Research Article

Nanoprocessing of Industrial Rejects for Controlling Operational Energy of Buildings

Table 7

Comparative study of material along with thermal properties.

Material IDDensityThermal conductivityPeak cooling loadEmbodied energy (EE)Cost/cum (material cost)
kg/m3(W/m-k)WMJ(₹ in Lac)

GBFS2475 (<0.8%)0.92 (<34.3%)17929 (<34%)24116 (<26.72%)2.30 (<9.09%) (US$-3052.30)
OPC concrete2495(100%)1.40 (100%)27089(100%)32908 (100%)2.53 (100%) (US$-3357.53)
ReferenceIS 9489 (1980)HVAC report (2011)Local market rate