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Inhabitat » POO BRICKS: Students Develop Cow Dung Building Bricks

Bricks of cow dung are recognized by the Global Social Venture Competition as their 2009 winner.  They embody a 20% increase in compressive strength over clay bricks and are 20% lighter to boot.  This effort is to reduce the impact of a local clay quarry, while reducing the carbon emissions of the firing plant.  Follow [...]