Building materials

Building material Any material which is used for constructing structure for
the building.
Categorized into Naturally occurring and man made synthetic or
composite materials.
Naturally occurring clay, sand, gravel, wood logs, rocks, twigs and leaves.
Manufactured - cement, glass, brick, reinforced concrete, metals, plastics,
foam etc.
Manufacture of building materials is an established industry all over world and
use of such materials can be segmented into specific specialty trades like
masonry, carpentry, plumbing, roofing and insulation work.
In other classification, building materials are divided into traditional
[ naturally occurring substances] and modern building materials [ synthetic
ones made in industrial settings after laboratory formulation ].

Traditional Building Materials

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Inorganic
Organic

Unfired clay,
stone, lime,
hemp-lime.
Wood, straw
boards,
bamboo.