Self-temperature controlling concrete roof tiles and building blocks using waste materials to improve building energy rating

As Australian homes need to become more energy efficient to support national emissions reduction targets, reducing waste sent to landfill is also essential to conserve resources and protect the environment.

In this project, Brickworks has partnered with Western Sydney University to use waste materials to develop concrete building blocks that can help improve the energy efficiency of homes.

They will develop phase change material from organic and construction waste to create thermally self-regulating concrete building blocks and roof tiles.

Researchers will test these blocks and tiles by building small and true-to-life model homes and assessing performance using the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme and BASIX.

Researchers will also conduct a lifecycle cost analysis to determine the economic benefits of the new building blocks.

PROJECT PARTNERS

• Western Sydney University
• The University of Newcastle
• Brickworks