Introduction to materials selection and design. The structure of materials. Dislocations and hardening mechanisms. Phase diagrams. Phase transformations in metals: carbon-iron alloys. Thermal treatments of metals. Iron and other alloys. Mechanical properties of materials. Elastic moduli equations. Brittle and ductile fracture. Viscoelastic behaviour and modelling. Ceramics: binders, cement and concrete. Glass materials and Functional glass. Semiconducting materials for photovoltaics. Innovative materals for thermal insulation and passive energy efficiency. Polymers and composites: applications and production. Introduction to “life cycle assessment” applied to materials.