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TechTalk: Brick Pit Afterlife


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We've gone through the Brick Manufacturing Process, but ever wondered what happens to the brick quarries after they've been excavated?

In this episode your host Elizabeth McIntyre, and Engineering Intern, Rahul Elangovan, cover topics such as;

  • The lifespan of a brick pit;
  • The different ways an exhausted brick pit can be redeveloped;
  • Some examples of how brick quarries have been transformed in Australia;
  • How the endangered Green and Golden Bell Frog was saved in a brickpit from Homebush, Sydney;
  • and much more...

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Mentioned in the episode:

Brickpit Ring Walk

Think Brick Technical Factsheets

Think Brick Technical Manuals

The National Construction Code

Australian Building Codes Board

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