The Efficiency of Construction Materials Worked with Technology for Environment Control for Mushroom Cultivation Farm

Abstract

This research has two objectives: 1. select construction materials to be used as construction materials for a closed system mushroom house using technology and 2. experiment to control the environment in the mushroom house using technology to control the factors in cultivation of Bhutan oyster mushrooms, relative humidity 80% and temperature not more than 30 degrees Celsius. From the study, it was found that suitable materials used as building materials for mushroom house by selecting materials that are cheap easy to find in a local city. There are 8 types of materials: 1) the wall is a cement block wall 2) the roof is a metal sheet roof 3) the ceiling is a smooth plastered ceiling using the material is gypsum board 4) the floor is a concrete floor poured in place 5) the beam is reinforced concrete beam 6) the footing is reinforced concrete footing 7) the column is carbon steel square tube and 8) the roof beam is carbon steel tube. These 8 types of materials, when the construction of a mushroom house and working with technology can control the environment are 1) moisture, found that the materials are able to withstand high humidity and 80% relative humidity can be controlled 2) temperature, it was found that the materials are able to insulate heat and control the temperature inside the house not to exceed 30 degrees Celsius. The results showed that the construction materials that were selected for the construction of the mushroom house using technology perform well in conjunction with technology and able to control the environment in the mushroom house.