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organic material
Facade materials taken from naturally grown organisms and retaining a more or less natural appearance.
Organic facade materials are natural materials taken from living organisms, especially woody plants.
The material comes from naturally grown organisms. Wood and bark are existing examples of plant-derived exterior coverings.
The distinction concerns the facade substance, rather than the load-bearing material behind it. An organic covering can be attached to a framework made of another material.
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industrial material
Manufactured facade materials formed by processing or combining substances into a new building material. -
metal
Metal or metal-alloy materials used to form a building's exterior surface, commonly as thin sheets. -
natural stone
Naturally occurring stone used on building exteriors as cut masonry blocks, panels, or tiles.