Energy Efficiency Coupled with Lightweight Bricks: Towards Sustainable Building: A review

Abstract

This study investigates energy use in the construction sector and the potential for reducing energy consumption by improving the thermal efficiency of various building components, including walls, windows, roofs, and floors. The evaluation included a discussion on the prospects of reducing energy use. The building envelope is one of the most important factors to consider in terms of the heating and cooling energy efficiency of buildings. Walls are the fundamental component of a building's envelope and should provide thermal and acoustic comfort without compromising the aesthetic features of the building. The walls have a heat transfer area that is substantially higher than average, and the amount of heat gained or lost depends on the temperatures of the wall's inner and outside surface areas. Therefore, walls have a vital role in reducing the energy consumption of buildings. Bricks are a necessary component of highperformance thermal insulation, and lightweight bricks are especially useful in this regard. Bricks that are specifically manufactured for use in wall construction play an essential role in the management of energy consumption. The study has, as a result, provided a synopsis of the production of lightweight bricks in accordance with the source of the raw materials (e.g. Agriculture and industrial waste, etc).

Energy-Efficient Passive Cooling Design for Residential Buildings in Hot and Arid Climates: A Parametric Study

“…By integrating these strategies into building design, energy consumption for cooling can be reduced, leading to lower energy bills, improved comfort, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the use of passive design strategies can contribute to the sustainable development of Egypt's building sector and help the country transition towards a more sustainable energy future [18,19].…”

Improving the Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency of Buildings by Incorporating Biomass Waste into Clay Bricks

“…Contemporary studies in the fields of recycling and energy conservation are primarily motivated by the desire to lower cooling costs in hot, arid regions by finding new uses for industrial and agricultural wastes to produce inexpensive construction materials that restrict the flow of heat inside buildings. Numerous studies have examined the potential of industrial and agricultural wastes as raw materials for a wide range of building products, and many have found promising applications [ 5 ]. Some examples of such materials include sludge, polystyrene, fly ash, mushroom compost, sugar cane husk, and polystyrene.…”

“…One way to enhance the insulating qualities of brick is to introduce porosity into the clay body. Sawdust, polystyrene, paper sludge, coal, and agricultural wastes are all examples of organic materials often used as pore formers [ 5 , 6 , 7 ]. The use of organic product wastes as a pore-forming agent in the brick industry decreases the clay’s density and, in general, increases the clay’s thermal insulation potential.…”

The Effects of Courtyard Envelope on the Energy Required for Cooling in the Hot Desert Climate

“…As a result, it would be advantageous if we could minimize our usage of air conditioning, as it is well known that global energy costs have grown [2]. Consequently, there is an urgent need to design buildings with several environmental features and characteristics that assure energy consumption decreases in these buildings [3,4]. In hot desert regions, one of the most important environmental elements used to lower building cooling demands is the courtyard.…”