Abstract
The computer code DOE-2 was used to simulate the energy consumption of four types of model houses constructed of clay bricks, concrete blocks, sandlime bricks, and prefabricated walls. It was found that a house built of clay bricks consumes 16, 23 and 25% less than one built of concrete blocks, sandlime bricks or prefabricated concrete walls, respectively. Assuming that the initial investment equals the material cost plus the cost of the air-conditioning equipment, a house built of clay bricks costs 13% less than one built of concrete blocks, 34% less than one built of sandlime bricks and 57% less than one built of prefabricated concrete walls.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1181-1186 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Energy |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1993 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgements-Thiss tudy was supportedb y the Saudi Committeef or Clay Brick Producersa nd the Research Instituteo f King Fahd Universityo f Petroleuma nd Mineralsu nder KFUPM/RI Project 22037.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Modeling and Simulation
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Building and Construction
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Pollution
- Mechanical Engineering
- General Energy
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering