UK brick market 2019 = 2,600,000,000 bricks [1]
Clay Brick, Global Warming Potential (CO2 equivalent) : 0.23kgCO2eq/kg [2]
UK standard brick dimensions (mm): 215 x 102.5 x 65 [3]
kg/brick = Volym x Density = (215 x 102.5 x 65)mm³ x 1650 kg/m³[4] = 2.36kg
CO2eq total UK brick market, traditional bricks = Brick Quantity x Brick Weight x 0.23kgCO2eq/kg = 2,600,000,000 X 2.36kg X 0.23kgCO2eq/kg = 1,411,280 tonnesCO2eq
CO2eq total UK brick market, KENOTEQ bricks = CO2 Traditional x Percentage CO2 Kenoteq = 1,411,280 x 0.05[5] tonnesCO2eq = 70,564 tonnesCO2eq
Total CO2eq from UK domestic heating (2021) = 14% of UK emissions[6] x UK CO2eq emissions = 0,14 x 424 500,000 tonnesCO2eq[7] = 59,430,000 tonnesCO2eq.
Total CO2eq from UK domestic heating (2021) / capita = 59,430,000 tonnes CO2eq / 67,330,000[8] = 0.882667 tonnesCO2eq
Reduced CO2eq thanks to 100% Kenoteq bricks = (1,411,280 – 70,564) tonnesCO2eq = 1,340,716 tonnesCO2eq
The reduced CO2eq equals the CO2eq emissions from domestic heating for X people.
x = 1,340,716 / 0.882667 = CA 1,500,000 people. This is roughly the same as the population of Glasgow, the UK’s 5th largest city, which had approximately 1,673,000 inhabitants in 2020.[9]
References
[1] KENOTEQ. OUR JOURNEY. KENOTEQ — Makers of the K-BRIQ® — Kenoteq – About us. (2023-10-18).
[2] MDPI. Sustainability of Building Materials: Embodied Energy and Embodied Carbon of Masonry. Energies | Free Full-Text | Sustainability of Building Materials: Embodied Energy and Embodied Carbon of Masonry (mdpi.com). (2023-10-18).
[3] Wienerberger. Wienerberger Techical Guidance. Brickwork Dimensions Table – Standard UK Brick (wienerberger.co.uk). (2023-10-19)
[4] Wienerberger. Kassandra Multi. Kassandra Multi (wienerberger.co.uk). (2023-10-19)
[5] KENOTEQ. The circular economy, shaped as a brick. KENOTEQ — Makers of the K-BRIQ® — Kenoteq – K-Briq. (2023-10-19)
[6] Institute for Government. Decarbonising heating at home: Learning from past successes and failures to improve energy policy making. Decarbonising heating at home | Institute for Government. (2023-10-19)
[7] Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. 2021 UK Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions. 2021 UK Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions (publishing.service.gov.uk). (2023-10-19)
[8] Google. Population UK. population uk – Sök på Google. (2023-10-19)
[9] World Atlas. 10 Largest Cities In The United Kingdom. 10 Largest Cities In The United Kingdom – WorldAtlas. (2023-10-18)