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- The first house built with bricks from StoneCyclingAbout a year ago, we first reported on the Dutch startup StoneCycling and their idea to reuse building material to make bricks. From there,…
- Bio-bricks grown from human urineResearchers from the University of Cape Town developed the world’s first bio-brick grown from human urine. The bio-bricks are created through a natural process,…
- Storing energy in red brick wallsResearchers at Washington University in St. Louis, USA, found how red bricks, some of the world’s cheapest and most popular building materials, can be…
- Bricks made from recycled sewage sludgeResearchers from RMIT University of Melbourne, Australia, demonstrated that fire-clay bricks incorporating biosolids, a by-product of wastewater treatment, could be a sustainable solution for…
- FRICKS: Recycled Foamed Bricks for a Circular Built EnvironmentFRICKS, short for Foamed Recycled Bricks, is an innovative building material developed by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC). The project transforms…
- A brick made of recycled construction wasteScottish start-up Kenoteq developed a brick made of recycled construction waste that has a carbon footprint of less than 5% of a traditional clay…
- In A Park: Reintroducing Double-Bullnose Brick In A Singapore Apartment RenovationL Architects has completed In A Park, a renovation of a three-bedroom apartment in the north-east of Singapore. The project was designed for a…
- Eco-Friendly Desert Sand Bricks Offer Low-Carbon Alternative To Portland CementResearchers at the University of Sharjah have developed sustainable bricks made from desert sand and alkali-activated binders. The innovation offers a lower-carbon alternative to…
- Exploring the Strength of LEGO Bricks: A Lesson in Material DurabilityLEGO bricks have long been celebrated for their durability, modularity, and vibrant design. Beyond their role in childhood play, these tiny yet mighty blocks…
- 3D printed clay facade bricksFor her master thesis at TU Berlin, Victoria Roznowski used computational design to optimise 3D printed clay façade bricks with enhanced thermal properties and…
- Cow dung bricks: stronger, cheaper and more sustainableThe worldwide demand for affordable homes increases, increasingly relying on extremely polluting building methods like fired bricks and cement. Dutch start-up Coolbricks offers an…
- Bricks made of church tower debrisDutch circular concept firms Brokkenmákers and New Horizon have developed a circular brick made from debris from the renovation of the Dom Tower of…
- New wing of museum built from bricks from urban wasteDING, the new wing of Design Museum Ghent in Belgium, will be built from an innovative circular brick, which is made for 63% of…
- PaperBricks: bricks and furniture made from old newspapersPaper is one of the most produced and discarded materials in the world. But while it can easily be recycled, it cannot be reused…
- Reusable Brick Walls Enable Circular Construction With Up To 60% Lower CO₂ EmissionsResearchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), together with Austrian brick manufacturer wienerberger, have developed a reusable brick wall system that can be…
- A construction project using CO2 negative facing bricksA CO2 negative facing brick by brick manufacturer Vandersanden is being used in its first construction project, which should save 42.500 kg CO2. Called…
- Barbie dolls and Lego bricks made of recycled plasticMattel, the mother company of Barbie, unveiled a collection called Barbie Loves the Ocean, consisting of dolls made of 90 per cent recycled plastic,…
- Kiln-inspired vaults made of recycled kiln bricksThe Imperial Kiln Museum in Jingdezhen, China, known as the Porcelain Capital in the world, designed by Studio Zhu-Pei, has arched brick vaults shaped…
- A semi-transparent brick façade made with augmented bricklayingResearchers at ETH Zürich and local masons in Greece built a 225 m2 large wavy façade to demonstrate how augmented bricklaying combines the advantages…
- Bricks made from household garbageDutch companies StoneCycling, AVR and Mineralz collaborated to make bricks from household garbage. StoneCycling is a company best known for their WasteBasedBricks, which are…
- Bricks made from recycled PET bottlesIn Argentina, 12 million plastic bottles are discarded each day, of which only 15 per cent is recycled. Simultaneously, 3 million Argentines lack decent…
- Vandersanden Introduces Steam-Drying Technology in Brick ProductionVandersanden has upgraded its brick factory in Beek, the Netherlands, with a new steam-drying system. The €35 million investment makes the site the first…
- Dutch Pilot Turns Toxic Clay into Clean BricksA ground-breaking pilot in the Dutch city of Doetinchem has demonstrated that polluted clay can be transformed into safe, functional bricks. The project, led…
- Toward Carbon Neutrality: A More Sustainable Concrete BrickThe construction industry accounts for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, making sustainability a critical concern for architects, builders, and manufacturers. Addressing this challenge…
