Eco-friendly/Green Bricks

Why do we need greener options for making bricks? Here’s a quote from IDSN MOW “1.3 trillion bricks are manufactured on earth each year, and at least 10% of which are made in coal-fired ovens, on a whole releasing 800 million tons of CO2 annually.” In addition, clay bricks often destroy valuable topsoil. 

Most widely used eco-friendly bricks are

• Fly Ash Bricks (FAB) – from industrial waste of fly ash

• Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) – derived from fly ash bricks mixed with cement, lime, aerating agent

• Compressed Earth Blocks (CEB) – made from clay, sand and cement. Old methodology

Here is a partial list of upcoming eco-friendly green bricks. Out of these many options we are introducing Agrocrete bricks that are widely used right now. Hempcrete bricks is a close second. Other kinds of bricks are gaining popularity slowly but surely.

• Agrocrete Bricks – made from agricultural waste

• Hempcrete Bricks – made from hemp (Not widely used or relevan in India yet)
• Recycled Glass Bricks – made from grains of used glass

• Timbercrete Sandstone brick – made from sawdust and concrete

• Microbial-induced eco bricks – made with sand and common bacteria

• Save Water Brick – made by mixing used plastic
• Recycled newspaper bricks – made with recycled news paper

• Green Leaf Brick – made from plant refuse