Amount of energy consumed in the extraction, manufacture, transport, construction and assembly on site of building materials. It will also include the energy costs of disposal of waste or surplus materials.
The quantity of energy that is necessary for the fabrication of a specific material. When measuring embodied energy, all energy inputs, from raw material extraction, to transport, manufacturing, assembly, installation and others are considered.
The amount of non-renewable energy used to extract and process raw materials into finished building components. The embodied energy of a material is usually expressed in the units MJ/kg and that of a sheet building component or element MJ/m2.
The total amount of energy involved in the entire production of a product, from the point it is extracted until the current state.
Refers to both the energy required to make a product and the molecular energy that exists in a product's material content.
it takes energy to make something. Embodied energy is associated with the production of a good or service or the energy to prepare or make a product.
The total energy required to produce or manufacture a product from the extraction of the raw material to the transport of the finished product to its destination and use in construction. Process energy requirement (PER) is similar, but does not include transport to the construction site nor the construction process.
The energy consumed to transform all upstream raw materials into the final product; in a life-cycle approach, it would be the “cradle to grave†energy burden.
All of the energy invested in bringing a material to its final product, including transportation.
All the energy required to extract, manufacture, assemble, finish and transport a building’s materials.
The energy that is necessary to make a product. It is also the molecular energy already existing in a product's content.
The energy used during the entire life cycle of a commodity i.e. manufacture, transportation and disposal.
Embodied energy is the energy used during a product's entire life cycle in order to manufacture, transport, use and dispose of the product. Footprint studies often use embodied energy when tracking trade of goods.
The energy used through the life-cycle of a pavement material or product to extract, refine, process, fabricate, transport, install, commission, utilize, maintain, remove, and ultimately recycle or dispose of pavement materials.
The energy consumed by all the processes associated with manufacturing products from the acquisition of natural resources to the delivery of the product. For example, the embodied energy in a house is the sum of all the energy consumed in producing and delivering all the materials that comprise the house as well as the construction process. Refer to the section on energy management in Managing your impacts.
A representation of the energy used to grow, harvest, extract, manufacture, transport, and dispose of a material.
Embodied energy can be defined as the quantity of energy required by all of the activities associated with a production process including the acquisition of primary material, transportation, manufacturing and handling. A useful measure of ecological cost.
of a commodity is the energy that is used during the entire life cycle of the commodity for manufacturing, transporting, and disposing of the commodity.
The energy required to extract or manufacture, transport and install a product. A useful measure of ecological cost.
The total energy used to bring a product or material to its present phase in its life cycle. It includes the energy required to extract or produce raw materials, their transport to the place of production, and the energy used for manufacturing. It can also include the energy used in the distribution and retail chain, for maintenance processes, for repair, etc. It is measured in MJ per kg or GJ per tonne. There is a list of the embodied energy of verious material on the Embodied energy page of Australians Governments Your Home Design Guide.
Literally the amount of energy required to produce an object in its present form; an inflated balloon's embodied energy includes the energy required to manufacture it and inflate it.
The total amount of energy needed to manufacture a finished product from raw materials, including the energy used to transport the product.
Embodied Energy refers to the quantity of energy required to manufacture, and supply to the point of use, a product, material or service.