Yes, the cork many know from cork boards and wine stoppers. Did you know it’s actually a high-performance building material, too? "I had been working with cork on another project and was ...

Cork, the humble material used for centuries to seal bottles ... Cork is used in everything from the building of spacecraft ...

As well as being a superb wine stopper, cork is a unique and versatile material. Cork was used by ancient civilisations for millennia, and we are now rediscovering its incredible properties.

Until 1999, it was commonly used in building materials, mainly for insulation ... On Wednesday, a spokesperson for Cork County Council told the Irish Examiner that a number of risk mitigation ...