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creators_name: Mohd, S.S.R.
creators_name: Liew, M.S.
creators_name: Zawaw, N.A.W.A.
creators_name: Farhan, S.A.
creators_name: Shafiq, N.
title: Green-Building-Index-Assessment-Criteria-Based Comparative Evaluation of Interlocking Blocks as an Alternative to Conventional Masonry for Residential Buildings in Malaysia
ispublished: pub
note: cited By 0; Conference of 4th International Symposium on Green and Sustainable Technology, ISGST 2021 ; Conference Date: 3 October 2021 Through 6 October 2021; Conference Code:175796
abstract: Major residential construction projects adopt clay bricks as masonry, which can contribute to high carbon emission, primarily due to their high embodied carbon. Furthermore, the adoption of conventional masonry, including clay bricks, may lead to the use of high amounts of mortar and contribute to a lot of wastage. Therefore, an alternative system that can potentially replace conventional masonry is required to reduce the wastage as well as carbon emission. Interlocking blocks, which adopt a lock and key system has the potential to replace conventional masonry as they employ locally available materials, save construction time, use less mortar and are less dependent on highly skilled masons. In view of their potential, the adoption of interlocking blocks in residential buildings were evaluated comparatively to conventional masonry, namely clay and cement sand bricks, based on the Green Building Index Assessment Criteria for Residential New Construction (GBI-RNC) tool. Overall Thermal Transfer Values of test models that employed conventional masonry and interlocking blocks were calculated. Approximately, based on the GBI-RNC tool, with an increase of 17-18 points achieved from the EE, MR and IN criteria, a Silver rating can be achieved with the adoption of interlocking blocks. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
date: 2021
publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122423808&doi=10.1088%2f1755-1315%2f945%2f1%2f012071&partnerID=40&md5=14d747be6b494eea71f7474f81659a55
id_number: 10.1088/1755-1315/945/1/012071
full_text_status: none
publication: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
volume: 945
number: 1
refereed: TRUE
issn: 17551307
citation:   Mohd, S.S.R. and Liew, M.S. and Zawaw, N.A.W.A. and Farhan, S.A. and Shafiq, N.  (2021) Green-Building-Index-Assessment-Criteria-Based Comparative Evaluation of Interlocking Blocks as an Alternative to Conventional Masonry for Residential Buildings in Malaysia.  In: UNSPECIFIED.