List of building materials
This is a List of building materials. Building materials are used in the construction industry to create buildings and structures.
These categories of materials and products are used by American architects and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for building projects.
Catalogs
Catalogs distributed by architectural product suppliers are typically organized into these groups.
Material (articles) | refer to: Category |
Compressed earth block, mud brick, rammed earth | Category:Appropriate technology |
Concrete | Category:Concrete |
Conveyor systems | Category:Vertical transport devices |
Composites | Category:Composite materials |
Thermal protection | Category:Thermal protection |
Moisture protection | Category:Moisture protection |
Doors
|
Category:Doors Category:Door furniture |
Electrical systems and equipment | Category:Electrical systems |
Surface finishing
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Category:Wood finishing materials Category:Wood finishing techniques
|
Fire suppression equipment | Category:Fire suppression |
Furnishings | Category:Furniture |
HVAC (Heating, ventilation and air conditioning) | Category:HVAC |
Masonry, mortar (masonry), grout
|
Category:Masonry
|
Metals | Category:Metals |
"Openings" include Doors & Windows | Category:Doors |
Plastics | Category:Plastics |
Plumbing fixtures and equipment | Category:Plumbing |
Building safety | Category:Safety codes |
Security systems | Category:Security |
Specialties | Category:Architectural design |
Telecommunications equipment | Category:Telecommunications |
Wood, carpentry
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Category:Wood
Category:woodworking
|
Windows
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Category:Windows |
Industry standards
The Construction Specifications Institute maintains the following industry standards:
- MasterFormat – 50 standard divisions of building materials - 2004 edition (current in 2009)
- 16 Divisions – Original 16 divisions of building materials
See also
- Category: Building materials
- Alternative natural materials
- List of commercially available roofing material
- Red List building materials
Sources
- Building Materials: Dangerous Properties of Products in MasterFormat Divisions 7 and 9 - H. Leslie Simmons, Richard J. Lewis, Richard J. Lewis (Sr.) - Google Books
- Building Materials - P.C. Varghese - Google Books
- Architectural Building Materials - Salvan, George S. - Google Books
- Durability of Building Materials and Components 8: Service Life and Asset Management - Michael A. Lacasse, Dana J. Vanier - Google Books
- Durability of Building Materials and Components - J. M. Baker - Google Books
- Understanding Green Building Materials - Traci Rose Rider, Stacy Glass, Jessica McNaughton - Google Books
- Heat-Air-Moisture Transport: Measurements on Building Materials - Phālgunī Mukhopādhyāẏa, M. K. Kumaran - Google Books
External links
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- CSI's Latest information on MasterFormat
- Online updated version of MasterFormat, where users may request changes to the standard
- Building product directory by Arcat
- Sweets Product Marketplace by McGraw Hill Construction
- AECinfo.com - Your Source of Building Products Information
- Building product directory www.4specs.com
- Building Products Information by ASC Info
- World Construction Network By WCN