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Energy
Content, Building Materials (manufacture of) |
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MATERIAL |
MJ/kg |
MJ/m3 |
KWhr/kg |
KWhr/m3 |
Renewable |
Recyclable |
Bio-degradable |
|
Aggregate;
general |
0.1 |
150 |
|
|
|
|
|
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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 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Carpet |
72.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Cement |
7.8 |
15,210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cement;
brick |
2.5 |
5,170 |
|
700 |
|
|
|
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Cement;
soil mix |
0.4 |
819 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Cement;
Tile |
2.5 |
5,250 |
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|
|
|
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Concrete,
general |
|
|
1.91 -2.16 |
|
no |
low % |
no |
|
Concrete;
block |
0.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Concrete;
ready mix 17.5 MPa |
1 |
2,350 |
|
|
|
|
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Concrete;
roofing tile |
0 |
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
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Copper |
70.6 |
631,160 |
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|
|
|
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Adobe;
block, straw stabilised |
0.5 |
750 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Adobe;
bitumen stabilised |
0.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Adobe;
cement stabilised |
0.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Earth;
rammed soil cement |
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Earth;
pressed block |
0.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Glass;
float |
15.9 |
40,060 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Insulation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Insulation;
cellulose |
3.3 |
112 |
|
50 |
|
|
|
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Insulation;
fiberglass |
30.3 |
970 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Insulation;
polyester |
53.7 |
430 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Insulation;
polystyrene |
117 |
2,340 |
|
450 |
|
|
|
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Insulation;
wool (recycled) |
14.6 |
139 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Limestone |
|
|
|
350 |
|
|
|
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Paint |
90.4 |
118/litre |
|
|
|
|
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Paint;
solvent based |
98.1 |
128/litre |
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Paint;
water based |
88.5 |
115/litre |
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Paper;
building |
25.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Plaster;
gypsum |
4.5 |
6,460 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Plaster;
limestone |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
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Plaster;
bonded resin |
|
|
|
3,300 |
|
|
|
|
Plaster
board |
6.1 |
5,890 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Plastics,
general |
|
|
11.21 - 44.29 |
|
no |
50% |
no |
|
Plastics;
polyethylene, low density (LDPE) |
103 |
91,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Plastics;
polypropylene |
64 |
57,600 |
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