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Can a building of bricks and quarry stones stand?

The high cost of building materials has pushed many builders to engage in cost-cutting measures, sometimes resulting in structures that are unsafe for human habitation.

A new kind of cost-cutting measure gaining currency is the use of interlocking bricks. Little cement, sand and water is needed for these kinds of blocks.

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