THERMAL PERFORMANCE – KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Omni Block invited the Ministry of Housing of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to visit the Omni Block two-story home that was nearing completion; even before there was any power of any kind hooked up to the home.

The outside temperature in the shade was 40.2° C (104° F) and the inside temperature was 29.4° C (85° F). This is a differential of 10.8° C (19° F) which is significant without any supplemental cooling. The exterior block surface temperature registered 59.4° C (139° F) while the interior block surface temperature was 25.5° C (78° F), which means the heat that enters into the building via other sources (ie. windows, doors, ceiling) will continue to move towards the cooler wall surface due to thermal mass.