en Environment Environment Research Paper Research Paper It has been brought to our attention that the article [1], published in International Journal of Civil Engineering, is a republishing material from a previous publication published in <a href="https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jleed9">Journal of Energy Engineering</a>[2]. The editorial board of IJCE consider this action as an infringement of professional ethics and therefore the decision has been made to retract of the article.<br> &nbsp;<br> The authors&rsquo; response provided by <a href="https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jleed9">Journal of Energy Engineering</a> to us, was not satisfactory from this journal&#39;s point of view for this unfortunate situation (the documents are kept in the journal&rsquo;s offices). Any inconvenience this may have caused by authors to the Readers due to improper action of the authors should be apologized by them.<br> &nbsp;<br> [1] &ldquo;Application of Small-Scale Experimental Models for Thermal Comfort Assessment of Sustainable Building Materials&rdquo; by S. P. Raut, S. A. Mandavgane, and R. V. Ralegaonkar.&nbsp;International Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 12, No. 4, Transaction A: Civil Engineering, December 2014<br> Received: May 2013, Revised: December 2013, Accepted: January 2014.&nbsp; This article should be considered as retracted.<br> &nbsp;<br> [2] Thermal Performance Assessment of Recycled Paper Mill Waste&ndash;Cement Bricks Using the Small-Scale Model Technique&rdquo; by Sanjay Raut, Sachin Mandavgane, and Rahul Ralegaonkar. J. Energy Eng., 2014, 140(4): 04014001.&nbsp; http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000171<br> Submitted on April 9, 2013; approved on October 25, 2013; published online on October 29, 2013.<br> &nbsp; Waste-create brick, Small-scale model house, Thermal comfort. 439 446 http://ijce.iust.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2147-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 S. Raut sprce@rediffmail.com 1800319475328460011505 1800319475328460011505 No Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology R. Ralegaonkar sanvan28@yahoo.com 1800319475328460011506 1800319475328460011506 Yes Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology S. Mandavgane mandavgane@gmail.com 1800319475328460011507 1800319475328460011507 No Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology