Does the clay brick industry care about the energy and CO2 intensity of its manufacturing process?
The industry is aware of the issue. The Brick Industry Association has hired a full-time vice president of environment, health and safety and programs from major industry forums in the last two years have included climate change and energy-intensity as a main topic for presented papers. It seems well understood that traditional methods of clay brick manufacturing will be challenged by increasing environmental regulations governing emissions from kilns, and/or by policies requiring carbon trading or taxation.
