Building material

Types of Building Materials

– Naturally occurring substances: brush structures, ice and snow, mud and clay, wet-laid clay walls
– Structural clay blocks and bricks
– Sand
– Stone or rock
– Thatch
– Concrete
– Fabric
– Foam
– Glass
– Gypsum concrete
– Living building materials
– Building products

Economic Costs

– Initial purchase price
– Lifetime cost
– Maintenance costs
– Risks of building damage and lack of durability
– Importance of doing it well

Ecological Costs

– Pollution costs
– Carbon footprint
– Green building and sustainable development
– Environmental impacts
– Importance of considering ecological costs

Energy Costs

– Initial energy costs
– Long-term energy costs
– Embodied energy
– Lifetime embodied energy
– Importance of minimizing energy consumption

Research, Development, and Sustainability

– Research and development in building materials
– Sustainability in the construction industry
– Electricity use in building material production
– Embodied energy of building materials
– Role of sustainable building materials in reducing environmental impact Source:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_material

Building material (Wikipedia)

For other kinds of building materials, see Household hardware, Biology, and Star formation.

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Building material is material used for construction. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, rocks, sand, wood, and even twigs and leaves, have been used to construct buildings. Apart from naturally occurring materials, many man-made products are in use, some more and some less synthetic. The manufacturing of building materials is an established industry in many countries and the use of these materials is typically segmented into specific specialty trades, such as carpentry, insulation, plumbing, and roofing work. They provide the make-up of habitats and structures including homes.