{{Short description|None}} This is a '''list of building materials'''.
Many types of building materials are used in the construction industry to create buildings and structures. These categories of materials and products are used by architects and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for building projects.
Some building materials like cold rolled steel framing are considered modern methods of construction,{{by whom|date=May 2023}}{{clarify|reason=This statement confuses materials with methods|date=May 2023}} over the traditionally slower methods like blockwork and timber.
==Catalogs== Catalogs distributed by architectural product suppliers are typically organized into these groups.
{| class="wikitable" |'''Material''' (articles) || Main article or category |- |Cold rolled steel framing * Steel framing systems * Mezzanine floors * Purlin and cladding rails * Portable buildings * Prefabricated buildings |Steel frames |- | Compressed earth block, mud brick, rammed earth | :Category:Appropriate technology |- | Concrete * Hempcrete (biocomposite) | :Category:Concrete |- | Conveyor systems * Elevator or "lift" * Escalator | valign="top" | :Category:Vertical transport devices |- | Composites | :Category:Composite materials |- | Thermal protection * Building insulation | :Category:Thermal protection |- | Moisture protection * Building envelope * Conformal coating * Damp (structural) * Housewrap
| :Category:Moisture protection |- | valign="top" | Doors * Stile and rail, raised panel, wood clad * Access, sliding glass doors, tambour * Folding doors, garage door, storefront * Door hardware | valign="top" | :Category:Doors<br />:Category:Door furniture |- | Electrical systems and equipment * AC power plugs and sockets * Circuit breaker * Electrical connector * Electrical wiring * Switches | :Category:Electrical systems |- | valign="top" | Surface finishing * Plaster and gypsum board * Cement render * Ceramic tile, quarry tile, pavers, mosaic * Dropped ceiling, coffered ceiling * Flooring{{spaced ndash}} wide plank, terrazzo, carpet * Marble * Wall covering, wallpaper, acoustic * Paint, wood stain, faux finishing * Staff{{spaced ndash}} a type of artificial stone * Stucco * Wood finishing | valign="top" | :Category:Wood finishing materials<br />:Category:Wood finishing techniques * also "gyp-board" or "drywall" * :Category:Roofs * :Category:Ceilings * :Category:Floors * :Category:Walls * House painting |- | Fire suppression equipment | :Category:Fire suppression |- | Furnishings * Furniture * Glassware * Tableware | :Category:Furniture |- | HVAC (Heating, ventilation and air conditioning) | :Category:Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning |- | valign="top" | Masonry, mortar (masonry), grout * Adobe, brick and brickwork, glass brick, terra cotta * Artificial stone * Cinder block or concrete block * Noxer block * Stone dry stacked or mortar set * Urbanite{{spaced ndash}} broken-up concrete | valign="top" | :Category:Masonry * :Category:Bricks * ''also:'' "Concrete Masonry Units" (CMU) * :Category:Stone (material) |- | Metals * Structural steel: I-beam and column * Rebar * Wire rope and cables * Metal joist, decking, framing, trusses * Metal fabrications ** Stairway, ladder, railing, grating, Strut channel, roofing (including copper) * Decorative metal | valign="top" | :Category:Metals |- | "Openings" include Doors and 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 * Rough carpentry (unfinished) ** Heavy timbers, log home, timber framing or "post and beam" ** Bamboo ** Engineered wood, dimensional lumber *** Stud, joist, rafter *** Treated lumber and wood decking ** Sheathing, subflooring, panelling *** Plywood, shiplap, tongue and groove *** Oriented strand board ** Parallel strand lumber or "''PSL''" ** Glued laminated timber or "''glulam''" * Finish carpentry or "architectural woodwork" ** Veneer, plastic laminate, wood panel ** Case-building products *** Millwork, bookcase, cabinets ** Ornamental woodwork ** Trim, molding or "moulding" *** Chair rail, baseboard, casing, sill | valign="top" | :Category:Wood<br /> :Category:Woodworking<br /> List of woods |- | Windows * Casement, double hung, bay window * Curtainwall, skylight, dormer | valign="top" | :Category:Windows |}
==Industry standards== The Construction Specifications Institute maintains the following industry standards: *MasterFormat{{spaced ndash}} 50 standard divisions of building materials - 2004 edition (current in 2009) *16 Divisions{{spaced ndash}} Original 16 divisions of building materials
==See also== {{portal|Architecture}} *Category: Building materials *Alternative natural materials *Glass in green buildings *Green building and wood *List of commercially available roofing material *List of tools and equipment *Red List building materials *{{section link|Outline of construction|Materials and equipment}}
==Sources== {{Reflist}} *[https://books.google.com/books?id=MH9DrW0UGvwC&q=building+materials Building Materials: Dangerous Properties of Products in MasterFormat Divisions 7 and 9 - H. Leslie Simmons, Richard J. Lewis, Richard J. Lewis (Sr.) - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=MBamtq45OykC&q=building+materials Building Materials - P.C. Varghese - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=VDlgbCp5TFsC&q=building+materials Architectural Building Materials - Salvan, George S. - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=YOOU4fUPeacC&q=building+materials Durability of Building Materials and Components 8: Service Life and Asset Management - Michael A. Lacasse, Dana J. Vanier - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=V67W6Zk2AfoC&q=building+materials Durability of Building Materials and Components - J. M. Baker - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=u7tQ53-vdnYC&q=building+materials Understanding Green Building Materials - Traci Rose Rider, Stacy Glass, Jessica McNaughton - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->] *[https://books.google.com/books?id=95qMR1n_v3cC&q=building+materials Heat-Air-Moisture Transport: Measurements on Building Materials - Phālgunī Mukhopādhyāẏa, M. K. Kumaran - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]
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