Construction product manufacturer Ziegelwerk Klosterbeuren has received certification according to DIN EN 16001 from TÜV Süd for its energy management system. By altering a number of procedures...
1 Context and formulation of problem
Employed as organic additives, paper sludge and sawdust serve to induce the formation of pores and voids in vertically perforated clay bricks. For reasons of...
Rising requirements of customers for the quality of “brick” products mean for modern brickworks increasing efforts and consequently growing production costs. To that end, clay preparation...
European policy presently finds itself in a phase of reorientation; the revision of the EU Treaty in recent years was only the beginning. The program “Europe Strategy 2020 – for smart,...
When, as a result of increasing energy prices, the costs incurred for the energy-intensive process steps of drying and firing rise, measures for energy saving and the economically efficient use of...
Resource efficiency, recycling, and closing of material cycles – these new challenges will be faced by the clay brick and tile industry in the forthcoming years.
In past months, European...
More and more companies are recognizing the benefits of evaluating the risks of individual hazards within the scope of a risk assessment. With such an assessment, it is possible to verify the...
The paper presents a brief overview of the development of European product and design standards for clay masonry bricks, starting with the Construction Products Directive of 1988 to the introduction...
