Clay Bricks
Fired clay bricks and tiles are a resilient material to build with, but their production requires large amounts of energy. This section discusses how to produce clay bricks in a more efficient and sustainable way.
General Resources
Assessing the Technical Problems of Brick Production
A guide for brick makers and field workers to help identify technical problems.
Assessing the technical problems of brick production - Evaluando los problemas técnicos en la producción de ladrillos
Guía para fabricantes de ladrillos y trabajadores de campo para identificar problemas técnicos.
How to measure the Energy Used in Firing Clay Bricks
What defines an energy-efficient brick-firing technology? And how does it compare to other technologies.
How to Measure the Energy Used to Fire Clay Bricks-Cómo determinar la energía empleada para quemar ladrillos
¿Cómo se define a la eficiencia energética en la quema de ladrillos? ¿Y cómo se compara con otras tecnologías?
Igloo Type Brick Kilns in Zimbabwe
Igloo or beehive kilns are most often used for refractory and glazed products while this brief focuses on brick...
Nashetu-E-Maa; Building in Partnership with the Maasai
This is the story of work by Practical Action on imporoving the housing of Maasai after permanent settlement.
Sustainable small scale brick production - Producción sostenible de ladrillo a pequeña escala
Aumentar la eficiencia en la producción de ladrillos a pequeña escala sin perder calidad o tiempo de cocción
Sustainable Small-Scale Brick Production: A Question of Energy
Increasing efficiency in small-scale brick production without reducing quality or under-firing.
Ten rules for energy efficient cost effective brick firing _ Diez reglas para una quema de ladrillos economica y con uso eficien
Reglas para fabricantes de ladrillos y trabajadores de campo para aumentar la eficiencia del proceso de quema de...
Ten Rules for Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective Brick Firing
Rules for brickmakers and field-workers to increasing the efficiency of the brick-firing process.
The Story of Shambob
Sustainable livelihoods from small-scale brick production in Sudan.
Utilization of Bagasse in Brickmaking
Addition of certain organic materials improves plasticity of clays rendering them more workable and also act as...
Utilization of Cow-Dung in Brickmaking
Addition of certain organic materials improves the plasticity of clay making it more workable.
Also see from GATE International
Village-Level Brickmaking (pdf)
Author: Anne Beamish, Will Donovan
Editor: GTZ-GATE
Year: 1993
Pages: 111
Preparation of Clay for Brickmaking (pdf)
Author: Gerhard Merschmeyer
Editor: GTZ-GATE
Year: 1999
Pages: 6
Drying of Clay Bricks and Tiles (pdf)
Author: Gerhard Merschmeyer
Editor: GTZ-GATE
Year: 2000
Pages: 6
Firing of Clay Brick and Tiles (pdf)
Author: Gerhard Merschmeyer
Editor: GTZ-GATE
Year: 2000
Pages: 6
