Towards a Sustainable Building Material in Hot Arid Environments: Compressed and Stabilized Earth Brick (CSEB) Prototype

Abstract

The aim of this research is to develop a material that will improve indoor comfort by eliminating the effect of hot walls during the summer and lowering the amount of energy consumed by air conditioning. It also aims to promote enough thermal autonomy to maintain thermal comfort in hot arid areas, such as Biskra's climate in southeastern Algeria, as well as to provide designers with a healthy, durable, and long-lasting material, solid, and low-cost material option. The thermal properties of this material, including the proposed combination and manufacturing procedure for these compressed and stabilized earth bricks, will be demonstrated. The study's prototype will be described.