| Abstrak/Abstract |
Reuse has become a popular approach in sustainable design as many reuse programs have evolved from
solid waste reduction goals. Reuse requires fewer resources, less energy and less labor compared to recycling,
disposal, or manufacture of new products from raw materials.
An experimental design method was used in this study to explore possibilities of waste material
transformation into zero waste air conditioning to reduce carbon emission and house cooling cost. This was
done by analyzing the principles of Venturi effect on different-sized used plastic bottles through manual
effectiveness measurement.
The system works on the principle of passive cooling by induced ventilation caused by air velocity difference.
The result shows that smallest inlet-outlet ratio of the used plastic bottles gave higher air velocity multiplication,
which when utilized in house façade design, could provide natural ventilation through zero waste principles. |
