Straw bale installation on the roof top green projects effects in the indoor building temperature: Case study Peshawar, Pakistan

• Main Authors: Ahmad M., Al-Dala'ien R.N.S., Ali J., Beddu S.B., Manan A.
• Other Authors: 57200824716
• Format: Article
• Published: Alpha Publishers 2023

Study aim to improve the indoor building thermal comfort environment by using straw bale on the roof top promoting green construction projects. Experimentally field temperature of the residential building in Peshawer, city of Pakistan was collected for July 2019 and January2020 which has the highest and lowest temperature of the year further experimental temperature data is compared and validated using CFD modeling. CFD simulation was used to determine the effect of straw bale thermal insulator material on the roof top. Findings indicated that the experimental temperature shows 2nd January has the lowest temperature and 11th July has the highest and predicated validated temperature result shows similar findings with slightly difference of less than 20%. Straw bale utilization shows temperature reduces in the summer and increase in the winter inside the building but did not meet the ASHARE standard-55 recommended comfort zone temperatures values. This study concluded that straw bale did not effectively helpful to use in the Peshawar city for the thermal comfort in residential building. In the line, more studies have recommended to use other natural and recycled thermal insulator materials and compare the result. The placement of thermal insulator material in buildings is essential has to consider in the future studies. � 2021 Alpha Publishers. All rights reserved.