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• material — I UK [məˈtɪərɪəl] / US [məˈtɪrɪəl] noun Word forms material : singular material plural materials *** 1) [countable/uncountable] cloth Her dress was made of a thin lacy material. heavy material for making curtains 2) a) [uncountable] a substance,… …   English dictionary

• material — ma|te|ri|al1 [ mə tıriəl ] noun *** ▸ 1 cloth ▸ 2 substances (for something) ▸ 3 for book/movie/song ▸ 4 things used for activity ▸ 5 someone appropriate for something 1. ) count or uncount cloth: Her dress was made of a thin lacy material. heavy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• BUILDING MATERIALS —    Due to the geophysical characteristics of the alluvial plains of southern Mesopotamia, the most common building material was clay, in the form of sun dried mudbrick. This was used for vernacular as well as for monumental structures such as… …   Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

• Building biology — (or Baubiologie as it was coined in Germany) is a pseudoscientific activity that investigates the indoor living environment for a variety of irritants. Practitioners consider the living environment as an organism, and believe its functioning can… …   Wikipedia

• Local food — Farmers market] Local food (also regional food or food patriotism) or the local food movement is a collaborative effort to build more locally based, self reliant food economies one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution,… …   Wikipedia

• Building Research Establishment — The Building Research Establishment (BRE) is a former UK government establishment (but now a private organisation, funded by the building industry) that carries out research, consultancy and testing for the construction and built environment… …   Wikipedia