Building Technology 1

Introduction to
Building Materials
Palevino, Marient O.
Faculty Member
Architecture Deprtment T.I.P.-QC
Today's Discussion
will be about:

• Introduction to Building Technology

• History of Materials as used in Building
Construction
• Introduction to Construction Wastes
• Indigenous Materials and Building
Construction
Materials were developed to conform the needs
of human dwelling first, followed by
other purposes...
Stone Age
Bronze Age
Early
Egyptian
CLASSICAL
(GREEK &
ROMANS)
BYZANTINE,
EARLY
CHRISTIAN
INDUSTRIAL
MODERN
Construction Waste
Why do we need to study this?
From: Science Direct
Other numbers:
• Annual construction waste is expected to reach 2.2 billion tons globally by 2025.
(Transparency Market Research)
• More than 75% of all construction waste from wood, drywall, asphalt shingles, bricks and
clay tiles ends up in landfills. (EPA)
• Concrete has one of the longest useful lives among building materials, but concrete structures
account for the most demolition projects by far. (Tampere University of Technology)
How do we minimize construction Wastes?
1 2 3 4
Know your Be good in Use Recyclable Make efffective
Materials Numbers Materials Plans, Detail your
Designs
 Sustainable

Non-Conventional
Alternative

Value Engineering
Examples of Unconventional
Building Materials
Examples of
Unconventional Building
Materials
Insulated Concerete Form
(Wall System)
 Modular Wall Systems
Examples of
Unconventional Building
Materials
Examples of
Unconventional Building
Materials
Structural Steel
Examples of
Unconventional Building
Materials
Modular Fixtures
• TASKS:
Assignment 1.1
Familiariaze with Topic 1.4