Concrete brick manufacturer Cape Brick manufactures an eco-friendly product as part of the company's long-term commitment to manufacturing a sustainable environment-friendly product, says Cape Brick sales director Jean Tresfon.
He says that Cape Brick is the only local manufacturer of truly environment-friendly bricks.
"Our recycled bricks are engineering grade, load-bearing, and structural concrete masonry units, that have been approved by the CMA. They hold the lowest embodied energy content of all the bricks manufactured in South Africa," states Tresfon...
..."We were confident that the tests would prove satisfactory, as the SABS conducted a thermal test on our behalf in 2001. However, the NHBRC was concerned that units could vary over time, or that units from different companies might not have the same properties. This is why they have stipulated that each manufacturer must submit its own product for testing," states Cairns.(Read More...)
Laura Tyrer
www.engineeringnews.co.za
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The real issue is not in the bricks, it is the lack of skilled artisans, resulting in poor quality constrution. www.moladi.com
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