Informal Brick Making in the Eastern Cape

The Sustainable Building Material Index (SBMI) was used to undertake a rapid assessment of informal brick making in the Eastern Cape. Results were presented to government, funders and donor agencies during a workshop that explored how improvements in the sector could be supported.

The SBMI presentation shows current site processes, recommendations and draft SBMI assessments.

Assessing the Social and Economic Impacts of Building Materials

A presentation on "Assessing the Social and Economic Impacts of Building Materials' was made by Jeremy Gibberd at the Sustainable Building 2013 conference in Cape Town in October 2013. This presentation and paper explore how social and economic impacts of building materials can be assessed. One of the recommendations of the study is that a Sustainable Building Material Index be developed. A draft version of this index has been developed by Gauge.


A copy of the conference presentation can be viewed below.

Assessing the sustainability of building materials from jgibberd

The full paper can also be viewed below.

Assessing social and economic impacts of building materials from jgibberd