Press Releases 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-27 of 27
| Whole lot of shakin' going on by Mail & Guardian, September 2004 |
| Doctor Herbert Uzoegbo tests the seismic impact of earthquakes. This piece explains the extent to which Hydraform inter-locking block masonry is suitable for construction in low to medium seismic regions. It also mentions Hydraform's major environmental advantage; namely, that manufacturing soil cement bricks uses only 15-20% of the energy required by clay-fired bricks. Published on 30 October 2008 |
| More brick-making machines to be made by Samuel Balagadde - Business Day, 2006 |
| This Business Day news piece mentions that South Africa's then Minister of Public Works approved the blocks created by Hydraform's block-making machines, "wonder machines". Published on 30 October 2008 |
| Enterprise on solid global foundation by Siseko Njobeni - Business Day March 2006 |
| In a feature entitled, 'The South African Exporter', Hydraform's Soil Cement Blocks are presented as a solution to South Africa's housing problems and those of societies all over the world. The article goes on to explore the export value of manufacturing and selling machines that use hydraulic compression to mould soil into blocks that inter-lock and can be dry-stacked. Published on 31 October 2008 |
| Our cutural heritage as a natural resource by Urban Green File, April 2001 |
| The construction of the Bopitikelo Cultural and Community Centre just outside Madikwe Game Reserve required the use of natural building materials. According to this piece, the earth-and-cement blocks made on-site by two Hydraform-trained teams were "an excellent intermediate option between the unfired mud brick... typical [of] rural building and the aspiration to fired clay-face bricks". The simplified construction made possible by Hydraform's dry-stacking, inter-locking blocks also enabled community involvement, empowerment and skills development. Published on 30 October 2008 |
| Earth-cement blocks by Archi-Technology, June-September 2001 |
| In a piece entitled, "Earth cement blocks - an alternative building system:, Archi-Technology provides an introduction to the Hydraform Building System, offers an explanatory cross-section of wall and roof, gives an overview of technical data and explores Hydraform's achievement of Agrement approval and adherence to the National Building Regulations of South Africa. Published on 30 October 2008 |
| From sludge by Urban Green File, December 2001 |
| This article explores Hydraform's role in a design proposal presented by Rand Water as part of a 'best practice exhibition' during the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD).
In short, Hydraform collaborated with Rand Water to manufacture earth blocks from recycled sludge, a by-product of the water purification process, using a unique three-phase approach. Published on 30 October 2008 |
| Civil Engineering by Civil Engineering, March 2003 |
| In a feature on 'Ecologically Sustained Development', Civil Engineering looks at the fact that all of the Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs) used to build the Kouga Cultural Centre were produced on patented Hydraform block machines. What is particularly interesting is that the in situ cost of a wall in the centre amounted to only 43% of the cost of a conventional clay brick wall. Published on 30 October 2008 |
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