Interest Group: Brick Manufacturers & Members Zi Brick and Tile Industry International, considered by experts in the field to be the leading journal for the heavy clay industry, will be carrying a 12-page feature article on the South African Clay Brick life...
CBA’s LCA presented at National Colloqium
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersCBA Technical Director Nico Mienie presented that clay brick industry Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) at the 2-day SAEEC in November 2018. The CBA took part in Session 4: Track C - Energy Efficiency Building Envelope. Over...
CBA’s LCA is presented at international Energy Efficiency conference
Interest Group: Brick Manufacturers & Members CBA Technical Director Nico Mienie presented that clay brick industry Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) at the 2-day SAEEC in November 2018. The CBA took part in Session 4: Track C - Energy Efficiency Building...
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...
Worcester Brick welcomes Habla team
Interest Group: Brick Manufacturers & Members On Thursday 4th September 2015, Worcester Bricks hosted guests from the clay brick sector and the local community to celebrate the launch of the first Habla Zig Zag Kiln to be constructed in South Africa. Guests...
SA Brick Manufacturers Survey Results
Interest Group:Brick Manufacturers & MembersIn the second half of 2015, the EECB with the assistance of the Clay Brick Association conducted a survey to gauge what changes in energy efficiency clay brick makers had implemented since the projects inception in 2013....
Habla Zig-Zag Kilns – Exploratory visit
Interest Group: Brick Manufacturers & Members Following requests from within the brick making community for more information on the Habla Zig-Zag kiln, The EECB project established communications with the Australian based team. Some early discussions have...
Energy consultants learn about brickmaking
Interest Group: Building Construction Professionals An educational course on brickmaking was presented to Energy Consultants by Dries van Vuuren of Cermalab. Hosted by the National Clean Production Centre (NCPC), the aim of the course was to bridge the...
500 years is the average brick lifespan
Research undertaken by Adrian Bown from Leeds Metropolitan University of 860 homes found that brick structures can have a lifespan of 500 years or more. This research focussed on traditional low-rise residential housing and smaller commercial brick built properties....
Feedback – EECB Innovation Platform Workshop
Interest Group: Brick Manufacturers & Members The Energy Efficient Clay Brick (EECB) project hosted a one and a half day Innovation Platform Workshop in Hatfield, Pretoria, bringing a cross section of stakeholders from across the clay brick sector together....