Energy Content, Building Materials (manufacture of)

MATERIAL

MJ/kg

MJ/m3

KWhr/kg

KWhr/m3

Renewable

Recyclable

Bio-degradable

Aggregate; general

0.1

150

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminium; virgin

191.0

515,700

89.56

 

no

33%

no

Aluminum; recycled

 

 

26.56

 

no

33%

no

Bitumen

44.1

45,420

 

 

 

 

 

Brass

62

519,560

 

 

 

 

 

Carpet

72.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cement

7.8

15,210

 

 

 

 

 

Cement; brick

2.5

5,170

 

700

 

 

 

Cement; soil mix

0.4

819

 

 

 

 

 

Cement; Tile

2.5

5,250

 

 

 

 

 

Concrete, general

 

 

1.91 -2.16

 

no

low %

no

Concrete; block

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concrete; ready mix 17.5 MPa

1

2,350

 

 

 

 

 

Concrete; roofing tile

0

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

Copper

70.6

631,160

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe; block, straw stabilised

0.5

750

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe; bitumen stabilised

0.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe; cement stabilised

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earth; rammed soil cement

0.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earth; pressed block

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glass; float

15.9

40,060

 

 

 

 

 

Insulation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insulation; cellulose

3.3

112

 

50

 

 

 

Insulation; fiberglass

30.3

970

 

 

 

 

 

Insulation; polyester

53.7

430

 

 

 

 

 

Insulation; polystyrene

117

2,340

 

450

 

 

 

Insulation; wool (recycled)

14.6

139

 

 

 

 

 

Limestone

 

 

 

350

 

 

 

Paint

90.4

118/litre

 

 

 

 

 

Paint; solvent based

98.1

128/litre

 

 

 

 

 

Paint; water based

88.5

115/litre

 

 

 

 

 

Paper; building

25.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plaster; gypsum

4.5

6,460

 

 

 

 

 

Plaster; limestone

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

 

Plaster; bonded resin

 

 

 

3,300

 

 

 

Plaster board

6.1

5,890

 

 

 

 

 

Plastics, general

 

 

11.21 - 44.29

 

no

50%

no

Plastics; polyethylene, low density (LDPE)

103

91,800

 

 

 

 

 

Plastics; polypropylene

64

57,600