Greenbuilding Archive for March 2002

" 21st Century Building Blocks
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French engineers have brought mankinds oldest building materials into the 
21st century. The French Tile and Brick Federation has developed a new type 
of clay brick called Monomur that provides structural support while acting as 
both an insulator and a heat regulator. The key to its energy saving design 
is an interior configuration that eliminates so-called "heat bridges." They 
also prevent moisture penetration, even when humidity reaches 100 percent. 
Free of solvents, the bricks do not add to indoor air pollution. "
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Anyone have any knowledge of this product? I am a big fan of 'clay tile' in 
general- there is a company called D'hanis in San Antonio TX that has been 
making it a long time; it seems pretty 'green' to me.

I found their website (monomur.com) but it is in french; however it looks 
like it has a lot of good tech info and some downloadable pdf files. I really 
like using clay tile, and this product looks like it may overcome some of its 
inherent disadvantages.

Phil
Phil Schawe Architect
Houston, TX

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