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The Interlocking Brick Construction System
Half
Interlocking
brick
U-shape
Interlocking
brick
Interlocking
brick
(standard)
Green Building Constructed with
Interlocking Brick Construction System
Fig. 7 The manufacturing process of the interlocking bricks
From the previous sections of this paper, it can be clearly noticed that a total
of 5.425 GI energy have been saved and 1.35 ton CO 2 and other greenhouse gases
emission has been reduced by constructed this one-storey (built-up area 57.156 m
2 )
housing using the interlocking brick system if compared to construct it with the
conventional RCC structural members. Since the built-up housing of this research
has the characteristics related to the efficient use of resources and reduce the pollution
effect in the construction process, it certainly can be termed as a green building.
Moreover, this interlocking brick is fabricated mostly with the natural resource
(soil) and only compressed with the hydraulic press (which has eliminated the fire
process), these also contribute the green building characteristic to the interlocking