The Adaptability of PVC Mesh as Recycled Textile Waste towards Innovative Tropical Building Façade

Abstract

Textile fibres are commodity materials that will continue to be required in vast numbers for various applications by society but accumulate colossal waste. Upcycled textile waste possesses high potential in building construction through coating application. This research aims to establish the use of PVC mesh textile waste as an innovative textile facade for Malaysian buildings. Content analysis is conducted to evaluate different textile façade construction performing architectural functions. The overall result concludes that PVC mesh covers all aspects in balance as an innovative building façade responding to the needs of the tropical climate setting in Malaysia. Keywords: Textile waste, Building façade, Recycled Material, Textile facade eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3505

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