Name of the Material | Unit | Embodied Energy per Unit (GJ) | Reference Source |
Cement | ton | 6.7 | [16] |
Steel | ton | 28.212 | [16] |
Fired clay bricks | m3 | 2.235 | [16] |
Aggregate | m3 | 0.538 | [16] |
Glass | ton | 25.800 | [17] |
Copper | ton | 110.000 | [18] |
Ceramic tiles | ton | 3.333 | [16] |
PVC | ton | 158.000 | [16] |
Marble/Granite | ton | 1.080 | [19] |
AC blocks | m3 | 0.818 | [16] |
Fly ash bricks | m3 | 1.341 | [19] |
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) | m3 | 2.500 | [19] |
Aluminum | ton | 236.8 | [18] |