Construction Materials Courses and Certifications

Concrete Technology

Learn to supervise concreting operations—from proportioning and mixing through placing, compaction, finishing, and curing—alongside concrete materials and mix design.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

Building Materials as a Cornerstone to Sustainability

Explores traditional, alternate, innovative, and smart building materials that reduce carbon impacts and enable greener, more efficient buildings.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Madras;  NPTEL

Admixtures And Special Concretes

Examines how chemical and mineral admixtures alter concrete performance and introduces the formulation and properties of special concretes.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Low-Cost Building Materials and Techniques

Explores affordable, sustainable construction through earthen, bamboo, ferrocement, filler-slab, waste-based, and prefabricated systems, alongside climate-responsive passive design.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Finishing Materials and Systems for Building Applications

Learn to select and apply building finishes that balance design vision, technical performance, durability, maintenance, and budget in architectural projects.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Materials for Road Engineering

Examines how aggregates, cement, asphalt binders, concrete, and asphalt mixtures are characterized, tested, evaluated, and designed for road engineering applications.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Road Constructional Materials

A hands-on course on testing and designing road materials, from aggregates and cement concrete to asphalt mixtures, with sustainable and smart-material applications.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Civil Engineering Materials

Explores how lime, gypsum, cement, concrete, steel, and asphalt are produced, tested, characterized, and selected for civil engineering applications.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

NPTEL;  IIT Delhi

Concrete Technology

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The course on Concrete Technology focuses on concrete making materials including supplementary cementitious materials. Concrete production process also forms a part of the discussion.

• YouTube
• 1 day 15 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL;  IIT Madras

Advanced Concrete Technology

Examines concrete from a materials-science perspective, covering cement chemistry, high-performance mixture proportioning, fresh and hardened behavior, creep, shrinkage, and durability.

• YouTube
• 1 day 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Regenerative Materials and Construction

The MOOC Regenerative Materials (ReMat) introduces regenerative sustainability approaches into construction, providing an overview of alternative construction materials and techniques. It focuses on s

• edX
• 16 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Special Concretes: Self-Compacting Concrete - Segregation and Laboratory Tests

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Explore self-compacting concrete properties, design requirements, applications, challenges, and laboratory tests for flowability and segregation potential.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Chemical Admixtures: Water Reducers - Part 1

Explore chemical admixtures, their evolution, and classification, focusing on water reducers and their mechanisms for reducing cement content and improving concrete properties.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Vernacular Materials: Overview of Traditional Building Materials and Their Environmental Significance

Explore traditional building materials, their environmental significance, cultural aspects, benefits, advantages, and limitations in vernacular architecture.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Stone as a Building Material - Types, Classification, Masonry and Applications

Explore the use of stone as a building material, including types, classification, masonry techniques, environmental benefits, advantages, limitations, and real-world applications.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video