ASSESSING THE AWARENESS OF THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF EARTH AS A WALL MATERIAL AND SUSTAINABLE BENEFITS AMONG BUILDING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS IN KATSINA
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https://doi.org/10.33003/fjs-2026-1004-4843Keywords:
Sustainability, Thermal Performance, Energy-Efficient, Compressed Earth, Building Industry Professionals, Rammed Earth, Katsina StateAbstract
This paper is aimed at studying the ecological and sustainability issues in earth construction for housing purpose with a view to find out how enlightened the building professionals are on what we need to be concern about in using earth materials. The study intended to appraise the level of awareness among the building industry professionals on the sustainable benefits of using compressed earth brick as a wall material for housing and schools in Katsina State. In the past, houses and schools were built with earth, and their indoor thermal environments were friendly and more energy-efficient compared with the nowadays walling material. In order to accomplish the purpose of the study, a cross-sectional online survey design was adopted to collect the relevant data for evaluating the awareness level of the sustainable benefits of compressed earth bricks amongst the professionals in Katsina State. The study looked at environmental factors; strategies for sustainable ecological development and benefits of rammed earth as ecological stable material. This paper examined the effect of the usage of earth materials for constructions process in buildings and its sustainability, the impacts on the environment and way of preventing the possible implications that may result when used.
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