Corobrik raises the bar on affordable housing standards
Corobrik’s CoroJem face bricks, a response to government’s challenge for quality, inexpensive and maintenance free clay bricks are fast becoming a product of choice for the government subsidy affordable housing industry.
“We have to date secured orders for over 40 million CoroJem face bricks to build 11,000 plus affordable homes in the Free State and Northern Cape and further specifications are being negotiated,” says Dirk Meyer, Corobrik’s Managing Director.
According to Meyer the Department of Human Settlement was right on board and enthusiastically approved our CoroJems as a preferred option for affordable houses.
The competitive price coupled with the top quality of the CoroJem clay face brick makes it a winner in the affordable housing segment.
Meyer says that investigations undertaken by WSP Green by Design show that a brick building is the most viable way forward for house construction in South Africa. While double skin clay brick construction is the clearly the ‘optimal’ way forward, the CoroJem fits the bill in this competitive segment, is an excellent performer with all the functionality of a face brick. The well respected performance attributes of clay brick are underpinning the demand.
“Double skin walling runs out approximately 20% more expensive in the wall than CoroJems through the wall format. This translates into a substantial saving on mortar and labour, reducing the overall costs,” says Meyer.
“Life cycle costs are also very low consequent to the maintenance free qualities of the CoroJem and the well recognised thermal performance attributes of clay bricks to slow the transfer of heat through the walls supporting indoor thermal comfort during the long hot summer days and low cooling fan energy usage. The incombustibility and hence fire resistant qualities of the CoroJem provides an added peace of mind benefit for persons living in close proximity,” Meyer says.
He concludes, “We are constantly looking for ways to support sustainable development and the CoroJem is proving a best fit solution for this segment meeting the important quality, affordability and sustainability criteria and peoples aspirations to live in ‘proper’ houses, at the same time.”
“We have to date secured orders for over 40 million CoroJem face bricks to build 11,000 plus affordable homes in the Free State and Northern Cape and further specifications are being negotiated,” says Dirk Meyer, Corobrik’s Managing Director.
According to Meyer the Department of Human Settlement was right on board and enthusiastically approved our CoroJems as a preferred option for affordable houses.
The competitive price coupled with the top quality of the CoroJem clay face brick makes it a winner in the affordable housing segment.
Meyer says that investigations undertaken by WSP Green by Design show that a brick building is the most viable way forward for house construction in South Africa. While double skin clay brick construction is the clearly the ‘optimal’ way forward, the CoroJem fits the bill in this competitive segment, is an excellent performer with all the functionality of a face brick. The well respected performance attributes of clay brick are underpinning the demand.
“Double skin walling runs out approximately 20% more expensive in the wall than CoroJems through the wall format. This translates into a substantial saving on mortar and labour, reducing the overall costs,” says Meyer.
“Life cycle costs are also very low consequent to the maintenance free qualities of the CoroJem and the well recognised thermal performance attributes of clay bricks to slow the transfer of heat through the walls supporting indoor thermal comfort during the long hot summer days and low cooling fan energy usage. The incombustibility and hence fire resistant qualities of the CoroJem provides an added peace of mind benefit for persons living in close proximity,” Meyer says.
He concludes, “We are constantly looking for ways to support sustainable development and the CoroJem is proving a best fit solution for this segment meeting the important quality, affordability and sustainability criteria and peoples aspirations to live in ‘proper’ houses, at the same time.”
One of the affordable houses that has been built from Corobrik’s Corn Gold CoroJem face brick.