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Embedded energy looks at the sum total of energy used to extract or mine raw materials, manufacture the raw materials into a product, and transport that product to market. Find out how much energy you use currently in your design process – and how to reach your design goals with less energy expenditures. It’s like they say: a little can go a long way.

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Basic wooden chair

Basic wooden chair

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Location

NYDesigns
45-50 30th Street
NY 11101
United States
40.740984
-73.938133

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Total embedded energy

48,295
BTUs

This energy is equal to

100 Tons of Carbon per year
482.90 Light bulbs per hour
0.50 Cars on the road per year

Energy Calculator

Delete	Material	Harvesting Location/Method	Processing Location/Method	Manufacturing Location/Method	Embedded Energy
	pounds Bamboo (plybamboo) % from recycled materials	Choose a Location: Method:Felling & cultivating large, size-specific bamboo stalks (ply-bamboo)(There is only one option)	Choose a Location:China Method:Strip making: cutting & flattening stalks into strips, carbonizing & drying strips(There is only one option)	Choose a Location: Method:Layering strips, sanding & sawing to final length(There is only one option)	48,242 BTUs
	grams Steel % from recycled materials	Location: No Location Available Method:Iron ore mining(There is only one option)	Always 250.00 miles from harvesting Method:Hot / cold rolling (average)(There is only one option)	Same location as processing Method:Steel fabrication	52 BTUs