English for building materials engineering is a vocabulary practice book intended for learners of technical English at intermediate level and above. It is designed to help engineers and prospective engineers improve their language skills in a professional context. The topic areas in building materials engineering, featured in 15 units, introduce the key specialist vocabulary drawn from authentic texts. Selected grammatical structures are reviewed in realistic technical contexts.

English for Building Materials Engineering is a course for classroom or for self-study use. The answer key is provided to help both students and non-specialist teachers working with the book. The bilingual glossary included at the end of the book covers more than 500 technical terms.