With a view to the requirements for floors and supports according to DIN 10453, DIN 4045 and DIN 18530, the basic idea evolved for a brick with two different perforation patterns. A floor does not...
Sampling, beginning with proper documentation of the requisite data and selection of the appropriate means and standards, often evolves into a laborious and, frequently enough, expensive part of the...
The extraction of mineral raw materials is accompanied by considerable intervention in nature and the landscape. In the scope of licensing processes, mine operators have to explain how damage can be...
Our society is in the process of bringing about a change in its values. Climate change and, in concrete terms, energy and resource efficiency as well as recycling are taking centre stage. In respect...
Organizations have to contend with diverse sources of error, any of which may have catastrophic impacts under an adverse set of conditions. If such errors are to be recognized and their causes...
The objective of a research project was to sustainably ensure high-grade recycling of demolished masonry, and especially the clay brick contained in it, so as to return this to brick production where...
Executives such as managers, managing directors or board members are responsible for employer and operator obligations being met in companies and at production sites (e.g. § 52 b BImSchG – Germany’s...
In the exploration of clay deposits, we are always faced with the same questions, particularly with regard to the proper extraction process and to the type and number of exploration drillings –...
With its Packaging Award, UFEMAT draws attention to sustainable packaging solutions. This year’s winner was announced during UFEMAT’s 61st General Assembly in Montreux, Switzerland. The first prize...
TÜV Nord has certified perlite-insulated Poroton-T7, Poroton-S8 and Poroton-S9 clay blocks from Schlagmann Poroton as “climate neutral bricks”. That distinction is based on both the reduction and...
