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We have technical manuals covering a range of areas in clay brick design and construction. Popular manuals include the Clay Masonry Cleaning Manual and the Clay Paver Coping on Concrete Pools Manual.

TBA 01 - Clay Paving Manual
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TBA 02 – The Properties of Clay Masonry Units
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TBA 04 – Design of Clay Masonry for Wind and Earthquake
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TBA 05 – Design of Clay Masonry for Fire Resistance
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TBA 06 – Design of Clay Masonry for Compression
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TBA 07 – Design of Clay Masonry for Serviceability
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TBA 08 – Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
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TBA 09 – Detailing of Clay masonry
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TBA 10 – Construction Guidelines for Clay Masonry
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TBA 11 - Design of Clay Masonry for Sound Insulation
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TBA 12 - Design of Free Standing Clay Brick Walls
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TBA 13 - Clay Masonry Cleaning Manual
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TBA 14 - Brickwork in Landscape
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TBA 15 - Building in Bushfire Prone Areas
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TBA 19 - Industry Reference Guide
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TBA 20 - The Brickwork Manual
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Clay Paver Coping on Concrete Pools
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Think Brick Australia cares about the environment, and we have lead research in brick design to aid architects, engineers and manufacturers by providing sustainable design methods to maximise thermal comfort and energy efficiency in households.

TBA 08 – Sustainability and Energy Efficiency
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TBA 17 - Energy Efficiency and Environment Edition 4
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TBA – A study of the thermal Performance of Australian Housing
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TBA – A study of the thermal Performance of Australian Housing - Volume 2
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Think Brick Australia represents Australia’s clay brick and paver manufacturers. Safety is a major issue and concern for our members from manufacturing bricks to delivering bricks. Think Brick Australia takes safety issues very seriously and wants to ensure the safety of everyone working with bricks. Think Brick Australia encourages you to check out our resources that provide general guidance on work health and safety practices when working with bricks.

TBA Industry Code of Conduct – Load Restraint – Summary
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TBA Transport Safety
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TBA Working Near Overhead Power Lines
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TBA Delivery onto Slabs
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TBA Silica Safety
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Think Brick Australia's range of case studies include projects conducted in several areas across Australia.


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Kalyra Aged Care
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Barker College
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Boags Brewery
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St Ives Centro
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Garden City Shopping Centre
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Inglewood Civic Centre
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Swan Brewery
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Watergardens Railway Station
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Corpus Christi Seminary
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St Bernards Older Persons Housing
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Applewood
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Eastern TAFE
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Wodonga Courts
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Barker St Apartments
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Knox O-Zone
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Loxton High School
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Capitol Apartments
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Peninsula Hospital
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Genazzano College
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Hunter Institute
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Wyndham Health Service
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Fletcher Mews
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Ulverstone CBD Paving
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Mandurah Marina
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McCaffreys Tower
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Castle Towers Shopping Centre
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Loreto Normanhurst
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Macquarie Uni E3A
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Dillwynia Correctional Centre
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Meira House
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Mt Buller Village Square
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Show Garden
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Moore Park Gardens
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Roma Mitchell Arts Centre
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Pymble Ladies College Library
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Pymble Ladies College
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Comaltech House
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One Wallace Avenue
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St Stephens School
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Tamworth CBD Paving
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Coptic Orthodox Church
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Qld Uni Laboratory
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Scotch College
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Latter Day Saints Church
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Vic Streetscape Redevelopments
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Rooke Street Mall
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Boston Courthouse
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Sydney Institute
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Tassie Streetscape Redevelopments
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The Brick Show
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WA Streetscape Redevelopments
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GB House
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Kalyra Aged Care
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St Bernards Older Persons Housing
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Applewood
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Barker College
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Corpus Christi Seminary
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Eastern TAFE
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Genazzano College
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Hunter Institute
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Loreto Normanhurst
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Pymble Ladies College Library
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Pymble Ladies College
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Qld Uni Laboratory
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Scotch College
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Sydney Institute
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Boags Brewery
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Watergardens Railway Station
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Wodonga Courts
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Peninsula Hospital
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Wyndham Health Service
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Castle Towers Shopping Centre
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Dillwynia Correctional Centre
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Roma Mitchell Arts Centre
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Comaltech House
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Coptic Orthodox Church
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Latter Day Saints Church
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Boston Courthouse
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St Ives Centro
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Swan Brewery
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Barker St Apartments
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Capitol Apartments
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Fletcher Mews
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McCaffreys Tower
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Meira House
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Moore Park Gardens
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One Wallace Avenue
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Garden City Shopping Centre
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Inglewood Civic Centre
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Knox O-Zone
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Loxton High School
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Ulverstone CBD Paving
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Mandurah Marina
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Mt Buller Village Square
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Show Garden
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St Stephens School
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Tamworth CBD Paving
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Vic Streetscape Redevelopments
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Rooke Street Mall
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Tassie Streetscape Redevelopments
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The Brick Show
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WA Streetscape Redevelopments
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Think Brick Australia has conducted extensive research and has produced Research Papers covering many aspects of clay brick design and construction. Research Findings cover General Masonry and Paving Design, Material Characteristic, Moisture Expansion, Durability and Thermal Performance and Climate Design.


