| dc.description.abstract | The building materials which are currently
used have technology and development passing by
different ancient history periods and many were started
from the protohistoric period onward. This research
focuses on ancient Sri Lankan clay roofing tiles to
identify the status of the ancient’s technology and their
development in order to come up with a current
application that is viable for sustainability in the
building construction industry which is able to support
reducing cost-saving of energy consumption that using
on air conditioning for inner building cooling purpose
as well as a solution for mitigating a global warming
problem. The artefacts prove ancient clay technology in
Sri Lanka has a rich history and radiocarbon dating
given the age of old tile as 2250 BP and from that
onward it revolution by dramatically with the shapes
and dimensions, properties improvement, advancing of
production and burning process; the ancestors’ applied
Nature Inspired Solution for tile design; and lastly,
ancestors’ application of the top coating of glazed layer
proved their ability to advance their application where
currently is a concept to establish a sustainable
construction. | en_US |
