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Embodied energy

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009260

The amount of energy consumed to produce a product, in this case building materials. This includes the energy needed to mine or harvest natural resources and raw materials, and manufacture and transport finished materials.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009260
FieldEnvironment
SubjectSustainability and green living
ReferencesTop Green Home Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009260",
  "term": "Embodied energy",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The amount of energy consumed to produce a product, in this case building materials. This includes the energy needed to mine or harvest natural resources and raw materials, and manufacture and transport finished materials.",
  "subject": "Sustainability and green living",
  "references": [
    "Top Green Home Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/embodied-energy/"
}

Record 9,260 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.