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2. Building material - Wikipedia

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   Building material is material used for construction. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay , rocks , sand, wood , and even twigs and leaves, have been used to construct buildings and other structures, like bridges .

3. List of building materials - Wikipedia

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   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 .

4. Category:Building materials - Wikipedia

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   Building materials, fixtures, furnishings, equipment and devices used in the field of architecture, engineering and construction to create buildings and structures

5. Cob (material) - Wikipedia

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   Cob is an English term attested to around the year 1600 [3] for an ancient building material that has been used for building since prehistoric times. The use of this material in Iran is more than 4000 years old. The etymology of cob and cobbing is unclear, but in several senses means to beat or strike, [4] which is how cob material is applied ...

6. Living building material - Wikipedia

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   A living building material (LBM) is a material used in construction or industrial design that behaves in a way resembling a living organism.Examples include: self-mending biocement, [1] self-replicating concrete replacement, [2] and mycelium-based composites for construction and packaging.

7. History of construction - Wikipedia

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   As building materials, they used bones such as mammoth ribs, hide, stone, metal, bark, bamboo, and animal dung. Pre-historic men also used bricks and lime plaster as building materials. [7] For example, mud bricks and clay mortar dated to 9000 BC were found in Jericho. These mudbricks were formed with the hands rather than wooden moulds and ...