1. Contemporary Building Materials
Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Senior Architect
Punjab Mandi Board

2. An Over view
 Brick
 R.C.C.
 Stone
 Wood
 Pre-engineered steel
 Aluminium
 Glass
 Stainless steel
 External finishes
 Flooring
 False ceiling

3. Brick:
 One of the oldest building material in the world.
 Available locally.
 Environment friendly.
 Very Versatile.
 Very enduring and durable.
 Very soothing colour.
 Colour does not fade.
 Can be used in load-bearing walls, columns, roofs
and as external finish also.
 Can be used as external finish also.
 Very economical.

4. Brick:

5. Brick:

6. Brick:

7. R.C.C. (Reinforced cement concrete) :
 Very Versatile.
 Has plastic qualities.
 Can be moulded in any shape.
 Can be made locally.
 Very enduring and durable.
 Can be used in load-bearing structural
components like walls, columns, beams and
slabs.
 Can be used as external finish also.

8. R.C.C.

9. Stone:
 Oldest building material in the world.
 Environment friendly.
 Can be used in natural shape or in dressed form.
 Can be used in load-bearing walls, columns and
roofs.
 Can be used as external finish also.
 Very enduring and durable.
 Labour intensive – generates employment.
 Heavy and difficult to transport.
 Can be /should be used if available locally.
 Available in many varieties, colours and textures.

10. Stone:

11. Wood:
 One of the oldest material in the world.
 Available in large varieties and everywhere.
 Environment friendly.
 Can be used as structural material, external
finish, and individual building components like
floors, doors, windows, furniture etc.
 If treated well, it is very enduring and durable.
 Very soothing to look at and touch.
 Very good for thermal insulation.
 Labour intensive –generates employment.

12. Wood:

13. Pre-Engineered Steel:
 Latest material and technology in building
construction.
 Being pre-engineered and pre-fabricated in
factories –reduces construction time.
 Easy to erect and assemble at site.
 High precision is achieved in construction.
 Very versatile.
 Able to construct any shape and form, and
large spans.
 Very durable and enduring.
 Can be reused and recycled.
 Very economical.

14. Pre-Engineered Steel:

15. Aluminium :
 Very durable and enduring.
 Very costly.
 Can be used as structural members in facades,
glazing etc.
 Can be used as external finish.
 Can be used in individual building components
like doors, windows etc.
 Consumes high energy in manufacturing.
 Not environment friendly.

16. Aluminium :

17. Glass:
 Available in large varieties, sizes and thicknesses.
 Toughened glass is very hard and does not break
easily.
 Latest double-skin glass is very useful for thermal
insulation –keeps heat of the sun out up to 73 per
cent.
 Can be used for glazing, façade treatment,
partitions, doors, windows etc.
 Needs no maintenance except cleaning.
 Latest varieties of glass are very costly.
 Can be moulded in curved form, but very costly.
 Not very easy to handle.

18. Glass:

19. Stainless Steel:
 Very versatile hard and tensile.
 Can be moulded in any shape.
 Very enduring and durable.
 Needs no maintenance.
 Very costly.
 Needs high technology and precision.
 Not very popular in India so far.
 Can be recycled and reused.
 Corrosion resistance and sustainable material.

20. Stainless Steel:

21. External Finishes:
 Brick/tile cladding.
 Stone cladding.
 Paints.
 Grit wash.
 Rough-cast-thrown concrete finish.
 ACP (Aluminium coated panel) cladding.
 Zinc coated panel cladding.
 Stainless steel cladding.
 Glass cladding.

22. Brick/tile cladding.

23. Stone cladding.

24. Grit wash

25. ACP (Aluminium coated panel) cladding.

26. Zinc coated panel cladding.

27. Stainless steel cladding.

28. Paints.

29. False Ceiling:
 Plaster-of-Paris (POP) false ceiling.
 Gypsum board false ceiling.
 Mineral-fibre tile false ceiling.
 Metal false ceiling.

30. Plaster-of-Paris (POP) false ceiling.

31. Gypsum board false ceiling.

32. Mineral-fibre tile false ceiling.

33. Metal false ceiling.

34. Thank You