Life Cycle Assessment And Energy Efficiency Studies On Sustainable Alkali Activated Ceramic Tile Dust Masonry Blocks

Abstract

Industrialisation and growing population have increased construction activities across the country. The construction industry consumes lots of natural resources in the form of raw materials for development activities. This construction sector continues as the second largest industry and is primarily accountable for 30% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, 32% of energy consumption and 30 40% of waste generation on-site. This has resulted in shifting the construction industry s focus towards adopting sustainable strategies, primarily needed to reduce the negative environmental impacts of construction materials. However, adopting low-embodied carbon materials is not enough when it comes to the building sector, environmental impacts need to be reduced, and also minimising the operational energy should be given consideration while selecting building materials. Thus, the utilisation of sustainable materials, such as by-products of various industrial activities, is being tested for their suitability in the construction sector, as their disposal is quite challenging. Maintaining environmental sustainability in cities with rapid population growth is considered one of the major challenges. Thus, the involvement of the materials that are conducive to this sustainability as well as climate resilience are to be considered. Global temperature is also rising yearly, with the last 9 years being in the top 10 warmest years as per records. This increasing temperature led to the design of buildings with better space cooling options. Thus, there is a need to design new-age buildings with sustainability, faster construction, thermal comfort, and energy efficiency. The present research identifies the concern related to providing material that has overall sustainable features. The research shifts its focus towards identifying cementfree binders such as alkali-activated binders. In this research, the focus was on developing alkali-activated based blocks having thermally efficient features. However, it is crucial to identify the appropria