Cost-Effective Housing Technology with Carbon Neutral Blocks

¹ Government Polytechnic Masabtank, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
² MIT-ADT University, Pune, Maharastra, India.

^* Corresponding author: snarsingrao2006@gmail.com

Abstract

Conventional materials are considered to be major contributors of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. New cost effective technologies for housing is, therefore, a need of the hour. To make mass housing cost effective in shortest possible time, each of the housing components has to be optimized for cost and production time. Disposal of fly ash is posing a great threat for its disposal problem. There is a dire necessity for alternate materials replacing conventional costly material with cost effective and environmental friendly materials making them energy efficient. This paper presents the technology and advantages of construction of cost effective and energy efficient construction using the developed Carbon Neutral Soil-Cement Fly Ash (SCF) blocks. Construction methods adopted were Arch foundation, Rat-Trap bond using SCF blocks for masonry, precast SCF block Lintel elements and partially precast SCF Slab Panels for flooring/roofing. Overall Cost to the extent of 42% can be saved using this cost effective construction technology over the conventional method. Energy of the buildingcan be drastically brought down from. 36.39 GJ (4.2T of CO²) for conventional construction to 9.51 GJ (1.33T of CO²) for cost effective construction. Energy to the extent of 74% can be saved using this Technology.