The construction industry has a reputation for being one of the biggest polluters; it’s responsible for 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. It’s clear that if we are to fight climate change and promote sustainability, construction will need to clean up its act. One of the best ways of doing so is cutting demand for one of the most common building materials: concrete. The key ingredient of concrete is cement which has a large carbon footprint, even higher than aviation fuel, says Charlie Ayers, Founder of SureCav.

Imperial Bricks has introduced a new CPD to guide architects, specifiers and developers to gain a better understanding of brick matching techniques, including recognising brick types, brick blending, colour correction and the use of brick slips for interiors and external facades.

Imperial Bricks has increased its range of regionally-matched brick slips due to popular demand. Imperial offers the widest range of traditional handmade, wirecut and pressed bricks from a single supplier in the UK. All 35 options are now available as brick slips, in shades to match specific regions in the South, Midlands and North and in imperial or metric sizes.