Sustainable development goals

We have bricks in commonBricks are the cornerstone of Danish welfare construction, and we pay tribute to this in the World Architecture Year 2023. The year 2023 also marks the 400th anniversary of Copenhagen's Masonry Guild and the introduction of CO2 requirements for construction through the building regulations. However, the two coincident events mark a major dilemma. With a much longer lifespan than 50 years, brick is a demonstrably long-lasting material and one of the few that gets more beautiful with age. But brick is also an energy-intensive material that requires large amounts of energy in the production phase. If we want to bring bricks into a more sustainable future, it therefore requires innovation, development and, not least, de... More