Building type (construction)	Description	Construction cost/replacement cost ($/m2)	No of stories	HAZUS category	HAZUS category description
Brick masonry	Unreinforced masonry walls, brick masonry in mud/lime Unreinforced masonry walls, brick masonry in lime/cement mortar	50–70	1–2 3 +	URML URMM	Unreinforced masonry bearing walls
Concrete block masonry	Unreinforced masonry walls, concrete block masonry in cement mortar	50–70	1–2 3 +	URML URMM	Unreinforced masonry bearing walls
Adobe	Masonry: earthen/mud/adobe/rammed Earth walls: adobe block walls	10	1	URML	Unreinforced masonry bearing walls
RC moment frame building with URM	Structural concrete: moment resisting frame, with URM infill walls	180–200	1–3 4–7 8 +	C3L C3M C3H	Concrete frame with unreinforced masonry infill walls
Stone masonry or rubble stone	Masonry: stone masonry walls, rubble stone (field stone) in mud/lime mortar or without mortar (usually with timber roof), massive stone masonry (in lime/cement mortar)	40–90	1	URML	Unreinforced masonry bearing walls
Wood/light frame	Wood frame, wood stud, wood, stucco, or brick veneer	20	1  < 5000 square feet	W1	Wood, light frame (≤ 5000 sq. ft.)
Steel moment frame	Steel columns and beams	200	1–3	SIL	Steel moment frame