Comments on: Green Building Elements: Brick http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/ Reporting on Sustainably Built Environments from Bricks to Cities Wed, 23 May 2012 23:52:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: nida shah http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/comment-page-1/#comment-6863 nida shah Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:35:48 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/#comment-6863 i tink brick is a very sustainable material and no other material can survive for such a long time period than brick can survive,and it is still used especially in the araes where it is vernacular and indigenious like iran,it is being widely used,due to its qualities that it possesses i tink brick is a very sustainable material and no other material can survive for such a long time period than brick can survive,and it is still used especially in the araes where it is vernacular and indigenious like iran,it is being widely used,due to its qualities that it possesses

]]> By: nida shah http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/comment-page-1/#comment-97641 nida shah Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:35:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/#comment-97641 i tink brick is a very sustainable material and no other material can survive for such a long time period than brick can survive,and it is still used especially in the araes where it is vernacular and indigenious like iran,it is being widely used,due to its qualities that it possesses i tink brick is a very sustainable material and no other material can survive for such a long time period than brick can survive,and it is still used especially in the araes where it is vernacular and indigenious like iran,it is being widely used,due to its qualities that it possesses

]]> By: Merrily http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Merrily Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:28:57 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/#comment-187 I am interested in using brick in contstruction in a tropical climate. Are there studies that show whether it serves as a useful protection against heat and humidity? I am interested in using brick in contstruction in a tropical climate. Are there studies that show whether it serves as a useful protection against heat and humidity?

]]> By: Merrily http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/comment-page-1/#comment-97640 Merrily Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:28:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/#comment-97640 I am interested in using brick in contstruction in a tropical climate. Are there studies that show whether it serves as a useful protection against heat and humidity? I am interested in using brick in contstruction in a tropical climate. Are there studies that show whether it serves as a useful protection against heat and humidity?

]]> By: Scion http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Scion Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:23:48 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/#comment-147 Bricks act as insulatores. This is how most houses in brazil are made of (interior walls too). Bricks act as insulatores. This is how most houses in brazil are made of (interior walls too).

]]> By: Scion http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/comment-page-1/#comment-97639 Scion Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:23:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/#comment-97639 Bricks act as insulatores. This is how most houses in brazil are made of (interior walls too). Bricks act as insulatores. This is how most houses in brazil are made of (interior walls too).

]]> By: Mike Yetter http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Mike Yetter Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:56:49 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/#comment-120 How about thin brick veneer systems? It takes 907 BTU's to fire a thin brick, and over 4,000 for traditional masonry. Not counting transportation, etc., Thermal mass can be addressed by using the foam systems that exist. Take a look at www.ambrico.com. Ford Field, Comerica Park, more structures that you can name use this alternative. How about thin brick veneer systems? It takes 907 BTU’s to fire a thin brick, and over 4,000 for traditional masonry. Not counting transportation, etc., Thermal mass can be addressed by using the foam systems that exist. Take a look at http://www.ambrico.com. Ford Field, Comerica Park, more structures that you can name use this alternative.

]]> By: Mike Yetter http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/comment-page-1/#comment-97638 Mike Yetter Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:56:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/#comment-97638 How about thin brick veneer systems? It takes 907 BTU's to fire a thin brick, and over 4,000 for traditional masonry. Not counting transportation, etc., Thermal mass can be addressed by using the foam systems that exist. Take a look at www.ambrico.com. Ford Field, Comerica Park, more structures that you can name use this alternative. How about thin brick veneer systems? It takes 907 BTU’s to fire a thin brick, and over 4,000 for traditional masonry. Not counting transportation, etc., Thermal mass can be addressed by using the foam systems that exist. Take a look at http://www.ambrico.com. Ford Field, Comerica Park, more structures that you can name use this alternative.

]]> By: Bobby B. http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Bobby B. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:52:19 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/#comment-119 We may be talking about two different kinds of "paint". I did not mean painted in the sense of oil or water based pigment from a can. I meant painted in the sense of a pigmented cementitious finish that is applied to the surface of the brick before firing. You will often find red or brown brick that's painted (gray, tan, white, etc.) on what will be the visible side. Firing adheres the paint to the surface and it requires as little maintenance as the brick itself. That is unless you pressure wash it or pound on it with something heavy enough to break the bond between the paint and the brick. We may be talking about two different kinds of “paint”.

I did not mean painted in the sense of oil or water based pigment from a can. I meant painted in the sense of a pigmented cementitious finish that is applied to the surface of the brick before firing. You will often find red or brown brick that’s painted (gray, tan, white, etc.) on what will be the visible side. Firing adheres the paint to the surface and it requires as little maintenance as the brick itself. That is unless you pressure wash it or pound on it with something heavy enough to break the bond between the paint and the brick.

]]> By: Bobby B. http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/comment-page-1/#comment-97637 Bobby B. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:52:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/10/03/green-building-elements-brick/#comment-97637 We may be talking about two different kinds of "paint". I did not mean painted in the sense of oil or water based pigment from a can. I meant painted in the sense of a pigmented cementitious finish that is applied to the surface of the brick before firing. You will often find red or brown brick that's painted (gray, tan, white, etc.) on what will be the visible side. Firing adheres the paint to the surface and it requires as little maintenance as the brick itself. That is unless you pressure wash it or pound on it with something heavy enough to break the bond between the paint and the brick. We may be talking about two different kinds of “paint”.

I did not mean painted in the sense of oil or water based pigment from a can. I meant painted in the sense of a pigmented cementitious finish that is applied to the surface of the brick before firing. You will often find red or brown brick that’s painted (gray, tan, white, etc.) on what will be the visible side. Firing adheres the paint to the surface and it requires as little maintenance as the brick itself. That is unless you pressure wash it or pound on it with something heavy enough to break the bond between the paint and the brick.

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