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#01 The Case for Clay Brick Social Infrastructure

#02 Walling materials, energy efficiency and passive design

#03 Clay Brick – meeting the needs of future generations

#04 Clay bricks: The sustainable way to live and build

#05 How do you measure “Green”? 

R-Value and CR-Value Spreadsheet Calculator

#06 Energy Efficiency is more than an R-Value

#07 The Lasting Legacy of Clay Brick

#08 Clay Brick – in a class all its own

#09 The immediate and long-term costs of sustainability

#10 The case for Clay Brick schools

#14 Don’t move, it’s time to improve

#15 The CBA: Serving the industry and South Africa

#16 Created from Nature, Built to last

#17 The science of sustainable buildings

#18 Stress-free construction and project management

#19 Clay bricks paths and patios

#20 Student accommodation as an investment

#21 CBA completes sector Life Cycle Assessment

Beginners Guide to Clay Brick Paving

Build your own clay brick bird bath

Build your own clay brick braai (A)

Build your own clay brick braai (B)

Build your own clay brick Change Room

Build your own clay brick outdoor seating

Build your own clay brick Pizza Oven

Build your own Clay Brick Sand Pit

Build your own clay brick Tree Seat

Build your own clay brick Umbrella Stand

Build your own clay brick Wendy House

DIY#01-Stepped Flower Box

Build your own underground wine cellar

Calculating Quantities of Cement, Lime & Sand

Cleaning Brickwork

Lay your own abutting paving

1. Introduction & Language Of Bricks
2. Bricklaying Tools
3. Terms In Brickwork
4. Working Drawings (Plans)
5. Site Work
6. Materials
7. Concrete
8. Concrete Work
9. Mortars
10. Bonds In Brickwork
11. Bricklaying
12. Building In Doors, Windows And Window Sills
13. Construction Of Walls
14. Brick Reinforcements And Roof Ties
15. Arches
16. Circular Or Curved Walls
17. Garden Walls
18. Manholes
19. Paving
20. Practical Projects
21. Calculating Volume Requirements

Introduction, Acknowledgements and Table of Contents

Clay Brick Manufacture

Know your Clay Brick Classifications

Product Specification & Physical Properties

Accommodation of Movement

Structural Masonry with Clay Brick

Cleaning of Clay Brickwork

Construction Details

Sustainability and Relevance of Carbon Emissions

Thermal Efficiency & Comfort achieved with Masonry Walling

Compliance with Regulations & Standards

Cleaning Lichens and Mosses

Flexible & Rigid Paving Guide 2016

LCA Research Report – Volume 1

LCA Research Report – Volume 2

A4 Infographic posters

Clay Brick LCA : Property Owners & Construction Professionals

UP Thermal performance study of walling Vol 1

TN#29: Overview of UP Thermal Performance Study

Building Contractors Handbook

TN#01 Thermal Conductivity of Clay Masonry

TN#03 Stopping Mould Growth in winter rainfall area

TN#12 Leading Safety Practices @ Work

TN#14 SANS10400XA compliance for masonry walling

TN#16 Thermal Mass, Resistance and heat flows in walls

TN#17 Recommended practice for cavity wall construction

TN#20 Clay vs Concrete – Movement of Masonry

TN29 UP Thermal Performance Study.pdf

TN#36 Durable Clay Brick – Protection from fire and flooding

TN# 38 Built-in soundproofing with clay masonry walls

TN#37 Building a water-tight, thermally-efficient cavity wall

Language of clay brick (brick types) – landscape

Language of clay brick (brick types) – portrait

Load Bearing Brickwork

1. Energy Calculator for R-Value (Excel 2010)
2. A novel algorithm for determining the active thermal capacity of masonry walling
3. Research paper presented at the 9th Australasian Masonry Conference
4. Civil Engineering Journal Article
5. ThinkBrick.pdf
6. Brick Thermal Performance – Brick Development Association (UK)
7. Sustainable Buildings & Climate Initiative.
8. Presentation – Perspectives on energy efficient building (CIBD)
9. Low Cost Housing Energy Modelling Project
10. MIBT Performance not what it is presented to be?
11. Passive Solar Design with clay masonry
12. LEED v4 for Building Design and Construction
13. TN#02 – Life Cycle Assessment Masonry Walling
14. TN#04 Health Aspects in Buildings and VOCs
15. TN#05 – Sustainability in Context of Masonry Walling
16. TN#06 Thermal Resistance & Thermal Capacity
17. TN#07 Embodied Energy in Masonry Walling
18. TN#08 Carbon Footprint of Clay Masonry Walling
19. TN#09 Understanding Green Building Credits
20. TN#10 Clay Masonry Insulation Solutions
21. TN#11 Safeguarding Bricks from Sea Spray Attack
22. TN#15 SANS 204 compliance for masonry walling
23. TN#18 Sustainable Design in construction
24. TN#21 Accessible clay brick paving for people with disabilities
25. Deemed To Satisfy (DTS) requirements: walling in SA
26. Energy Efficiency graphs
27. Project Extension: Assessment of alternative low mass walling
28. Project Extension: Lightweight building systems can’t compare
29. Research report: DTS requirements in the SANS 204 standard
30. Research Project: Overview of DTS requirements of SANS 204