CSBE Block

    SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLINESS OF CSEB

     

    • Earth is a local material and the soil should preferably be extracted from the site itself or not transported from too far away
    • Labor costs for CSEB production amount to 40 to 45% of the total cost. This promotes endogenous development.
    • It is a cost and energy effective material.
    • The embodied energy of CSEB is 10.7 times less than country fired brick.
    • Carbon emissions of CSEB are 12.5 times less than country fired brick.
     INITIAL EMBODIED ENERGY PER M3  CARBON EMISSIONS (Kg of CO2) PER M3
      CSEB = 572.6 MJ / m3
      Country Fired Brick (CFB) = 6,122.5 MJ / m3    		   CSEB = 51.5 Kg / m3
      Country Fired Brick (CFB) = 642.9 Kg / m3

     

    SOIL SUITABILITY AND STABILIZATION FOR CSEB

    Not every soil is suitable for earth construction and CSEB in particular. But with some knowledge and experience many soils can be used for producing CSEB. Topsoil and organic soils must not be used. Identifying the properties of a soil is essential to perform, at the end, good quality products. Some simple sensitive analysis can be performed after a short training. Cement stabilization will be better for sandy soils. Lime stabilization will be better suited for clayey soils.