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Material which is used for construction purposes
Building material is material used for construction. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, rocks, sand, wood, and even twigs and leaves,
Building_material
Construction material
A living building material (LBM) is a material used in construction or industrial design that behaves in a way resembling a living organism. Examples
Living_building_material
Substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object
Materials can be broadly categorized in terms of their use, for example: Building materials are used for construction Building insulation materials are
Material
Building material of earth and organic materials
via Spanish, from Arabic الطّوب (at-tūb)) is a building material made from loam and organic materials. Adobe is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking
Adobe
Artificial stone
for covering and ornamenting temporary buildings. It is defined as " composition of plaster and fibrous material used for a temporary finish and in ornamental
Staff_(building_material)
This is a list of building materials. Many types of building materials are used in the construction industry to create buildings and structures. These
List_of_building_materials
Construction material of damp subsoil
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. Pisé
Rammed_earth
Building material made of soil and fiber
Cob, cobb, or clom (in Wales) is a natural building material made from subsoil, water, fibrous organic material (typically straw), and sometimes lime. The
Cob_(material)
Chinese building materials company
RfD› China National Building Material Co., Ltd. or CNBM is a public traded company, engaging in cement, lightweight building materials, glass fiber and fibre-reinforced
China National Building Material
China_National_Building_Material
Insulation material
Building insulation materials are the building materials that form the thermal envelope of a building or otherwise reduce heat transfer. Insulation may
Building_insulation_material
Category of building materials designated as harmful to living creatures
The Living Building Challenge (LBC) Red List contains chemicals commonly used in building materials that have been designated as harmful to "health and
Red_List_building_materials
Process of building or assembling a building or infrastructure
industry Building material – Material which is used for construction purposes Commissioning (construction) – Process to ensure that all building systems
Construction
Any material originating from living organisms
Biotic material or biological derived material is any material that originates from living organisms. Most such materials contain carbon and are capable
Biotic_material
Enclosed structure
Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available
Building
Environmentally responsible construction principles
energy saving, land saving, water saving, material saving, etc., during the whole life cycle of the building, protecting the environment and reducing pollution
Green_building
Calcium oxides and/or hydroxides
lime originates with its earliest use as building mortar and has the sense of sticking or adhering. These materials are still used in large quantities in
Lime_(material)
Archaeological term for baked clay building material
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
Ceramic_building_material
Basic material that is used to produce other things
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
Raw_material
Composite materials made of wood fiber and thermoplastics
composite timber, WPCs are still new materials relative to the long history of natural lumber as a building material. The most widespread use of WPCs in
Wood–plastic_composite
Engineered wood particle board
manufacture. Waferboard is used as a material to build cheap furniture. This type of furniture is usually laminated. Materials other than wood have been used
Oriented_strand_board
Possible solution to carbon emissions in construction
Bio-based building materials incorporate biomass, which is derived from renewable materials of biological origin such as plants (normally co-products
Bio-based_building_materials
Research of materials
alloys, and silica and carbon materials, used in building space vehicles enabling the exploration of space. Materials science has driven, and been driven
Materials_science
Fired clay construction material
structural capacity on the exterior or interior of a building. Terracotta is an ancient building material that translates from Latin as "baked earth". Some
Architectural_terracotta
Building Materials and Construction Solutions (BMC) is an American construction supply company with corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Building Materials Holding Corporation
Building_Materials_Holding_Corporation
Symptoms of illness attributed to a building
used to describe staff concerns in post-war buildings with faulty building aerodynamics, construction materials, construction process, and maintenance. Some
Sick_building_syndrome
Fine grained natural soil
Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4). Most
Clay
Block for masonry construction
A brick is a type of building material used to build walls, pavements, and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term brick denotes a
Brick
Composite construction material
second-most-used substance (after water), the most widely used building material, and the most-manufactured material in the world. When aggregate is mixed with dry Portland
Concrete
Layer of one material over another
appearance of buildings. Cladding can be made of any of a wide range of materials including wood, metal, brick, vinyl, and composite materials that can include
Cladding_(construction)
natural building material is a natural building material which has biocidal properties. The biocidal properties of biocidal natural building materials are
Biocidal natural building material
Biocidal_natural_building_material
Low-THC cannabis plant
recently in the building industry, producing building construction materials including insulation, hempcrete, and varnishes. Hemp-made materials have low embodied
Hemp
