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• Slate
  ...percent of Europe's natural slate used for roofing originates from [[Slate Industry in Spain|Spain]].<ref>[http://www.euromines.org/cm_stats_slate.html Europea ...le.com/books?id=y6hCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA622 A Glossary of the Mining and Mineral Industry], United States Bureau of Mines, 1920; page 622.</ref> For example, ''roof
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• Building insulation materials
  ...t of its now-massive [[Oriented strand board|oriented strand board (OSB)]] industry. ...ng a rain screen cladding or roofing, or directly plastered/rendered, over timber rafters or studs as external insulation to reduce thermal bridges.
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• Insulated glazing
  ...d include aluminum, PVC, and timber <ref>http://casverwindowsystems.com.au/Timber-Double-Glazing</ref>. ...ert, and commercially available because of their widespread application in industry. These gases have a higher density compared to air but have higher costs.
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• Bamboo textiles
  ...ut 2% of the total Chinese forest area). It is the main species for bamboo timber and plays an important role for the ecological environment <ref>‘Chinese ...f timber for the construction industry and cellulose fibre for the textile industry <ref>http://www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/audio/VOA_Chin_Bamboo_Defor
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• Stainless steel
  ...en the alloy type and grade are not detailed, particularly in the aviation industry. There are different grades and surface finishes of stainless steel to suit ...environment, a typical example being underwater [[keel]] bolts buried in [[timber]].
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• List of building materials
  '''Building materials''' used in the [[construction]] industry to create [[:Category:Buildings and structures|buildings and structures]]. ** Heavy [[timber]]s, [[log home]], [[post and beam]]
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• Dimension stone
  ...polished but sometimes with another finish (such as honed or sandblasted). Industry standard thicknesses in the United States are 3/4" (2&nbsp;cm) and 1.25" (3 ...the Chinese Government has a hands-off policy towards its dimension stone industry.
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• Fiber reinforced concrete
  ...he cellulose fibres are longer and greater in diameter than other [[lumber|timber]] sources. ...n/Product%20Catalog/Application/Construction/Concrete%20reinforcement.aspx?Industry={4FF19777-D0F7-413A-B75C-8321C9E85D6F}&ProductCategory={C4F50332-AB47-4095-
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• Building material
  ...ess [[synthetic]]. The manufacture of building materials is an established industry in many countries and the use of these materials is typically segmented int ...industry]], such as lumber or glass. [[Synthetic]] materials are made in [[Industry|industrial]] settings after much human manipulations, such as plastics and
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• Wrought iron
  ...rdware)|nuts]], [[Screw|bolts]], [[horseshoe]]s, [[handrail]]s, straps for timber [[roof truss]]es, and [[ornamental ironwork]].{{Citation needed|date=Septem ...of [[Russia]]n [[ironmaster]]s, one of the better brands of [[Russian iron industry|Russian iron]].<ref>A. Kahan, ''The Plow, the Hammer, and the Knout: an eco
  35 KB (5,392 words) - 09:22, 20 September 2010
• Shingle weaver
  ...wood onto an automated [[saw]]. Despite the danger of the profession, the industry was a large one throughout [[Washington state|Washington]] and [[Oregon]] a ...] in 1886. This union lasted only a few years, due in large measure to the industry moving westward to the new state of Washington, which entered the United St
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• Bamboo
  ===Commercial timber=== ...os, particularly species in the genus ''[[Phyllostachys]]'', are known as "timber bamboos".
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• Wood
  In grading lumber and structural timber, knots are classified according to their form, size, soundness, and the fir ...an important consideration. The weakening effect is much more serious when timber is subjected to forces perpendicular to the grain and/or [[tension (physics
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• Staddle stones
  ...ddles. The production of staddles was therefore a fairly significant local industry. Small granaries could make do with five, one being in the middle. The Uppe Timber-framed barns raised up on staddle stones were sometimes found in the south
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• Occupational asthma
  ...affected in order of importance are Bakeries and cake-shops, [[automobile industry]] and hairdressers<ref>[http://oem.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/60/2/136/ R ...efiners (metals), spray painters, insulation installers, plastics and foam industry workers (e.g. [[diisocyanate]]s), textile workers (dyes) and users of plast
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• Arsenic
  ...oncern in some quarters about the widespread [[landfill]] disposal of such timber. ...c arsenic is also found in coke oven emissions associated with the smelter industry.<ref>{{cite web
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• Chromium
  ...nt for 85% of the use of chromium. The remainder is used in the [[chemical industry]] and [[refractory]] and [[foundry]] industries. ...ion of wood. For example, [[chromated copper arsenate]] (CCA) is used in [[timber treatment]] to prevent wood from decay fungi, wood attacking insects, inclu
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• John Stoke (physician)
  | Captafol Dermatitis in the Timber Industry || Contact Dermatitis || 5 : 284-292 || 1979 | Captafol dermatitis in the timber industry || Contact Dermatitis || No 5 || 1979
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...GFAC&pg=PA27}}</ref> Hearst felt that this was a threat to his extensive [[timber]] holdings. Mellon, [[Secretary of the Treasury]] and the wealthiest man in
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• Salvia divinorum
  ...68d79c1d2eb&f=0&s=0&b%5B%5D=A1300&i%5B%5D=57&i%5B%5D=143 Follow The Money, Industry Influence].</ref> ...d alcohol and tobacco related contributions amounted to the fourth largest industry contributions for Utah Representative [[Paul Ray]](R).<ref name=MiSP2006/>
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