Today's industries need environmentally-friendly solutions for a world under construction.
The problem we are facing now...
Because of the high firing temperature and greenhouse gas emissions, the traditional firing process for manufacturing building bricks is not sustainable. Australia now
has over 100k tones of coffee waste p.a. with a 7% recycling rate and the rest going into landfill
has the highest GHG emissions per capita with 18% of CO2e emissions attributed to the construction sector
has Super funds with increasing ESG mandate driven by an increasing trend of consumers switching super to reduce their carbon footprint
The solution we are providing now...
As a result, there is a growing incentive to invest in green technologies that have low environmental impact.
In the normal brick production process, there are four fundamental steps: mixing, shaping, drying, and firing.
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Of these, it is well known that drying and firing consume the most energy.
A temperature of more than 1,000 degrees in the oven is often necessary to reinforce the bricks during the firing process, which represents 80% of the total energy consumption.
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Studies determine that the potential use of spent coffee beans and tea waste as additives to make clay bricks can be realized unbaked.
With Green Brick technology, firing can be completely eliminated from the manufacturing process and therefore leads to substantial reductions in energy costs, and your carbon footprint.
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Coffee residues in bricks with high strength and water absorption properties well below the limit are only the beginning of unlimited possibilities of waste recycling.
Our solution also offers economic benefits to brickmakers and construction companies while reducing energy consumption by 80% and achieving an 11.7% reduction in brick cost.
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1. MIXING
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Incorporate 5-20% coffee waste
3. DRYING
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Waste heat is used to dry bricks
2. SHAPING
4. FIRING
The footprint we are looking now...
Dr Chau Chak Wing building at UTS Business School
As the first Australian building designed by Frank Gehry, one of the world's most celebrated architects, the Dr. Chau Chak Wing Building is a flagship project of the city's campus master plan, and it also carries its green coffee footprint!
The building is named after Australian-Chinese businessman and philanthropist Dr. Chau Chak Wing, who donated to the project, along with additional millions for Australia-China scholarships.
Know the impact in numbers:
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309,860 kg of CO2e from brick making
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57,220 kg of CO2e from coffee waste landfill
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That equals 64,000 kg of coffee waste avoided from landfills!
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Equivalent to taking 92 cars off the road