Masonry without mortar yields durable facades

Drystack's innovation preserves the construction industry. Founder Dennis Deen wanted to get rid of mortar altogether and set out to find a solution. "Drystack solves several problems at the same time with a circular solution."

The stacking system designed by Deen allows facades to be realized in a sustainable and circular way. "They are demountable facades, because the bricks can also be unstacked again. We celebrate the brick, but replace the cement." Deen explains that Drystack sees no point in solving today's construction problems with temporary solutions. "Something fundamental has to change. And that can be done, by no longer using cement." How exactly does that work? "The bricks have slots at the top and bottom. The bricks also come with a layer; a rack with pins in it. This is how you stack the bricks on the layers. The great thing is that you can thus reuse the bricks very easily as well."

Sustainable solution

The production of cement is very bad for the environment and a lot of material is needed for bricklaying. "Applying the Drystack system ensures that bricks are processed in a less environmentally damaging way and with lower intensity on the work process. You don't need more than a cutter and a drill. And when you stop working with cement, the construction site stays much cleaner, too." Without major contractors who dared to have faith in this new technique, Drystack would not have gotten this far, says Deen. "Now that it is running, you hear the positive reactions. Architects become very happy with our circular promises, but also like the independence from bricks. The cost savings over traditional bricklaying is really going to win companies over."