Embodied energy and carbon in construction materials

The development of an open-access, reliable database for embodied energy and carbon (dioxide) emissions associated with the construction industry is described. The University of Bath's inventory of carbon and energy database lists almost 200 different materials. The data were extracted from peer-reviewed literature on the basis of a defined methodology and a set of five criteria. The database was made publicly available via an online website and has attracted significant interest from industry, academia, government departments and agencies, among others. Feedback from such professional users has played an important part in the choice of ‘best values’ for ‘cradleto-site’ embodied energy and carbon from the…

• UC
  University College London
• UO
  University of Oxford
• UO
  University of Bath
• EA
  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council