Clay Brick Association of South Africa

Developing and growing awareness, knowledge and support
of burnt clay masonry and maintaining consistent standards
in the production of clay brick across South Africa.

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With a Moisture Absorption of approx. 20 gms/minute per 194 square cm your home does not go through drastic colour changes even in the worst weather conditions!

Beautiful Brick

The multiple colors, shapes and sizes allow builders and developers the flexibility to create visually pleasing buildings and developments.

Long Lasting Brick!

The increased valuation of brick homes is typically 6-10% more than other construction materials. The longevity of clay brick buildings ensures that they will be an asset for decades.

Safe Clay Brick!

Clay bricks are non-combustible, provide excellent fire resistance and do not emit any hazardous substances or gases.




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Green Buildings go mainstream

Engineering News, 26 May 09

Globally, during construction and life-cycle, buildings consumed between 40% and 50% of the world’s energy produced, about 30% of resources, 20% of available water, and emitted about 23% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions – more than any other single sector.

Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) CEO Nicola Douglas emphasised that, in this resource strained environment, green building was becoming a mainstream global norm.
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Green Rated Buildings

Published in Engineering News, 22 May 2009

Although there is no Green Star SA-rated and -certified property development in South Africa as yet, all the signs point to a built-environment industry that is beginning to take up the challenge of environmentally sound development, and one that is increasingly willing to transform.

“We have a new generation of buildings coming up, where sustainability is thought of from the start,” explains WSP Green by Design director Eric Noir.

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What materials do homebuyers prefer?

In a recent US survey, 98% of homebuyers chose Genuine Fired Clay Brick made in the US over both imported brick from Mexico and “crick”, which is merely concrete shaped like brick. (information sourced from Builder Homesite, Inc)

Proven to be one of the longest-lasting building materials in the world, clay brick provides builders and homeowners with sustainability, energy efficiency, fire resistance, improved air quality and lower maintenance costs. So, as the survey participants have identified, Genuine Fired Clay Brick is the homeowner’s choice in exterior siding materials.
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Industry Blind Spot

It is not common industry knowledge (apart from BMI Strategic Forum subscribers) that some 52,291 million m2 of Residential and Non Residential Buildings were constructed in 2008.

The Industry (led by the popular Press as their main source of information) is accustomed and generally satisfied to look only at Buildings Completed (BC) (with a pre-occupation for Building Plans Passed because it is currently in steep decline and therefore a nice source of sensational news). It is ironic that BC in total represented only 15,291 million m2 in 2008 (less than a third of total Building Activity!).

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