Sustainable Building Materials

Sustainable materials are “green” or environmentally friendly building materials that are not harmful to the environment. Sustainable materials are created from renewable or recyclable resources to stick with the reuse, repurpose and recycle mantra. The use of sustainable materials in building projects is becoming more widespread so it is possible to find these types of materials in local home improvement stores. More and more building vendors are going green so they too are placing more eco-friendly building products into their inventory. Green building materials are available for building exteriors and interiors, as well as fixtures, appliances and wall paint.

Types of sustainable building materials

• Bamboo
• Straw
• Lumber from forests certified to be managed to be sustainable
• Dimension stone
• Recycled stone
• Recycled metal
• Non-toxic products
• Reusable products
• Renewable or recyclable products
• Trass
• Linoleum
• Sheep wool
• Panels made from paper flakes
• Baked earth
• Rammed earth
• Clay
• Vermiculite
• Flax linen
• Sisal
• Seagrass
• Cork
• Expanded clay grains
• Coconut
• Wood fiber plates
• Calcium
• Sandstone