Abstract: The adverse effects of extreme climatic conditions, which cause discomfort to man and also hamper various human activities in their various residences is quite alarming. To man, buildings should serve as protectors from adverse environmental occurrences. This research analyzed the thermal characteristics of brick material among other building material as a means of recommending the fitting brick material in Girei, Adamawa State, Nigeria. This study evaluated the significant difference between mud brick house and cement block house. Mud brick house performed a little better than cement block house when it comes to heat regulation. Cement block house has a mean value of 35.440C while mud brick house has 34.880C in the dry season, while in the rainy season, cement block has 30.1600 and mud brick has 26.7600 as their mean values. Using SPSS Package at 0.05 level of significance, there was a significant thermal difference between the two buildings at both seasons considered. Values were lesser than 0.05 in both seasons as the rainy season was 0.001 and dry season was 0.000 respectively.
Keywords: Mud Brick House; Cement Block House; Temperature.
Title: Evaluation of the Thermal Difference between Mud Brick House and Cement Block House in Girei, Adamawa State, Nigeria
Author: ADEDIRAN S. ADEKUNLE, ADEBAYO A. ABEL, ZEMBA A. AMBROSE
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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