Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersLimpopo province — and particularly Thohoyandou in the Vhembe regional municipality — is well known for the quality of its clay and the manufacturing of clay bricks. The Switch team visited the region to collect data,...
Special needs school rebuilt in clay brick
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersThe Nokuthula Centre and Special School is a school for learners with special educational needs rendering services to learners with severe intellectual disabilities. The school caters for learners ranging from ages 3 to...
Simplify your sustainability reporting!
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersThe brick making sector in South Africa currently emits roughly 2.2 million tCO2e per year (Sector Sustainability Report 2018). Monitoring and reporting must cover all industrial processes, including fugitive and...
Seen at the Gala Dinner
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersIn a city known for its beauty, the Cape Town Aquarium remains one of the mother city's top attractions - and it happens to be built from clay brick! Our members and their partners made quite a splash in their tuxedos...
SCAPE The Trade Show 2022 Highlights
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersGreat to have you at our SCAPE Trade Show this year! If you haven’t yet seen the stats… SCAPE Trade Show 2022 was heaving with every big name walking around! Great speakers and all association accredited professionals....
Save construction costs, save the environment with recycling
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersWhen you add up the cost of building your own home, construction materials are a substantial budget item. Where the property has an existing building, the demolition and removal of structures can add to your bills before...
Sandton’s skyline bricked by Ocon
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersThe suburb of Sandton, often referred to as the ‘richest square mile in Africa’, continues to attract commercial and residential developments such as Central Square, a multi-billion rand mixed-use development, which...
SAIA Green Building Presentation
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersOn behalf of the CBA’s Switch Africa Green Programme, Lisa Reynolds of Green Building Design Group gave two specialist presentations to the Eastern and Southern Cape chapters of the S A Institute of Architects (SAIA)....
Rosema clay brick defines Sol-Tech architecture
Interest Group:Building Construction ProfessionalsTrade Union Solidarity has announced the completion of its new Sol-Tech Occupational Training College campus in Gauteng. The campus was built within a year - on time and under budget. Clay brick is an integral part of...
Roodepoort’s Princess Plots Informal Settlement
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersCorobrik’s face bricks used to create homes in Roodepoort’s Princess Plots Informal Settlement The first phase of the Princess Plots Informal Settlement Upgrade Project has seen 281 homes handed over to residents in this...