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  • THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND CLIMATE DESIGN
RP 00 – Predicting Moisture Expansion
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RP 03 – Predicting the Compressive Strength of Brickwork
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RP 06 – Frost Resistance
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RP 07 – Determining Compressive Strength of Clay Bricks
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RP 08 – Assessment of the Salt Attack Resistance of Fired Clay Bricks
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RP 09 – Moisture Expansion an Appraisal
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RP 10 – A study of Pore Size Distributions in Fired Clay Bricks in Relation to Salt Attack Resistance
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RP 11 – Determining the Expansion of Non-Kiln-Fresh Bricks
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RP 12 – The Performance of Clay Segmental Pavers
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RP 15 – Unreinforced Masonry Structures – An Australian Overview
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RP 16 – Moisture Expansion of Bricks & Walls
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RP 17 – Predicting 30 year Moisture Expansion
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RP 18 – Thermal Performance of Cavity and Veneer Construction
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RP 19 – Heat Flow Study in Masonry Walls
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RP 20 – Thermal Performance of Cavity and Veneer Construction
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RP 21 – An Investigation of Factors Affecting the Durability of Masonry Mortar
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RP 22 – Understanding Climate for Energy Efficient or Sustainable Design
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RP 23 – Thermal Performance Study of Construction Methods
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RP 12 – The Performance of Clay Segmental Pavers
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RP 15 – Unreinforced Masonry Structures – An Australian Overview
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RP 03 – Predicting the Compressive Strength of Brickwork
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RP 06 – Frost Resistance
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RP 07 – Determining Compressive Strength of Clay Bricks
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RP 08 – Assessment of the Salt Attack Resistance of Fired Clay Bricks
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RP 00 – Predicting Moisture Expansion
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RP 09 – Moisture Expansion an Appraisal
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RP 11 – Determining the Expansion of Non-Kiln-Fresh Bricks
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RP 16 – Moisture Expansion of Bricks & Walls
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RP 17 – Predicting 30 year Moisture Expansion
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RP 10 – A study of Pore Size Distributions in Fired Clay Bricks in Relation to Salt Attack Resistance
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RP 21 – An Investigation of Factors Affecting the Durability of Masonry Mortar
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RP 18 – Thermal Performance of Cavity and Veneer Construction
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RP 19 – Heat Flow Study in Masonry Walls
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RP 20 – Thermal Performance of Cavity and Veneer Construction
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RP 22 – Understanding Climate for Energy Efficient or Sustainable Design
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RP 23 – Thermal Performance Study of Construction Methods
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The Guide to Standards and Tolerances published by the Victorian Building Authority is intended to be used by builders and building owners as a convenient reference to the minimum quality of building work expected. The Guide is a valuable tool that will provide guidance for areas of building standards that are not prescribed in legislation, building control and/or policy.

Guide to Standards & Tolerances
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Think Brick Australia: Suite 7.01, Level 7, 154 Pacific Highway, St Leonards NSW 2065. info@thinkbrick.com.au