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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,...
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  • This is a list of building materials. Many types of building materials are used in the construction industry to create buildings and structures. These...
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    expositions, and on temporary buildings of other kinds. Dewey Arch Building material Glazed architectural terra-cotta a material also made into many decorative...
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    Materials can be broadly categorized in terms of their use, for example: Building materials are used for construction Building insulation materials are...
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    Building insulation materials are building materials that form the thermal envelope of a building. As thermal insulation they reduce the heating energy...
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  • A living building material (LBM) is a material used in construction or industrial design that behaves in a way resembling a living organism. Examples...
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  • China National Building Material Co., Ltd. or CNBM is a public traded company, engaging in cement, lightweight building materials, glass fiber and fibre-reinforced...
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    Cob, cobb, or clom (in Wales) is a natural building material made from subsoil, water, fibrous organic material (typically straw), and sometimes lime. The...
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    A raw material, also known as a feedstock, unprocessed material, or primary commodity, is a basic material that is used to produce goods, finished goods...
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    natural raw materials such as earth, chalk, lime, or gravel. It is an ancient method that has been revived recently as a sustainable building method. Under...
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    Bio-based building materials incorporate biomass, which is derived from renewable materials of biological origin such as plants, (normally co-products...
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  • Biotic material or biological derived material is any material that originates from living organisms. Most such materials contain carbon and are capable...
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    energy saving, land saving, water saving, material saving, etc., during the whole life cycle of the building, protecting the environment and reducing pollution...
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  • Ceramic building material, often abbreviated to CBM, is an umbrella term used in archaeology to cover all building materials made from baked clay. It is...
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    ə-DOH-bee; Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðoβe]) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking...
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    recently in the building industry, producing building construction materials including insulation, hempcrete, and varnishes. Hemp made materials have low embodied...
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    building mortar and has the sense of sticking or adhering. These materials are still used in large quantities as building and engineering materials (including...
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    size that a lay person would likely describe as "particles". OSB is a material with favorable mechanical properties that make it particularly suitable...
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  • belong into this category. Natural materials are used as building materials and clothing. Types include: Biotic materials Wood (rattan, bamboo, bark, etc...
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  • Building Materials and Construction Solutions (BMC) is an American construction supply company with corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina....
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    construction – Management system in the construction industry Building material – Material which is used for construction purposes Civil engineering – Engineering...
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  • natural building material is a natural building material which has biocidal properties. The biocidal properties of biocidal natural building materials are...
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    the Empire, when the great majority of surviving buildings were constructed. It used new materials, particularly Roman concrete, and newer technologies...
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  • The Living Building Challenge (LBC) Red List contains chemicals commonly used in building materials that have been designated as harmful to "health and...
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    into composites, which are known as robotic materials. Composite materials are generally used for buildings, bridges, and structures such as boat hulls...
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    design that promotes the construction of buildings using sustainable processes and locally available natural materials. This in turn implies durability and...
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    Stucco (redirect from Stucco (material))
    coating for the outside of a building and "plaster" to a coating for interiors. As described below, however, the materials themselves often have little...
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    Carpentry (section Materials)
    performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc...
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    material efficiency of the manufacturing process. Material efficiency is associated with Green building and Energy conservation, as well as other ways of...
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    the 20th century, it was very commonly used around the world as a building material (particularly for its fire-retardant properties), until its adverse...
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