Brick VS Blocks.

How much do you know about bricks & blocks?
Are they the same? they have differences? and similarities?
Today's topic will find out answer for you! :)


First we talk about Bricks.

Building professionals considered brick as one of the most environmentally friendly building materials in the market, and for sure, it's been on the market for a long long time! 
So what is brick? Bricks are rectangular blocks, most commonly made from clay, shale, slate, concrete, calcium silicate or stone. It is produced by mixing with sand and water, then pressed the clay into steel moulds and heated at high temperature at 1000°c which keeps in the strength of brick.
Want to know some facts about bricks? Bricks are actually a great insulators. Heat energy from the sun during the day will be store and only release for several hours after sun has set. Therefore, in hot climates, this thermal lag can translate into energy savings and increase comfort for the occupants.
Besides, The Great Wall of China is constructed and made of 3,873,000,000 individual bricks!


And now, let's talk about Blocks.

In general, size, usage, purpose and composition of bricks and blocks make the difference. 

So what is block? Block is commonly made from concrete. Block are more larger size than brick. Blocks are more on used as partitions in interior applications, exterior application and also structural of a building. 

For example of block, a concrete block. It is a building materials primarily used in the construction of walls. Most concrete blocks have one or more hollow cavities, and their sides may be cast smooth or with design as well. To form the wall, concrete blocks are stacked one at a time and held together with fresh concrete mortar.