Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 11(6), pp. 3471 - 3478
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110617
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Effect of Recycled Brick Mixture on Energy Efficiency in Building Exteriors


Mohamed Abohelal *, Walaa Nour , Ingy Eldarwish , Hosny Dewer
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Egypt

ABSTRACT

In many countries, buildings are the main consumers of energy, and with the development of the construction process, the demand for energy increases. The majority of the energy needed for construction goes towards the production of building materials and achieving thermal comfort. Building energy consumption can be saved through the selection of building materials and the preparation of an exterior design suitable for the surrounding nature of the building. The thermophysical properties of the building materials that make up a building's exterior determine how well it responds to the effects of climate change. This paper describes the utility, the cost, and the effect of using recycled bricks made from a mixture of broken red bricks and plastic waste in the walls of buildings on the consumption of energy used in cooling. Therefore, comparing these results with those of using red bricks, which are the most widely used in Egypt, the results show that recycled bricks achieved a lower manufacturing cost by 60% and reduced energy consumption by 33.5 % compared to red bricks.

KEYWORDS
Recycled Brick, Energy Efficiency, Materials, Buildings, Construction Waste

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Mohamed Abohelal , Walaa Nour , Ingy Eldarwish , Hosny Dewer , "Effect of Recycled Brick Mixture on Energy Efficiency in Building Exteriors," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 3471 - 3478, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110617.

(b). APA Format:
Mohamed Abohelal , Walaa Nour , Ingy Eldarwish , Hosny Dewer (2023). Effect of Recycled Brick Mixture on Energy Efficiency in Building Exteriors. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 11(6), 3471 - 3478. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110617.