Brick like
Mud block:A mud block is a "brick-like' building material made of soil stabilised by cement or lime but not fired. The mould is filled with the right mix of wet mud; subsequently, it is removed and the block dried in the sun. Since it uses only solar energy, not artificial …
Fal G
Germany's kfw bank group has approved a project of Hyderabad-based Eco Carbon to use its proprietary technology to produce Fal- g (flyash-lime-gypsym) bricks. This could lead to the purchase of carbon credits from Indian companies: manufacturing Fal- g bricks instead of clay bricks could earn Indian industry carbon credits. "Fal-g …
Pure loss
Vanishing topsoil is the greatest hidden cost of making bricks. There is the land on which a kiln has to be set up. This land kiln-owners buy. But there is also the land from which is dug out the clay that forms the raw material of the business. "The cost …
