• Riyaz Ahmad Qasab
• Misba Gul

Thermal comfort in buildings is a priority in the regions of extreme climatic conditions. The buildings in such severe climatic zones can be thermally insulated which may on one hand optimally help in minimising the annual energy cost by curtailing the requirement of air conditioning systems or on the other hand contribute by reducing the emission of carbon dioxide into the environment resulting from the traditional methods of heating like burning of fire wood, charcoal, and coal in harsh cold winters. Owing to its low thermal conductivity and high R-value, saw-dust which is a by-product resulting from sawing of timber from sawmills, has been experimented with to discover its feasibility as a material for thermal insulation of buildings. This study investigates the potential of innovative wall tiles developed from saw-dust as a means of thermal-insulation material to prevent heat loss or heat gain by conduction through masonry walls.

Thermal insulation, sawdust tiles, thermal conductivity, R-value, economy

"Innovative Saw-dust wall tiles for Thermal Insulation of Buildings", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.665-670, December 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812C98.pdf

"Innovative Saw-dust wall tiles for Thermal Insulation of Buildings", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp665-670, December 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812C98.pdf