Most important, continual in-plant testing ensures that troublesome and even dangerous lumber defects are never shipped to a job site. The savings can be calculated by an energy-engineering consultant and guaranteed by an independent insurance company. Boric acid is added to the cellulose material during production. Boric acid is a widely used insecticide. It has been proven to kill insects, termites and eliminates nesting of rodents within insulation.
Boric acid is a salt.
It is used in shampoos and eye washes when burned. Eliminates mildew Fiberglass releases toxic vapors when burned. From all the facts I have gathered by reviewing the product information, speaking with Richard Rue, and my own studies, it is easy to see that cellulose has many more advantages than fiberglass. In summary cellulose is more efficient, safer, resists fire better, controls insects and rodents, and reduces sound far better than fiberglass. At a .71 STC sound rating the cellulose product provides a significantly quieter guest room than fiberglass.