Editing Building material (section)

== Sustainability ==
In 2017, buildings and construction together consumed 36% of the final energy produced globally while being responsible for 39% of the global energy related [[Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere|CO<sub>2</sub> emissions]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldgbc.org/news-media/global-status-report-2017|title=Global Status Report 2017|publisher= [[World Green Building Council]]|website=www.worldgbc.org|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref> The shares from the construction industry alone were 6% and 11% respectively. Energy consumption during building material production is a dominant contributor to the construction industry's overall share, predominantly due to the use of electricity during production. [[Embodied energy]] of relevant building materials in the [[United States|US]] are provided in the table below.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dixit |first1=Manish K. |last2=Culp |first2=Charles H. |last3=Fernandez-Solis |first3=Jose L. |title=Embodied Energy of Construction Materials: Integrating Human and Capital Energy into an IO-Based Hybrid Model |journal=Environmental Science & Technology |date=3 February 2015 |volume=49 |issue=3 |pages=1936–1945 |doi=10.1021/es503896v |pmid=25561008 |bibcode=2015EnST...49.1936D }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
| rowspan="2" |'''Material'''
| colspan="2" |'''Embodied energy'''
|-
|'''[[Btu]]/[[Pound (mass)|lb]]'''
|'''[[Megajoule|MJ]]/[[kg]]'''
|-
|bricks
| {{convert|1600|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|-
|cement
| {{convert|3230|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|-
|clay
| {{convert|15,200|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table|sigfig=3}}
|-
|concrete
| {{convert|580|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|-
|copper
|25.77 {{convert|25,770|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|-
|flat glass
|10.62 {{convert|10,620|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table|sigfig=3}}
|-
|gypsum
|10.38 {{convert|10,380|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|-
|hardwood plywood & veneer
|15.19 {{convert|15,190|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|-
|lime
|1.92 {{convert|1920|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|-
|mineral wool insulation
|12.6 {{convert|12,600|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table|sigfig=3}}
|-
|primary aluminum
|80.17 {{convert|80,170|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|-
|softwood plywood & veneer
|3.97 {{convert|3970|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|-
|stone
|1.43 {{convert|1430|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|-
|virgin steel
|10.39 {{convert|10,390|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|-
|wood lumber
|2.7 {{convert|2700|Btu/lb|MJ/kg|disp=table}}
|}