Sodobna tehnika do danes ni iznašla materiala, ki bi se bolj približal fizikalnim, tehnološkim in ekonomskim kvalitetam idealnega gradbenega materiala kot je ravno opeka. Avtorja podrobno obravnavata fizikalne lastnosti opeke, tehnologijo proizvodnje opeke in tehnologijo gradnje, ekonomske prednosti, ter podajata historični pogled v čas in prostor glede na uporabo opeke v gradbeništvu.

The today’s technics hasn’t found the material which would be brought so near to the physical, technological and economical qualities of an ideal building material as it is just the brick material. The authors treat in detail the physical qualities of brick, the technology ob brick production and the building technology, the economic advantages and give us the historical summary into the time and space with reference to the brick’s use in the building industry.