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SUSTAINABILITY CAN BE SO AFFORDABLE

The click-the-brick facade

When renovating commercial and residential buildings for energy efficiency, a wide variety of regulations and guidelines must be observed. In addition to bureaucratic hurdles, applications and authorisations, the whole process involves high costs and a lot of time.

Whether social housing or industry, institutional facilities or housing associations: Click-the-Brick from Nørre provides the innovative solution that combines cost-effectiveness with sustainability. A stylish, modern selection of bricks also leaves nothing to be desired in terms of design.


Facade renovation with Click-the-Brick

While the classic exposed brickwork look was traditionally created in the past by bricking clinker bricks onto a stable foundation or gluing them onto an ETIC system (external thermal insulation composite system), ventilated clinker brick facades are becoming increasingly popular. Click-the-Brick from Nørre is inexpensive to implement and easy to install by sliding or hanging clinker brick slips onto a special aluminium rail system. This means that existing properties can be renovated to make them more energy-efficient without having to laboriously remove old facades and re-clinker them at great expense. In addition to lower costs, the resource-saving production of all individual components also saves around 90 % of material and CO2 emissions.


The energy facade

Use your clinker brick facade to generate heat. With the Nørre heat pump and a solar absorber - which is installed invisibly behind the clinker brick facade - you can reduce your energy costs for heating water by up to 90 %.

For example, around 80 m2 energy facade is enough to supply a 4-person household with hot water. In the months from April to September, the heating is only used to heat water and can therefore be switched off. During this time, our system only runs the circulation pump of the heat pump - and it only needs 25 watts, which is less than a light bulb.

SUSTAINABLE ADVANTAGES

Click-the-Brick from Nørre
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AROUND 50 % CHEAPER THAN NORMAL CLINKER FACADES

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APPROX. 90 % LESS CO2 EMISSIONS

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FRAME MADE FROM 63 % RECYCLED ALUMINIUM

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INDIVIDUAL CLINKING CREATION FROM 1,000m2 OF FACADE

Click-the-Brick and Nørre service at a glance

  • Facade renovation without interfering with the building statics
  • Maximum protection of the facade against frost, heat, driving rain, snow and hail thanks to real clinker bricks
  • Efficient thermal insulation thanks to sufficient insulation thickness
  • Resource-saving production of the individual elements - clinker bricks like aluminium frames
  • Complete service incl. installation - from € 150/m2
  • Equally suitable for on-site installation or for curtain wall/partitioned/panelled applications


Nørre offers you an all-round service from the feasibility study to the finished clinker brick facade. You can find an overview of all our services here.


Discover our clinker brick selection

We will be happy to send you samples of our standard ranges - but we can do more than just standard, we can also manufacture. From a purchase quantity of 1,000 m2 facade, we can create your own customised clinker brick, made just for you.

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Questions and answers

A rear-ventilated facade is a curtain wall façade in which the air circulates between the insulated rear masonry and the cladding, in contrast to a closed ETICS façade (external thermal insulation composite system façade). The circulation alone greatly reduces the potential risk of structural damage and mould growth in the flats.

In comparison:

A Click-the-Brick facade is laid dry, which means it does not need to be grouted. This prevents frost damage or efflorescence in the clinker brick facade.

The Click-the-Brick facade is probably the most sustainable clinker brick facade in the world. By saving on materials and dispensing with masonry mortar and grout, up to 90% CO2 is saved compared to conventional facades.

The Click-the-Brick facade is characterised by its very low water absorption capacity and the rear ventilation of the facade. In contrast to a conventional ETICS system, the probability of algae formation is extremely low.

When you renovate your facade, you can not only save energy, you can also produce energy. The Click-the-Brick facade is designed so that a solar absorber can be installed invisibly behind the clinker brick to produce hot water. Just 80 to 90 m2 facade is enough to produce hot water for a 4-person household.

If it is not mechanically destroyed, it can even last for thousands of years. The ancient clay tablets from Egypt are the best proof. Internationally, life cycles (LCA) of 50 years are considered. This means that 3 life cycles and more are absolutely realistic. ALDI North has deliberately decided in favour of this system for its new buildings for this reason of sustainability.

No. It is precisely for these cases of wind load and vandalism that we have installed lugs in the mounting rail which - when pressed downwards - act as an anti-lift device.

No. According to the old building regulations list C, which is still valid, facade claddings that fullfils these 3 requirements do not require any extra approval:

  1. Component height less than 30 cm
  2. Weight of individual part less than 5 kg
  3. Substructure spacing less than = 80 cm

No. The principle of the rear-ventilated curtain wall facade has proven itself over decades. Any rainwater runs down the rear side and the moisture is ventilated away through the rear ventilation gap. The insulation and the load-bearing wall remain dry and protected. More information: www.fvhf.de.

The waste is almost 0% - in contrast to large-format panel facades. The shortened sections are used as the start for the next "line".

No. Click-the-brick is hard-fired and has a water absorption capacity of less than 3%. This means that no damage is physically possible.

YES. Anyone who knows how to use a cordless screwdriver (installing support rails), used to enjoy playing Lego or Jenga and has ever cut a tile with a wet cutter is perfectly capable of doing this. Especially in new builds or renovations, you can save approx. 80 €/sqm incl. VAT (labour costs) by doing it yourself!

YES. Let your imagination run wild. And if you no longer like the motif, simply replace it! The reversibility of the system knows no bounds.

Very good! The fact that significantly less material is required per brick and that we work with sustainable brickworks means that significantly less CO2 per square metre is emitted during production and transport than with conventional brickwork. The aluminium support rail does nothing to change this, as >60% recycled content is already used in production. Conventional masonry also consumes CO2 for the mortar/grout. Unfortunately, the DGNB system only thinks in terms of life cycles of 50 years. In purely mathematical terms, only 1/3 of the CO2 should be recognised at 150 years. However, the current system assumes 50 years, after which the material has 0 kg of CO2 in the balance sheet of the manufacturing process. For a more sustainable clinker brick facade!

YES. Only the panels may be slightly shorter, as the weight per square metre of click-the-brick must be taken into account. In addition, it is essential to activate the anti-lift devices in the mounting rail. Temporary boards or similar must be fitted to the side as "anti-slip protection". Transport on a lorry requires a spacer between the elements.

No. Most efflorescence in brickwork is caused by the mortar. As we do not use mortar, this risk is eliminated.

Good news: these joints are no longer necessary, as the 1-2 mm head joints per click-the-brick already absorb the changes in length of the material.

A clear yes - absolutely. The only requirement: a load-bearing backing masonry that can take the loads of the click-the-brick. A structural engineer must be consulted here. Cavity insulation is always the first choice, especially with double-skin masonry - also for cost reasons. Only when further U-value reductions are required does click-the-brick come into play. The following solution can then be used as a substructure: https://www.schoeck.com/de/isolink. The great advantage is a virtually maintenance-free façade over the entire period of use.

No. It is even the most resistant material for exactly this case!