Embodied energy can be split into: (1) energy consumed
in the production of basic building materials, (2) energy
needed for transportation of the building materials, and (3)
energy required for assembling the various materials to form
the building. This paper deals with the following aspects of
embodied energy.
1. Energy consumption in building materials.
2. Energy in transportation of building materials.
3. Energy in different types of buildings and building
systems.
It is hoped that the information provided in this paper
could help in selecting energy efficient building technologies
and building systems based on embodied energy
thereby reducing cost of materials as well as CO2 emission
into atmosphere.