Stabilised unfired clay bricks for environmental and sustainable use

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 58, Issue , 2012, Pages 52-59

  Oti, J E ^a   Kinuthia, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CO 2 emission; Energy use; Environment; Sustainability; Unfired clay bricks

Indexed keywords

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CIVIL ENGINEERS; CLAY BRICKS; CLAY MATERIALS; ENERGY USAGE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG; INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; INDUSTRIAL TRIAL; MATERIALS MANUFACTURERS; OXFORD CLAY; SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING; SUSTAINABLE USE; TEST SPECIMENS; UNFIRED CLAY BRICKS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRY; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIME BRICK; PORTLAND CEMENT; SLAGS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CEMENT; CLAY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; LIME; SUSTAINABILITY; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 84858752499     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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