Thermal Performance of Clay Bricks, Lime Bricks, and Ventilation Blocks as Building Walls

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10.2991/aer.k.200729.024How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Thermal comfort, temperature reduction, clay bricks, lime bricks, ventilation blocks

Abstract

Indonesia is one of the countries affected by climate change. One of the most significant effects that happen in the environment is global warming, which causes the air temperature to rise. Climatic conditions will directly affect the human body since the air temperature influences the human body. Indonesia is also one of the countries facing an energy crisis. Efforts are certainly needed to keep the thermal comfort inside the building within the tolerable level, while on the other hand minimizing the use of energy for air conditioning. One way is by optimizing the building envelope materials to reduce the room temperature. This method is based on the fact that conductivity (other than convection and radiation) of building materials greatly influences heat transfer, especially through the building walls. This study aims to discover the thermal performance of clay bricks, lime bricks, and ventilation blocks as wall construction. The study used qualitative and quantitative methods, aided with field measurements. The conclusion is made based on the comparison result of the best temperature reduction between clay bricks, lime bricks, and ventilation blocks.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Iwan Wibisono
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/07/30
TI  - Thermal Performance of Clay Bricks, Lime Bricks, and Ventilation Blocks as Building Walls
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference of Heritage & Culture in Integrated Rural-Urban Context (HUNIAN 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 151
EP  - 155
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aer.k.200729.024
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