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Australian government ’ s National Carbon Offset Standard .
The use of sawdust , a lowemission biomass , as opposed to fossil fuels , has caused a dramatic reduction in the plant ’ s carbon dioxide emissions . These have diminished from an estimated 8000 tonnes per year for a conventional gas-fired plant to just 215 tonnes ; about the same emitted by 12 average Australian households .
Meeting the National Carbon Offset Standard for a carbon-neutral certified product also required reducing emissions from ancillary operations such as raw material extraction , transport , water usage , packaging and waste and business operations including administration and delivery to the customer .
The relatively low remaining greenhouse gas emissions are offset by purchasing carbon credits that assist in local projects such as tree planting under the Forests Alive program .
Bricks from the Longford plant are marketed under the Austral Bricks and Daniel Robertson brands . Austral Bricks are also sold into export markets and Daniel Robertson premium-quality bricks are marketed across Australia .
Smarter Products Constantly improving product design is a key component of Brickworks Building Products ’ ongoing success . The company is constantly reengineering its existing products and designing new products to reduce
“ The use of sawdust , a low-emission biomass , as opposed to fossil fuels , has caused a dramatic reduction in the plant ’ s carbon dioxide emissions . These have diminished from an estimated 8000 tonnes per year for a conventional gasfired plant to just 215 tonnes ; about the same emitted by 12 average Australian households .”
– Brett Ward www . brickworksbuildingproducts . com . au 1373