Building the Future with Earth – Herbarium CSEB as a Modern Self-Insulative, Eco-Friendly Material
Vaishnavi Ramakrishnan
1Vaishnavi Ramakrishnan, M Arch Graduate 2023 batch, Architecture Research Scholar
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ABSTRACT
Many types of analysis were undertaken in sustainability and passive energy, Reduction in Carbon emission and cost-effective style in summer cooling, it’s like rather than the usage of AC these days because of climate weather modification even this year and in coming years I needed to visualize whether or not the CSEB material is actually replacing AC system for a sustainable future. the rise of a movement against non-eco-friendly practices nowadays has woke up us to adapt to and incorporate practices that are pro-earth. we've got realized that the smaller steps taken nowadays, have a larger impact on our tomorrow. green practices within the housing industry will contribute towards a more robust and greener tomorrow. Construction using CSEBs is one in every of the various ways in which we are able to resort cut back the negative impact on mother earth. In this study, the effect of bulk viscosity and cement content on the thermal conductivity of cement- stabilized earth block CSEB is delved . Experimental results show that thermal conductivity increases with bulk viscosity. Changing the cement content slightly changes the thermal conductivity of CSEB at a specific bulk viscosity. No clear direct relationship was observed between thermal conductivity and cement content in CSEB. still, the CSEB compressive strength increased significantly with cement addition. Also, the compressive strength of CSEB increases as the cement content increases. CSEB shows pledge in earthen structures due to its increased compressive strength and reduced thermal conductivity.
Keyword: Eco-friendly, Herbarium CSEB, Effective thermal comfort, Indoor thermal conductivity, passive material making, Herbs – Henna, Traditional techniques, Adobe earth blocks, Natural material.
