Embodied energy

From Sustainable Building Resource

The embodied energy of a building material can be taken as the total primary energy consumed (carbon released over its life cycle). This would normally include extraction, manufacturing, transportation and the disposal or recycling at the end of the products useful life, known as 'Cradle-to-Grave'.

For basic summary of embodied energy for building materials, check out Greenspec

For detailed survey complete with original data, methodology and notes visit Sustainable Energy Research Team (SERT) of the University of Bath.

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