Building-material Chicago

A building material is any substance used in construction which can be natural material or man-made. Building materials are utilized in plumbing, insulation, roofing and carpentry as well as the structure for houses. Commonly used materials are clay, sand, rocks wood, mud, ice, thatch and twigs. Synthetic materials used in the industry are concrete, cement, fabric, glass, foam, metal, plastic, paper, ceramic, gypcrete. It is important to consider the economic, ecological energy and social costs of manufacturing and using building materials.