This is a list of the tallest buildings. Tall buildings, such as skyscrapers, are intended here as enclosed structures with continuously occupiable floors
List_of_tallest_buildings
American building materials retailer
Payless Cashways was a building materials retailer based in Kansas City, United States. The company primarily operated during the 1980s and 1990s, and
Payless_Cashways
Material that arises without the use of technology
belong into this category. Natural materials are used as building materials and clothing. Types include: Biotic materials Wood (rattan, bamboo, bark, etc
Natural_material
This is a list of oldest extant buildings. A building is defined as any human-made structure used or interface for supporting or sheltering any use or
List of oldest extant buildings
List_of_oldest_extant_buildings
Naturally occurring mineral aggregate
Natural rock fragment larger than 10 inches Rock (building material) Rocks as a building material Geologic time scale – System that relates geologic
Rock_(geology)
Construction standards for buildings
real estate developers, subcontractors, manufacturers of building products and materials, insurance companies, facility managers, tenants, and others
Building_code
Federal Reserve building in Washington
railings, gates, and fixtures throughout the building. Milford pink granite was used as a building material. Mural artist Ezra Winter painted a large map
Eccles_Building
Rifle designed for use against military equipment
cartridges. Anti-materiel rifles can also penetrate most obstacles and building materials, making them viable for engaging targets behind cover that is usually
Anti-materiel_rifle
Skilled trade
performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc
Carpentry
Material to reduce heat transfer in structures
Building insulation is material used in a building (specifically the building envelope) to reduce the flow of thermal energy. While the majority of insulation
Building_insulation
the Empire, when the great majority of surviving buildings were constructed. It used new materials, particularly Roman concrete, and newer technologies
Ancient_Roman_architecture
Material that holds other materials together
used to strengthen clay in wattle-and-daub construction and in the building material cob which would otherwise become brittle after drying. Sand is added
Binder_(material)
Carcinogenic fibrous silicate mineral
the 20th century, it was very commonly used around the world as a building material (particularly for its fire-retardant properties), until its adverse
Asbestos
American materials company
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. is an American company and a supplier of aggregates and heavy building materials, with operations spanning 26 states, Canada
Martin_Marietta_Materials
Type of fiber cement
owned by the Belgian company Etex. Fibre is often applied in building and construction materials, mainly in roofing and facade products. The term "cement"
Eternit
Building material used in ancient Rome
aggregate. Many buildings and structures still standing today, such as bridges, reservoirs and aqueducts, were built with this material, which attests
Roman_concrete
Plant to process recyclates
anaerobic digestion or composting. Inorganic inert waste is used to make building materials. Non-recyclable high calorific value waste is used to making refuse-derived
Materials_recovery_facility
House partially or entirely surrounded by earth
the concrete walls of the building. In "green building", four "lifetime" phases of a building are described, namely material sources, construction, in
Earth_shelter
Biocomposite material used for construction and insulation
impact on the environment. There are some mentions of use of concrete building materials including hemp, like in India, 1727: "Puckah […] is a Composition
Hempcrete
Material made from a combination of two or more unlike substances
composite material (also composition material) is a material which is produced from two or more constituent materials. These constituent materials have notably
Composite_material
Auditing and inspection company in London
services worldwide. It specialises in materials testing and provision of certification schemes in building material, aerospace, transportation, health sciences
Element_Materials_Technology
Sub-discipline of mechanical engineering
Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a building and a transportation vehicle. It uses a wide
Material_handling
Type of sandstone, or U.S. townhouse built thereof
brown Triassic–Jurassic sandstone that was historically a popular building material. The term is also used in the United States and Canada to refer to
Brownstone
Architecture designed to minimize environmental impact
cells or solar hot water panels. Typically, passive solar building designs incorporate materials with high thermal mass that retain heat effectively and
Sustainable_architecture
tallest building in the world, as of 2026,[update] is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The title of "world's tallest building" has been
History of the world's tallest buildings
History_of_the_world's_tallest_buildings
Construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water
coating for the outside of a building and "plaster" to a coating for interiors. As described below, however, the materials themselves often have little
Stucco
Structure made of three layers
as SIPs) are panels used as a building material. Aluminium composite panels (ACP), made of aluminium composite material (ACM), are flat panels consisting
Sandwich_panel
Type of sedimentary rock
Gozo, Malta Limestone as building material Limestone is used worldwide as building material. Limestone is the raw material for production of lime, primarily
Limestone
Substance with high latent heat of melting or solidifying
is therefore a very effective phase change material and has been used to store winter cold to cool buildings in summer since at least the time of the Achaemenid
Phase-change_material
Lightweight, precast building material
cellular concrete or autoclaved concrete, is a lightweight, precast building material that is used as an alternative to traditional concrete blocks and
Autoclaved_aerated_concrete
Broad range of building and sculpture materials
