| # | Notations used | |
| 1 | EE | Embodied Energy |
| 2 | PCC | Plain Cement Concrete |
| 3 | RC | Reinforced Concrete |
| 4 | SSM | Size Stone Masonry |
| 5 | MRF | Moment Resisting Frame |
| 6 | PLB | Partly Load Bearing |
| 7 | HYSD Bar | High Yield Strength Deformed Bar |
| 8 | M-Sand | Manufactured Sand |
| 9 | SCB | Solid Concrete Block |
| 10 | AAC Block | Autoclaved aerated concrete Blocks |
| 11 | EHCB | Engineered Hollow Concrete blocks-7% cement |
| 12 | TMB | Table-moulded Bricks |
| 13 | FA Brick | Fly Ash Brick |
| 14 | SMB | Stabilised Mud Blocks 8% cement |
| 15 | HCB | Hollow clay block |