollutants that can affect health such as building materials, furniture or even by activities such as cooking or the use of cleaning products.

In a?new report, the World Health Organization (WHO) has shed some light on the issue. The report reveals that 23 percent or 12.6 million of all global deaths each year are linked to the environment, with nearly two-thirds linked to non-communicable diseases (NCD). These include ischaemic heart disease (IHD), stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer.

Cold and damp homes provide the perfect conditions for particles and pollutants that attack sufferers of asthma, bronchitis, and similar respiratory conditions. The excessive moisture that leads to damp and mouldy homes is often the result of substandard insulation that permits the build-up. Further, the substandard insulation doesn?t provide an even temperature throughout the house, allowing cold spots to become potential breeding grounds for mould and damp.

Icynene spray-foam insulation is made from an inert polymer ? the spray-foam does not rect with anything (non-degrading) ? allowing it to provide the highest levels of insulation for the indefinite future. Icynene spray-foam insulation will keep your home free of mould, damp, and cold-spots, maintaining a constant temperature.

Improving a home and contributing to a greener planet can go hand in hand when homeowners upgrade their houses using Icynene spray foam insulation. This insulation material goes on as a liquid, produces little to no waste materials, is safe to use in most environments and is nontoxic, making it an ideal option for enhancing home heating and cooling systems without damaging the environment. What?s more, while the return on investment these upgrades offer may provide more money in homeowners? pockets, they also serve to simultaneously reduce carbon emissions and further support a healthier, greener planet.