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Building with<\/div>

Clay blocks<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [\/vc_column][vc_column width=”8\/12″][vc_column_text css=””]At GIMA, we combine traditional brick manufacturing with sustainable, innovative techniques. Our new clay blocks, manufactured without a firing process, ensure significant energy savings. By using locally sourced clay, we have short transport routes, avoiding imports and unnecessary journeys. Our commitment to sustainability and ecological responsibility is reflected in every product.<\/p>\n

A major milestone was reached at the beginning of 2025: the German Institute for Building Technology DIBt granted us general type approval for load-bearing clay block masonry using the thin-bed method. At the same time, the GIMA perforated clay block was granted general building approval in accordance with DIN 18945 with the number Z-17.6-1306. The clay block can therefore be used without restriction for all buildings up to building class 5 and can be processed just as efficiently as conventional fired masonry bricks.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”light-grey icon”][vc_row][vc_column]

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Clay is natural<\/div>\n

Raw material deposits<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\n Clay is a building material that is thousands of years old and a local and sustainable raw material. It consists of a natural mixture of sand, clay and silt, which is formed by the weathering of rocks. When sand or rock is quarried, clay remains as a natural product, which requires responsible and long-term use of this resource. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n
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Clay is recyclable<\/div>\n

Circular economy<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\n Clay is a regionally available building material that is completely recyclable. Following deconstruction, the components can be directly recycled and used to produce equivalent building materials. This contributes to an efficient circular economy and significantly reduces production waste. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n
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Clay is energy efficient<\/div>\n

Reduce CO\u2082 emissions<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
\n Existing production lines for masonry bricks are used in the production of our clay blocks. However, the usual firing process is completely eliminated here. Thus, the energy requirements for all production steps can be met using the electricity generated by our PV systems. <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”separator-en npt”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces”][vc_column]\n
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\u00a9 Bauhaus Filmwerkstatt, M\u00fcnchen<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”npb”][vc_row][vc_column]
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\u00a9 Alexander Bernhard<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Healthy housing<\/p>\n

\n In this type of residential building made of clay, the difference to a conventional house is noticeable from day one. <\/div>\n
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Sustainable<\/p>\n

\n Quarrying clay begins with removing the fertile topsoil. The clay layers are extracted and used for local production. <\/div>\n
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Recyclable<\/p>\n

\n Clay masonry is bonded using clay mortar and can thus be 100% recycled into raw material. <\/div>\n
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HOW TO BUILD<\/div>

Clay masonry<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [vc_video link=”https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1086318537\/3d63309ee7?ts=0&share=copy” align=”center” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”green”][vc_row][vc_column]\n
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Our vision<\/div>

Efficient building with clay<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]
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\n \"We want to create a building material that is suitable for mass production, can be manufactured industrially and is therefore affordable, and which, as a purely natural product made of 100% clay, also meets the highest sustainability requirements.\"\n <\/div>\n
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Simon Irlbeck<\/div>\n
Head of Construction Technology at GIMA<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n
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Till Lill<\/div>\n
Head of Supertecture and recyclable building pioneer<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n
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\n \"Every brick is a piece of earth, with its tone, colour, smell, porosity, mass, texture, that delivers an excellent balance of beauty and performance.\"\n <\/div>\n
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Gjergji Dushniku<\/div>\n
Architect and urban planner at ALN - ARCHITEKTURB\u00dcRO LEINH\u00c4UPL + NEUBER GMBH<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n
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Adress<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [vc_column_text css=””]Girnghuber GmbH<\/strong>
\nLudwig-Girnghuber-Stra\u00dfe 1<\/strong>
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Telephone: +49 (0) 87 32 \/ 24 0<\/a>
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