What do construction workers do when they’re bored? Set up bricks to fall like dominoes ofcourse like these workers on a construction site somewhere in Australia did. I wonder how long these workers took to set up this brick dominoes…
Blog Archives
How Smart Are These Australian Bricklayers?
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bricks, builders, building, Building Site, construction, construction materials, whitecard, worksite
These Bricks Withstand Earthquakes
A new development called the Sisbrick from researchers at Spain’s Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) can improve the earthquake resistance of buildings, affordably and easily. The new “anti-seismic” brick is designed to be placed in the partition walls of buildings…
Stricter Measures Needed to Address Construction Safety
The industry has been called upon to ensure greater scrutiny of safety measures on construction sites, following the tragic accidents that claimed the lives of 3 construction workers last week. The deaths of 2 construction workers happened on an East…
Robots Laying More Bricks than Workers on Construction Site
SAM (short for semi-automated mason), a bricklaying robot is being used to increase productivity, working with human masons, increasing productivity three fold. The creators of the robot say the purpose of the technology is not to replace human workers but rather…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bricklayers, bricks, building materials, Building Site, construction materials, construction site, Construction workers, labourers
Building Materials that can Fight Pollution
New bricks have been designed to suck the pollution out of the air like a vacuum. The Breathe Brick developed by Carmen Trudell, an assistant professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s school of architecture was designed to form a part…
Posted in Blog Tagged with: bricks, building materials, Building Site, buildings, construction, Safety Training, white card, white card training
Learn About the Types of Bricks Used in Construction
These days bricks aren’t just for building houses, bricks have numerous purposes including adding aesthetically to a project. Although their purpose is usually stability and strength, there are various types of bricks you should be familiar with, Common Burnt Clay Bricks…
