Research Type - Materials

Name Description Research Items
Bioproducts

Bioproducts are building materials derived from agricultural and forestry waste, and include corrosion- and flame-retardant coatings, low VOC insulating foams, and natural fiber-reinforced composites.

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Cement-Based

Cement-Based products are compositions that use cement to bind natural or manmade pre-cast building components.

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Ceramics

Ceramics are clay-based products that include bricks, blocks, and tiles for interior and exterior application.

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Composites

Composites are composed of at least two physically (not chemically) combined distinct building materials. They include matrixed materials, such as cement; fiber-reinforced plastics, such as fiberglass; and engineered wood products, such as plywood and oriented strand board.

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Fabrics

Fabrics, sometimes referred to as membranes, form the enclosure material for tensile structures composed of cables or supported by air pressure.

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Fluids

Fluids,/em> refer to the storage and conveyance components for liquids (including water and liquid fuels) and gases (such as natural gas) used within buildings.

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Foam

Foam products are those constructed of polystyrene or polyurethane foam, usually as an insulation material.

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Geomaterials

Geomaterials products are those that are derived from soil, rock, and concrete, and range from precast walls to gravel for roads.

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Glasses

Glasses traditionally are used for enclosure components, including windows, doors and some panels. This category encompasses sheet, reinforced, tempered, and heat-insulating glass, and glass products, such as glass bricks and tiles, and rolled glass sections.

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Metals and Alloys

Metals and Alloys include structural steel; steel, aluminum and copper roofing; and aluminum alloys for a variety of uses.

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Polymers

Polymers are products that have synthetic polymers as their base of composition and include linoleum, rubber linoleum, vinyl tiles, laminated paper plastics, glass-reinforced fiber plastics, chipboard, and some plastics.

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Wood

Wood products include timber, lumber, and composite products for structures, as well as interior and exterior finishings and fittings.

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