Husain, Dilawar, Kaushik, Aadhar, Ravi Prakash, Akbar Ahmad
Reduction of air conditioning loads in the built environment is one of the most important challenges in tropical countries like India, where energy shortages are common particularly during summers. Enhancing the thermal resistance of building envelope through insulation is one of the techniques commonly used. Most of the insulating materials available in the market are synthetic polymeric compounds made up of petrochemicals, e.g. Expanded polystyrene, Extrudedpolystyrene, Glass wool, etc. The sustainability concept in the building sector has gradually led to the production of sustainable...
Reduction of air conditioning loads in the built environment is one of the most important challenges in tropical countries like India, where energy sh...