Sustainably designed homes are the way of the future
Ultimately we want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions harmful to our precious environment & reduce the costs of running our homes. This can all be done with Brick.
Bricks can play a key role in sustainable design thanks to their thermal mass. The best way to illustrate this is to think of bricks as energy savers. Bricks’ thermal mass can help reduce energy dependency. Heating and cooling is the largest energy component in an average Australian house. We can reduce the need for artificial heating and cooling by harnessing natural energy, by incorporating thermal mass into your sustainable design. There are also many other benefits of brick.
Noise Reduction
Bricks will also reduce external and internal noise making life quieter and more pleasant for family members. If you build in full brick, where the external and internal walls are constructed of brick, the reduction in noise is even greater.
Minimal Maintenance
Apart from occasional cleaning, bricks require no maintenance or repairs thanks to their durability. This saves time and money and importantly, eliminates additional costs associated continual maintenance.
Termite Resistant
Bricks are termite resistant because termites can’t eat bricks. If you build a full brick home, with a steel frame, on a concrete slab which has the recommended indentation on the slab, your home will be termite resistant to all structural elements.
Solid, Safe and Secure
They’re solid, safe and secure according to families who live in a full brick home. This is the most mentioned benefit when talking to families who live in a full brick home.
Investment
Bricks are a good investment thanks to all the properties we have already mentioned. You make the savings on maintenance and there is less need for heating and cooling so your home costs less to run. And, if you build in full brick, the resale value of your home is likely to be at least 10 per cent higher.
For more information about building a full brick home with Austral Bricks click on www.fullbrick.com.au