Clay Bricks
A guide for brick makers and field workers to help identity technical problems.
Kelvin Mason for BASIN (Building Advisory Service & Information Network), 1998, 6 pages
Video: Participatory Technology in Brick Making. Video explores an ITDG project in Peru.
ITDG for BASIN (Building Advisory Service & Information Network), 12 minutes
Clays are the main binders of earth and are made up of very small mineral particles (<2 microns) leached out during erosion of rock.
Otto Ruskulis, updated 2008, 6 pages
What defines an energy-efficient brick-firing technology? And how does it compare to other technologies?
Kelvin Mason for BASIN, 1998, 7 pages
Increasing efficiency in small-scale brick production without reducing quality or under-firing.
Theo Schilderman for BASIN (Building Advisory Service & Information Network), 2007, 9 pages> Last updated May 2009.
Rules for brickmakers and field-workers to increasing the efficiency of the brick-firing process.
Kelvin Mason for BASIN (Building Advisory Service & Information Network), Last updated by Otto Ruskulis 2009, 7 pages