The Construction of Green Building Using Interlocking Brick System

Campus sustainability intends to minimize the negative effects that impact on their resources, while fulfils the activities of the universities for assisting the society in transition as the sustainable lifestyles. Since the activities of universities require many structures and the construction projects inevitably cause unfriendly effects on the environment, this research aims to investigate the effectiveness of interlocking brick system in reducing the energy consumption. In this research, a single-storey building had been built-up to validate the sustainability of the interlocking brick in constructing the green campus. By implementing the reinforced concrete construction method, it has found that about 1356.28 kg cement is needed to construct the required beams and columns. The invented interlocking brick system has avoided the exhaustion of 1356.28 kg cement and thus, saved 5.425 GI energy depletion, reduced 1.35-ton greenhouse gases emission and eliminated the formwork consumption. Moreover, this system is also proved to be competent in taking the essential role as load-bearing system of a building.