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Every year, house building activities cause pollution, and the waste they produce leads to landfill causing even more pollution and CO2 emissions. But an ingenious idea may help to start the decrease this problem - this hope comes in the form of a lowly brick.
This brick is no ordinary brick, but a sustainable equivalent. These breakthrough inventions are not fired like traditional clay bricks, the production of which produces a significant proportion of CO2. They are produced using waste products such as bricks, stone and plasterboard cut off which is then crushed into a powder and moulded using a binding agent then formed into a traditional brick shape in a press.
The materials used are 90% recycled and produce 10% of the CO2 created when compared to a traditional clay brick. It is predicted that approximately 5,355 tonnes of CO2 will be saved per annum once 10 million bricks are produced every year.
Brief summary
This brick is no ordinary brick, but a sustainable equivalent. These breakthrough inventions are not fired like traditional clay bricks, the production of which produces a significant proportion of CO2. They are produced using waste products such as bricks, stone and plasterboard cut off which is then crushed into a powder and moulded using a binding agent then formed into a traditional brick shape in a press.
The materials used are 90% recycled and produce 10% of the CO2 created when compared to a traditional clay brick. It is predicted that approximately 5,355 tonnes of CO2 will be saved per annum once 10 million bricks are produced every year.
Brief summary
- 1/10th of the CO2 produced in comparison to a clay brick.
- 47% cheaper to produce and twice as strong and durable.
- 5,355 million tonnes of CO2 predicted to be saved every year.
Here at the Become Carbon Negative we think that this is a fantastic evolution for the building industry in terms of CO2 emissions. As these projects expand a greater number of countries are slowly beginning to construct in this manner.
But this doesn't mean that we don't still need to continue in our efforts to encourage the planting of trees whilst reducing levels of CO2 the world over.
But this doesn't mean that we don't still need to continue in our efforts to encourage the planting of trees whilst reducing levels of CO2 the world over.
