LibGuides: Building design (Architectural): Materials and material properties

Material properties - general

Materials: Your home technical manual
Provides an overview of the properties of common building materials

Concrete construction magazine
Online magazine with articles on concrete projects, technology and products
A little book of concrete
From the National Precast Concrete Association of Australia, this guide examines the use of precast concrete as a building product
Rethinking cement
Report from Beyond Zero Emissions on zero-carbon cement.

Cross laminated timber - Wood Solutions
Properties, applications and case studies from Wood Solutions
Cross laminated timber -Wood Works Wood Products Council
Click the mass timber/CLT tab for Case studies, design examples and videos from the U.S.
Cross laminated timber: An introduction to low-impact building materials.
Information paper from the UK’s Building Research Establishment Ltd (BRE) on the benefits and limitations of cross laminated timber as a construction material.

Wood solutions
Australian site providing expert information about wood, including: species and materials; applications; case studies; design and installation guides.
Registration is required to access some content, but is free.