Carbon Tax Impact Assessment Model (Compressed XLS / 456 KB) The Carbon Tax Impact Assessment Model (spreadsheet) allows individual brick makers to determine the total volume of emissions over which it will become liable under the Carbon Tax as well as the total costs...
Brick Manufacturers & Members
The Voice – November 2020
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersDownload the November 2020 issue of our CBA Member's magazine "The Voice". Print copies are currently being distributed to members - please contact the CBA if you don't receive your copies! Thank you to our advertisers...
The Voice – May 2021
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersCBA Chairman Hendrik van Dyk reflects on the year past, and the year ahead: “The Mpumalanga Lowveld enjoys ‘Champagne Weather’ - sunny autumn days that give a general sense of wellbeing! This beauty helps to offset some...
The clay brick industry says goodbye to the EECB team
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersAt a sparkling event in Freedom Park Pretoria, dignitaries from Switzerland and South Africa said farewell to the team from Swisscontact. It was a fitting finale for the 8-year Energy Efficient Clay Brick (EECB) Project,...
Sustainable Cities Africa Conference 2018
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersSustainability Week seminars provide intensive exposure to professional experts on sustainability topics. One of those experts was CBA Technical Director Nico Mienie, who presented the findings of our LCA and energy...
Sustainability team visits Thohoyandou informal brick makers
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,...
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....
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)....