Knowledge Blog

Welcome to the ROCKWOOL Knowledge Blog. Here you will find the latest news trends and thoughts on a range of insulation topics, surrounding efficiency, acoustics, regulation and more.

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Standards & Regulations
05 Mar 2026

Wales Leads the Way in Retrofit Policy

Wales' Optimised Retrofit Programme offers £98m for energy efficiency, prioritising fabric-first insulation. See how it compares to the UK Government's Warm Homes Plan.

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Renovation Refurb and Retrofit
Sectors
Standards & Regulations
27 Feb 2026

Retrofitting for safety and comfort

Discover how ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation helps landlords meet the updated Decent Homes Standard — tackling fire safety, damp, noise and thermal comfort.

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Standards & Regulations
27 Oct 2025

Awaab’s Law: Tackling damp, mould and insulation choices

Learn how Awaab’s Law impacts social housing providers, and how ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation helps manage damp, mould, fire, and energy efficiency.

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Fire Resilience
Standards & Regulations
27 Feb 2025

NyRock Rainscreen 032 now HURRICANE FORCE TESTED…

ROCKWOOL NyRock Rainscreen 032 has been independently tested to prove that, depending on the build-up, it can withstand a minimum of Category 4 hurricane conditions.

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Acoustics and Indoor Environments
Fire Resilience
20 Feb 2025

ROCKWOOL used in development of a lunar habitat Cologne.

ROCKWOOL has contributed to the development of a lunar habitat that has just been inaugurated as part of the European Space Agency's (ESA) LUNA facility in Cologne

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Energy Efficiency
Standards & Regulations
19 Feb 2025

Understanding thermal values & calculations: U-value, R-value, lambda & more

The construction industry uses several thermal values to measure insulation performance. In this blog, we explain what they mean and why they're important.

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