Definitions for "Embodied energy"
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.