新しん建けん材ざい

noun

synthetic building material

Refers to modern, manufactured construction materials such as plywood, particle board, plastic panels, or composite materials, as opposed to traditional natural materials like solid wood or stone.

• この家いえは新しん建けん材ざいを多おおく使つかっているので、コストが抑おさえられています。

  This house uses a lot of synthetic building materials, so the cost is kept down.

• 新しん建けん材ざいは加か工こうしやすいが、耐たい久きゅう性せいに注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

  Synthetic building materials are easy to work with, but you need to pay attention to durability.