Porotherm bricks give a plethora of advantages over normal bricks :
- Lightweight (60% lighter than normal bricks)
- Environment-friendly
- High compressive strength so high as 7 MPa.
- Very low water absorption
- Thermal and sound insulation (50% better than normal bricks)
- Resistance to carbon dioxide attack
- A lot of natural waste products used including silt from water treatment tanks, coal ash, fly ash, terracotta, rise husk and sawdust.
- Easy workability for electrical and plumbing fittings
- Fire resistance
- Speedy construction