The major business in Medford for the 100 years between 1650 and 1750 was the making of bricks. Why did this occur and where were they manufactured? The Mystic River is a meandering river as opposed ...

On Aug. 3, 1889, Zanesville Courier subscribers read about a columnist's tour of the T. B. Townsend & Company brickyard. The company, which employed from 150 and 200 men, had the capacity to produce ...

A team of about 15 Savannah Tech students smacked wet clay onto a pile of bricks Monday at Lebanon Plantation on Ogeechee Road. The group of masonry and historic preservation students constructed a ...

An American architecture professor at a university in the Middle East is developing an energy-saving way to make bricks using bacteria known for its ability to solidify sand. Ginger Krieg Dosier, ...

Around 30 percent of the world's biosolids are stockpiled or sent to landfill each year, while over 3 billion cubic meters of clay soil is dug up for the global brickmaking industry. Using biosolids ...

Q. It's time to replace our sidewalk, and I'm leaning toward brick pavers. Before I invest this money, I'd like to know the pros and cons of this building material. Should I use clay brick pavers? I'm ...

A new town needs building material. In the area adjacent to Laramie City in 1868, most of the easily accessible trees had been cut for railroad ties. Wood had to come from the mountains to the east or ...