In　recent　years,　the　building　materials　industry　in　China　has　made　great　progress　in　the　R&D　of　energy　conservation,　emission　reduction　and　cleaner　production　technologies,　in　order　to　implement　sustainable　development　policy.　Life　cycle　assessment　(LCA)　is　one　of　the　mainstream　method　to　analyze　the　environmental　impact　of　product　during　its　life　cycle,　which　plays　an　important　role　on　ecological　design　of　building　materials　and　development　of　green　manufacture　technology　in　recent　year.　This　paper　reviewed　the　LCA　studies　of　building　materials.　Firstly,　the　development　of　China＇s　building　materials　industry　and　technical　framework　of　LCA　standardized　by　ISO14040/14044　were　introduced.　Moreover,　the　typical　LCA　case　studies　of　cement,　glass,　ceramics,　wall　materials,　insulation　materials　and　other　building　materials　were　reviewed.　At　last,　some　prospects　for　future　research　and　development　in　this　field　were　put　forward.　©　2020　Trans　Tech　Publications　Ltd,　Switzerland.