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Dec 13, 20221 min read

Salt bricks: the strong, sustainable alternative to cement

A professor at a University in Jerusalem has developed a process to turn excess salt into bricks. The process involves adding a patented...

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Sep 12, 20222 min read

Growing bricks in a lab

Can you grow a brick? Turns out, the answer is yes — and it may be a lot better for the environment and safer for the people working in...

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Aug 29, 20221 min read

South African Sisters turning plastic waste into bricks

The sisters, from Sasolburg in the Free State, cofounded Ramtsilo Manufacturing and Construction, South Africa’s first plastic bricks...

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Jul 8, 20216 min read

West Rand nursery school gets an ecobrick classroom

Ecobricks are a sustainable building material and an innovative way to store tonnes of our non-recyclable plastic. However, it is not a...

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May 24, 20212 min read

Russian scientists develop anti-radiation building materials

Russian scientists at the Ural Federal University (UFU) have created samples of clay bricks that are able to attenuate ionising radiation...

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May 20, 20216 min read

The Concrete Alternatives Shaping the Future of Our Cities

Concrete is synonymous with civilization. It gave rise to the cities that have shaped our modern society. It will be evidence of our...

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May 18, 20212 min read

Senegal architects ditch concrete for earth in revival of old techniques

Construction is booming in Dakar, where unfinished apartment blocks tower over most streets, their exposed concrete bricks a dull uniform...

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