You can refer to the table below for average material quantities in typical structures.
These estimations are recommended to use if:
Your BIM model includes composite elements which consist of more than one material, but you have no additional info of specific material quantities in the element,
You know the area of your construction element, but not a specific quantity of the materials.
For average quantities of reinforcement steel in concrete, please check here: Rebar in concrete
Material | Constituents of the entire structure | Share of the material of total structure % | Kg of material per m2 | m3/m2 | litres/m2 | m2/l | Reference |
Brick and mortar in a brick wall | Brick, mortar | 85% / 15% |
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| This varies depending on the manufacturer and brick type and size |
Steel studs in a light wall, 100 mm | studs |
| 1,73 |
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Steel studs in a light wall, 80 mm | studs |
| 1,44 |
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Wood studs in a light wall, 100 mm |
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| 6,37 |
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Wood studs in external wall |
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| 10,25 |
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Steel studs in an external wall | studs |
| 8,3 |
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Roof trusses of wood | per m2 area of truss (2.2psf) |
| 10,74 |
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Roof trusses of steel | per m2 area of truss (1.3 psf) |
| 6,3 |
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External plastering & plaster net | glassfiber mesh/plasters | 1.25% / 98.75 | 0.14 / 11.71 |
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| ITB Poland |
Paint per m2 of wall | paint | 100% |
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| 0,1015 | 9,85 | EPD Norge |
Wooden windows | wood/glass | 27% / 61% | 9.5 / 21 |
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| EPD Norge |
Metal windows | metal / glass | 26% / 53% | 12.3 / 27.5 |
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| IBU |
PVC windows | PVC / glass | 26% / 58% | 8.7 / 18.7 |
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| IBU |
Find our guides for embodied material impacts here.