ScotlandK-Briq, a brick made from recycled mortar and plaster, can reduce 95% of CO2 emissions and is expected to help the UK construction market transition to a greener future.
Edinburgh-based Kenoteq announced last month that its low-emissions recycled brick product K-Briq has achieved building certification from the British Building Authority (BBA). It hopes the material will help transform the UK construction market towards its goal of net zero emissions.Net Zero) by 2050.
According to Kenoteq, the 95% recycled bricks' ingredients are construction waste such as crushed stone, mortar, recycled plaster... Along with that, thanks to the unburned production process, this product reduces 95% carbon emissions compared to traditional bricks from clay, making a significant contribution to climate goals in the construction industry.
It is estimated that a typical two-bedroom house in the UK requires 12,000 bricks. Switching to these bricks would reduce CO2e emissions from nearly 6 tonnes to 0.2 tonnes, the equivalent of taking a petrol car off the road for a year.
Meanwhile, the UK is Europe’s largest consumer of bricks, consuming around 2.5 billion a year. A tenth of its brick imports come from outside the EU, adding to its carbon footprint in transport.
K-Briq originated in a lab at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland before the team split off to form a company. It took them 10 years of testing and many more years of waiting for certification, as there was no standard testing regime for non-traditional building materials before. Last year, they were certified as meeting building standards in the US.
Bao Bao (according to Reuters, Heriot-Watt University)
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