Plaster is a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative elements. In
Plaster
Type of composite construction material
Fibre cement is a composite building and construction material, used mainly in roofing and facade products because of its strength and durability. One
Fibre_cement
Ability to easily ignite in air at ambient temperatures
A combustible material is a material that can burn (i.e. sustain a flame) in air under certain conditions. A material is flammable or inflammable if it
Combustibility and flammability
Combustibility_and_flammability
Materials made out of fungi growth
living material."l The first explorations into fungal biomaterials began in the 1990s with Shigeru Yamanaka's research on mycelium for paper and building materials
Mycelium-based_materials
German building materials manufacturer
Heidelberg Materials is a German multinational building materials company headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany. Formerly known as HeidelbergCement AG,
Heidelberg_Materials
and ancient construction to be analyzed, as well as the structures, building materials, and tools used. Construction is an ancient human activity that began
History_of_construction
Engineering discipline focused on physical infrastructure
dams, airports, sewage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number
Civil_engineering
Root-like structure of a fungus
ratios than that of conventional materials due primarily to its low density. Compared to conventional building materials, mycelium also has a number of
Mycelium
Decorative woodmill-produced products for building construction
any wood-mill produced decorative material used in building construction. Stock profiled and patterned millwork building components fabricated by milling
Millwork
Panel made of gypsum, used in interior construction
chamber, and the sandwich becomes rigid and strong enough for use as a building material. Drying chambers typically use natural gas today. To dry 1,000 square
Drywall
Form of petroleum primarily used in road construction
is used mainly for sealing and insulating purposes in a variety of building materials, such as pipe coatings, carpet tile backing and paint. Bitumen is
Bitumen
Building of structures from individual units of stone, bricks, or blocks
Masonry is the craft of building a structure with stone, brick, concrete, or similar material, including mortar plastering, which are often laid in, bound
Masonry
Paper-based construction material
and some mineral elements such as chalk or clay (carton-pierre, a building material). Papier-mâché reinforced with textiles or boiled cardboard (carton
Papier-mâché
Process of constructing a home
fixtures and fittings, and the difficulty in finding construction and building materials talent. Some of the typical expenses involved in a site cost can be
Home_construction
Architectural drawing showing interior layout of a building
In architecture and building engineering, a floor plan is a technical or diagrammatic drawing that illustrates the horizontal relationships of interior
Floor_plan
Atlanta-based building material supplier company
Oldcastle Materials Inc. is a supplier of asphalt, concrete, and other building materials, and also offers construction and paving services. The Atlanta-based
Oldcastle_Materials
Form of sandwich panel used as a building material
structural insulating panel, (SIP), is a form of sandwich panel used as a building material in the construction industry. SIP is a sandwich structured composite
Structural_insulated_panel
Fortified structure
was the primary building material for Christian castles in Spain, while at the same time timber was still the dominant building material in north-west Europe
Castle
Government ministry of the Soviet Union
The Ministry of Construction Materials Industry (Minstroymaterialov; Russian: Министерство промышленности строительных материалов CCCP) was a government
Ministry of Construction Materials Industry
Ministry_of_Construction_Materials_Industry
Transparent non-crystalline solid material
Uses of fibreglass include building and construction materials, boat hulls, car body parts, and aerospace composite materials. Glass-fibre wool is an excellent
Glass
Design of interior spaces to benefit its occupants
Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the
Interior_design
Agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace
stone barns were sometimes built in areas where stone was a cheaper building material. In the mid to late 19th century in the U.S. barn framing methods
Barn
Selective dismantlement of building components
reclaiming it into useful building material. Most modern buildings are difficult to deconstruct due to the designs of such buildings. Deconstruction has strong
Deconstruction_(building)
Metamorphic rock
embodied energy that compares favorably with other roofing materials. Natural slate is used by building professionals as a result of its beauty and durability
Slate
Writing or drawing surface
Building materials on which writings or drawings are produced are not included. The gross characterization of writing materials is by the material constituting
Writing_material
gathered and blended with saliva, to form comb wax, the building material. Not all self-secreted materials are developed specifically for that purpose. For example
Structures_built_by_animals
Improving a broken, damaged or outdated structure
building. Sometimes shopping centres or shops are renovated to raise rent later. Wood is considered a versatile and adaptable construction material,
Renovation
Flooring material
Vinyl composition tile (VCT) is a finished flooring material used primarily in commercial and institutional applications. Modern vinyl floor tiles and
Vinyl_composition_tile
Product of rock weathering in wet tropical climates rich in iron and aluminium
The masonry was laid without joint mortar. It is used as a local building material in places such as Burkina Faso, where it is valued for being strong
Laterite
Protective husk of rice grains
the growing season, rice hulls can be put to use as building material, fertilizer, insulation material, or fuel. Rice hulls are part of the chaff of the
Rice_hull
Building material
many centuries (Roman concrete), lime mortar's effectiveness as a building material has not been well understood; time-honoured practices were based on
