The role of clay in the building sector cannot be over-emphasised knowing how efficiently it was widely used in the olden days for building purposes. Presently, In some remote or rural areas, clay is ...

The traditional production of clay-burned red bricks is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Bangladesh, leading to the annual loss of 1% of the country's agricultural land.

Bangladesh is a severely land-scarce country with per-capita cultivable land of only 12 decimals. Bangladesh loses one percent agricultural land annually mainly because of unplanned rural settlements ...

An American architecture professor at a university in the Middle East is developing an energy-saving way to make bricks using bacteria known for its ability to solidify sand. Ginger Krieg Dosier, ...

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has launched a new industrywide clay brick Environmental Product Declaration. The EPD contributes toward LEED v.4.0 and v.4.1 materials and resources requirements.

Less polluting methods have reduced coal use and waste while workers still struggle for more wages and better work conditions ...

HEBRON, N.D. - Beneath vast pastureland just north of Hebron lies a vein of clay that produces what Hebron is best known for. From spring to fall, large trucks haul upwards of 92,000 yards of the ...

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) after getting conducted a research had now advised the brick kiln owners to help them save the environment by using rice husk ash in the production of bricks ...

After saving money to buy land, for most people, the next huddle is finding the money to buy building material, starting with bricks and cement. Interestingly, there is a cheaper and more ...