Research Article Adopting Saw Dust for Insulative Block Masonry in Simple Frame Structure as Energy Conservation Product

Abstract

The advancing world is requiring more constructions in recent times which is ultimately increasing carbon footprint and is alarming situation for environment as well as human beings. This emerging problem requires sustainable construction techniques in order to save environment. For the related problem many researchers have worked to enhance the energy consumption in construction and have provided solutions accordingly. We have utilized block masonry in exterior envelope and have added multiple percentages of Saw dust in order to enhance thermal conductivity of block. The blocks with saw dust were tested to achieve thermal conductivity coefficient ‘K’. This value was later added in virtual model of building created in BIM and then virtual model was converted to energy model using Insight 360. The optimum percentage of saw dust providing minimum energy consumption is achieved at 6.+