List of building materials

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 :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 :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 :Category:Woodworking List of woods
Windows Casement, double hung, bay window Curtainwall, skylight, dormer | valign="top" | :Category:Windows

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

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• Category: Building materials
• Alternative natural materials
• Glass in green buildings
• Green building and wood
• List of commercially available roofing material
• Red List building materials
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• [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]
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=MBamtq45OykC&q=building+materials Building Materials - P.C. Varghese - Google Books]
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=VDlgbCp5TFsC&q=building+materials Architectural Building Materials - Salvan, George S. - Google Books]
• [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]
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=V67W6Zk2AfoC&q=building+materials Durability of Building Materials and Components - J. M. Baker - Google Books]
• [https://books.google.com/books?id=u7tQ53-vdnYC&q=building+materials Understanding Green Building Materials - Traci Rose Rider, Stacy Glass, Jessica McNaughton - Google Books]
• [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]

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