Controlling indoor air temperature using bagasse ash bricks Available to Purchase

To investigate the indoor temperature variations of buildings constructed with different masonry materials, the small scale modelling technique was used. Two small scale models were designed and built as per the standards (SP: 41), one with sugarcane bagasse ash (SBA) bricks and another with commercially available fly ash bricks. In order to assess the indoor temperature of the built model houses, the room temperature recordings were monitored for the period of a year over the study area (Nagpur, Maharashtra, India), which has a composite type of climatic condition. The thermal conduction of the exposed wall assembly was estimated by the surface temperature readings of the built houses. The techno-economic viability for the developed model houses was also carried out. The detailed analysis revealed that the developed SBA brick model house (M-1) was thermally more resistant and economic than the fly ash brick model house (M-2). The study revealed that the SBA bricks are novel, and were found to be a better thermally insulated masonry construction material than the commercially available fly ash bricks.