Lime_mortar
Sustainable construction practice
design that promotes the construction of buildings using sustainable processes and locally available natural materials. This in turn implies durability and
Natural_building
Polymer of glucose and structural component of cell wall of plants and green algae
potentially aiding in defecation. Building material: Hydroxyl bonding of cellulose in water produces a sprayable, moldable material as an alternative to the use
Cellulose
Form of limestone deposited by mineral springs
speleothems. Travertine is frequently used in Italy and elsewhere as a building material. Similar, but softer and extremely porous deposits formed from ambient-temperature
Travertine
Tall habitable building
force of the building material itself. In most building designs, the weight of the structure is much larger than the weight of the material that it will
Skyscraper
Practice of reducing material used to make a product
or reducing the amount of material through a lightweight product design. Material efficiency is associated with green building and energy conservation,
Material_efficiency
Type of roof
equatorial countries, thatch is the prevalent local material for roofs, and often walls. There are diverse building techniques from the ancient Hawaiian hale shelter
Thatching
Principles in the philosophy of Aristotle
such". For example, the motion of building is the energeia of the dunamis of the building materials as building materials as opposed to anything else they
Potentiality_and_actuality
a list of the largest office buildings in the world, ranked by total floor area in square meters (m2). Office buildings included in this list are structures
List of largest office buildings
List_of_largest_office_buildings
BUILDING MATERIAL
BUILDING MATERIAL
Girl/Female
Biblical
A fox's building.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : either from a Middle English survival of an Old English personal name, Billing, or a habitational name from a place in Northamptonshire called Billing, probably ‘(settlement of) the followers (Old English -ingas) of a man called Bill(a)’.German : from a Germanic personal name, formed with a cognate of Old Saxon bīl ‘sword’.Danish and Norwegian : from an Old Danish personal name, Billing.Swedish : shortened form of various habitational names such as Billinge, Billingsfors, etc.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Field
Boy/Male
Biblical
Building.
Surname or Lastname
English (now chiefly Lancashire)
English (now chiefly Lancashire) : from an unattested Old English personal name, Wilding, a derivative of Old English wilde ‘wild’, ‘savage’. It is also possible that it may be from a topographical term derived from the same vocabulary word. Compare Wild, but early forms with prepositions are not found.German : patronymic from Wilto, a short form of a Germanic personal name beginning with wild ‘wild’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Essex and Cambridgeshire)
English (Essex and Cambridgeshire) : probably a habitational name from a place in Kent named Birling, from an Old English personal name Bǣrla + the suffix -ingas denoting ‘family or followers’. There is also a Birling (of the same derivation) in Northumberland, but this appears not to have contributed significantly to the modern surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Balding.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Son; building; understanding.
Biblical
building; understanding
Boy/Male
Biblical
Building; understanding.
Female
Chinese
wise jade tinkling.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : patronymic from Bold as a personal name.Danish : habitational name from a place so named in Jutland.
Male
Chinese
building the country.
Male
Chinese
building the army.
Male
African
materials for building.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Building of God.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Building me.
Biblical
a fox's building
Male
Chinese
building the universe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the unattested Old English personal name Bealding, a derivative of Beald, or in some cases a variant of Baldwin.
BUILDING MATERIAL
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Boy/Male
French
French derivitive of the Old German Filibert, meaning very bright. Famous bearer: 7th century...
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Fame; Success
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Oriya, Sanskrit, Telugu
Cupid
Boy/Male
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Long Lived; Long Life; Handsome; Intelligent
Boy/Male
Muslim
Praising (God), Loving (God), Friend, Praiser, All-laudable
Biblical
consolation; repentance
Boy/Male
English
From the gray estate.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
From the Fern Slope
Boy/Male
Australian, Latin
Magic Majestic; Dignity; Venerable; Worthy of Respect; From Augustus
Girl/Female
Tamil
Chaturya | சாதà¯à®°à¯à®¯Â
Wise, Clever
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n.
The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.
n.
A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Build
n.
A building, or number of buildings, used by a college.
n.
The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.
n.
A quilting bee. See Bee, 2.
a.
Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow.
n.
A large building, or mass of buildings.
n.
Waste or rejected matter; anything worthless; valueless stuff; trash; especially, fragments of building materials or fallen buildings; ruins; debris.
n.
The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.
n.
Any superficial coating or appearance, as opposed to what is solid and genuine.
n.
Materials for building scaffolds.
a.
Used in building; proper for building.
a.
Building; constructing.
n.
The art or process of gilding copper, iron, etc., by means of voltaic electricity.
n.
That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.
a.
Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething; swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.
n.
Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any surface.
n.
The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles gold.