For personal homes, I think brick is commonly in use in Austria, and other European countries. But the bricks used are quite different from the small bricks in this article. The modern bricks are much larger and largely hollow. These air chaimbers make them lighter and also offer better heat insulation. The bigger size makes them faster to lay.

E.g., something like this: https://www.ziegelwerk-wenzel.de/produkte/w09-425