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Hitra Office, Iran, winner of 2022 Worldwide Award
energy consumption and contributing to a more sustainable environment. Moreover, clay bricks are much lighter than concrete bricks, which means that they can be transported in a more environmentally friendly way, saving on fuel and road use and therefore reducing their overall carbon footprint. They also tend to be made locally, unlike concrete bricks, a factor that helps strengthen the local economy. This makes them truly sustainable on so many levels. Beyond functionality, clay bricks bring strong aesthetic appeal to architectural designs with their natural colour variations and textures. This combination of strength and beauty has made clay bricks a favourite among architects, developers, and homeowners alike. From their durability and design versatility to their eco-friendly attributes, clay bricks continue to pave the way to a sustainable as well as visually captivating built environment. There’s something incredibly appealing
about ‘good old British brick.’ With its solidity, longevity, sustainability, beauty and familiarity – not to mention its wide regional colour variations – there’s so much to attract self-builders and renovators alike. When it comes to building or improving your home, whether a new build, an extension or a conservation project, nothing can ever beat British brick. At the same time, clay bricks come in a wonderful variety of colours and textures – and they become more beautiful as they age, unlike concrete bricks which fade, preventing architects and builders creating truly
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If the economic case for clay bricks is persuasive, so too is the sustainability and ecological argument. Of all building and housing materials, bricks are one of the most environmentally friendly. All major British brick manufacturers take their sustainability responsibilities extremely seriously, recycling energy and waste wherever possible and supporting the circular economy.
It is important to celebrate best practice in the use of brick in the built environment, and to emphasise how investment in production processes currently being developed the UK’s clay brick industry, such as renewable energy, carbon capture, biomass and hydrogen fuelling, will see further carbon reductions in clay brick production in the future. The Brick Awards ceremony will take place on November 8 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. It will be hosted by popular TV personality and architect George Clarke, best known for his work on the Channel 4 programmes The Home Show, The Restoration Man, George Clarke’s Old House New Home, and George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. For more information on the awards, please call 020 7323 7034 or visit the Brick Development Association website, (
www.brick.org.uk). To find out more about the awards night and how you can buy tickets, email
georgespreckley@brick.org.uk
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If the economic case for clay bricks is persuasive, so too is the sustainability and ecological argument
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