Abstract
This study explored the potential of producing geopolymer bricks from industrial waste including ferrosilicon and aluminum slag. The bricks' physico-mechanical properties show that they conform to many codes and standards. Also, the thermal conductivity of 0.28 W/mK is achieved, which is significantly lower than that of conventional bricks. social residential buildings in New Aswan City, Egypt, is employed as a case study for examining the fabricated bricks' imple-mentation. Using the Design Builder software, it was found that the proposed fabricated brick samples showed energy savings of 5.70-14.90% and a decrease in carbon dioxide emissions of 0.47-7.67% compared to conventional wall brick. The temperature profile reveals that the fabricated brick samples have achieved the desired level of human comfort. Finally, the financial viability of each brick type was analyzed using the simple payback time (SPP). A return on in-vestment of 8.76-15.79 years was determined for the produced brick samples. Therefore, geo-polymer bricks are widely recognized as a significant improvement in environmental sustainability.