China Building Materials Academy (CBMA), founded in 1950, is the largest comprehensive research organization in China in the field of building materials and inorganic non-metallic materials. CBMA expanded its institutional and academic capacity in January, 2006 by integrating another 11 institutes and companies, including Hefei Cement Research & Design Institute, Bengbu Design & Research Institute for Glass Industry, China New Building Materials Industry Hangzhou Design & Research Institute, Harbin Fiber Reinforced Plastics (FRP) Institute, Qinhuangdao Glass Industry Research & Design Institute, China Building Materials Xi´an Research and Design Institute of Wall & Roof Materials, Xianyang Research & Design Institute of Ceramics, CNBM Waterproof Materials Corp., Hangzhou Project & Research Institute of Electro-mechanic in Light Industry, The Research Institute for Automation of Light Industry, and Horological Research Institute of Light Industry. It consists of more than 3000 scientific researchers. Of them, more than 1200 are senior professionals, including one academician of the China Academy of Engineering. CBMA is among the first group of institutes authorized by the Academic Degree Committee of the State Council to award Master´s degree and Doctorate. Post doctoral station has also been established in the Academy.