Replacement of brick for reducing green house gases. by Harsh shah
Ralf Lippold Sep 7, 2017 06:19
Catalyst
| Dear Harsh shah, Your proposal sounds rather interesting, especially as brick production here in my region is not anymore what it once used to be (mainly due to changes in building technologies).
Ralf
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Aadhithya Sujith Sep 7, 2017 12:17
Catalyst
| Hi Harsh Shah, Thanks for submitting the proposal to MIT ClimateColab challenge. Your proposal draws my attention to an important challenge in building sector. Yes, conventional brick manufacturing has a lot of green house emissions. The major part of these emissions are due to heat required for brick manufacturing but slowly things are changing, I have heard of a company called BioMason which is a North Carolina startup company that manufactures bricks without heat or clay cutting down emissions significantly. https://cleantechnica.com/2016/02/29/huge-cuts-in-brick-co2-emissions-coming-from-startup-biomason/ There are also Pilot Plants in the world that Converts Carbon Dioxide into Bricks. I think you might find this article interesting & useful. http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-pilot-plant-converts-carbon-dioxide-into-bricks/ Thanks & regards Aadhithya |