INTERLOCKING BLOCK WITH ALUMINIUM CLADDING

Appropriate Technologies are applicable to Developed Nations as wellAppropriate technologies cannot be restricted to developing nations alone. Developed nations alsoneed to re-examine construction systems so as to conserve resources and put them to betterproductive use instead of dead investments in buildings.

Industrialised nations often use metallic finishes with cavities for condensation and vapour barriersbacked with thermally insulating materials. These finishes are fixed over extensive grids of galvanisedIron runners. The main walls are of RCC or brick as the case may be. In order to minimise heatingexpenses this interlocking block with condensation / vapour barrier thermally insulated with a singlesheet of aluminium cladding, meets the performance criteria required at a much lower cost.

If one were to calculate the actual labour input within the present system of the building of an RCCwall, manufacture and installation of galvanised iron runners and aluminium cladding, theinterlocking block is not only economical but also a labour saving device.

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