This 8-page guide shows the environmental friendliness of clay brick, from the mining of natural materials, the durability of use. It also provides a summary on how the design professional can accumulate LEED points by using brick. (Published 2009)
PUBLISHED MAY 2011--Structural brick veneer is an innovative system that describes hollow reinforced clay brick cladding. While the system is not new, design information has been a mystery, until now.
This publication, based on the 2009 International Building Code, describes the system in detail, explains design criteria for the materials and construction and provides design examples of successfully completed projects. Architects, engineers and contractors abreast of today's masonry veneer technology will find this book an indispensable reference tool.
