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sustainability leadership
As one of Australia’s largest and most diverse building product manufacturers, Brickworks Building Products™ takes its position of industry leadership seriously. We believe the group and its member companies have a responsibility not just to our shareholders and employees but also to the industry,environment and the wider community.
Supporting scientific research.
Austral Bricks®, the largest component of the Brickworks Building Products™ group, is a foundation member of Think Brick Australia, the association representing the clay brick and paver industry. In collaboration withthe Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at The University of Newcastle, Think Brick Australia is sponsoring pioneering research that is quantifying the thermal characteristics of popular walling systems, including cavity brick, brick veneer and lightweight systems.
The project is ongoing but preliminary results (available from thinkbrick.com.au) demonstrate that brickwork has many of the thermal advantages that have been known anecdotally for many years but are now being supported by independent scientific research.
Bristile Roofing™, through its membership of the Roofing Tile Association of Australia, supports scientific research and testing that has established the thermal properties of roof tiles and assisted in drafting specifications for their use in such extreme conditions as cyclone regions and bushfire-prone areas.