Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersUK Construction Online’s Matt Brown speaks with Keith Aldis, Chief Executive of the Brick Development Association (BDA), on the brick manufacturing industry meeting sustainability targets and the advantages of using...
Destroyed church to be rebuilt with brick donation
Interest Group:Building Construction ProfessionalsSevere thunderstorms which hit KwaZulu-Natal in April this year took many lives and left thousands of structures destroyed – one of which was the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Empangeni. The tragic collapse of a brick...
Creative use of clay facebrick enhances Vredenburg high school
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersThe inclusion of Corobrik’s face brick and pavers in the construction of Louwville High School in the Western Cape was the perfect finish to the striking development which now makes up a vital part of the Vredenburg...
Corobrik officially opens the doors of its new Springs Centre
Interest Group:Building Construction ProfessionalsGrowing demand for quality bricks and pavers in eastern Gauteng prompted the opening of the Corobrik Springs Centre, the 25th Corobrik sales’ centre to be opened countrywide. Customers and their families were welcomed...
Conversion integrates sustainability with Federale clay Maxis
Beautiful clay brick:Residential ProjectBlackBrick Sandton is a recently completed conversion that embodies the ethos of sustainability on a scale that integrates sustainability in just about every aspect of modern living. Clay brick was the sustainable solution –...
Clay brick government building on track for 5 Green Stars
Interest Group:Building Construction ProfessionalsDesigned to achieve the illustrious 5Star Green Star SA rating for its sustainability, the Government's newest office building in Bellville, has been constructed using many effective design techniques. The natural clay...
Carbon Tax – the carrot and the stick
Interest Group: Brick Manufacturers & Members Submitted by: Lisa Reynolds Carbon Tax is being implemented in South Africa from 1 June 2019. At the CBA’s annual conference, Lisa Reynolds of Green Building Design Group (GreenBDG) updated CBA members on...
Recycled brick gives WWF SA 6-stars!
Interest Group:Property Owners & DevelopersThe environmentally-conscious mantra of 'Reduce Reuse Recycle' describes the WWF South Africa’s newly refurbished building in the suburban hub of Braamfontein. The building has earned its ‘green’ stripes through recycling...
Worcester Brick welcomes Habla team
Interest Group: Property Owners & Developers Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) has announced Karl Bremer Office Block in Bellville, Cape Town, is the first project to achieve a Socio-Economic Category (SEC) Pilot rating in Africa as part of its...
US research confirms thermal efficiency of brick
Interest Group: Building Construction Professionals Local and international comparative research continues to demonstrate why clay brick, as a 'green' building material, is so perfect for thermally efficient sustainable construction in South African...