Brick Houses (was: Rupert! What were you thinking?

[Geoff]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Child Of Midian" <md at ...> wrote:
 
zanooda:
> Cinder block is concrete, right? Does anyone know something about
> steel-frame construction? Sounds kind of exotic :-).

md:
> Not really, it's a type of concrete but not nearly as dense or heavy as
> concrete, the "cinder" refers to the stone used. 

Geoff:
We use "breeze blocks" in some construction work -They're defined 
as "a lightweight building brick made from cinders mixed with sand 
and cement". Sounds as if they are our equivalent.