Wood-Fired Brick
Handmade bricks fired on wood rather than gas or anthracite, which is the whole story: 106 kgCO₂e per tonne against 270 for the same brick from their oil-and-anthracite kiln. The kiln also gives the flashing and colour variation that makes a wood-fired brick worth specifying in the first place, so the carbon saving arrives with the aesthetic rather than instead of it.
Carbon and evidence
Product Evidence
Evidence currently held for the HG Matthews product record.
Recorded Carbon Result
A1–A3 GWP-total per tonne of brick. GWP-fossil is 104. Whole-life A1–A3 plus C modules is 115.4. For scale, UK independents in this catalogue run from −15.4 (an unfired earth block) through 106 for a wood-fired brick to 697 for a Hoffman-kiln handmade one — "clay brick" is not one number, and the firing route is what sets it.
Indicator: GWP-total
Wood-Fired Brick (NEPD-10569-10569-2)A1–A3 covers raw-material supply, transport to manufacture and manufacturing. It is product-stage information, not a whole-life result.
Environmental Product Declaration
EPD recorded- Coverage
- Product family
- Declared unit
- 1 tonne (declared unit mass 1000 kg)
- Programme
- EPD Global (The Norwegian EPD Foundation)
- Registration
- NEPD-10569-10569-2
- Standard
- EN 15804:2012+A2:2019
- Valid until
- 2030-11-09
- Verification
- Third-party verified
Made at Bellingdon, Buckinghamshire.
Reported GWP Modules
Displayed as stored; modules are not added together here.
A1–A3
106 kgCO₂e
per 1 tonne
Service Life — the B4 Replacement Input
150 years · EPD reference service life
The declaration states a 150-year reference service life.
≈1 installation over a 60-year building study period.
Sourced Product Claims
- Third-party verified EPD, valid to 2030-11-09Third-party verifiedSource
Evidence Sources
EPD Global (The Norwegian EPD Foundation)
Comparison Status
This result should be displayed for information only and not ranked against another product.
- • The EPD is not linked to an evidence source.
Design & Specification Notes
Qualitative notes for early design discussion. Not product-specific EPD evidence, and not a basis for numerical comparison.
Handmade bricks fired on wood rather than gas or anthracite, which is the whole story: 106 kgCO₂e per tonne against 270 for the same brick from their oil-and-anthracite kiln.
Typical Uses
- •Facade cladding
- •Weather protection
- •External accents
Key Performance
Weather-resistant finish for facade exposure.
Specification Actions
- •Confirm FSC or PEFC certification for all timber products.
- •Request chain-of-custody documentation from supplier.
- •Confirm the current EPD covers the selected product, finish and manufacturing route.
Indicative Health & Indoor Air
Specification
- Range
- Wood-Fired Brick
- Finish
- Clay facing brick, wood-fired kiln
- Service life
- 150 years
- Country of manufacture
- United Kingdom