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Stainless steel lamp post
Stainless steel lamp post

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Total embedded energy

112,731
BTUs

This energy is equal to

  • Tons of Carbon per year
  • Light bulbs per hour
  • Cars on the road per year

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kilograms Steel
% from recycled materials
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:Iron ore mining(There is only one option)
Always 250.00 miles from harvesting
:Hot / cold rolling (average)(There is only one option)
Same location as processing
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220
BTUs
grams Glass (flat)
% from recycled materials
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:Raw materials excavation(There is only one option)
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:Batch preparation, melting, refining (glass)(There is only one option)
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:Forming and post-forming (flat glass)(There is only one option)
75
BTUs
kilograms Linoleum
% from recycled materials
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:Linseed oil refining, pine resin extraction, wood and cork powder production(There is only one option)
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:Processing of Linseed Oil, Rosin, mixing of solution(There is only one option)
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:Combination of linseed oil mixture and titanium dioxide (There is only one option)
37,479
BTUs
kilograms Aluminum (15% recycled)
% from recycled materials
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:Bauxite to alumina (15% recycled)(There is only one option)
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:Smelting / Hall-Héroult process (15% recycled)(There is only one option)
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:Fabrication (Aluminum)(There is only one option)
37,479
BTUs
kilograms Aluminum (90% recycled)
% from recycled materials
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:Bauxite to alumina (90% recycled)(There is only one option)
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:Smelting / Hall-Héroult process (90% recycled)(There is only one option)
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:Fabrication (Aluminum)(There is only one option)
37,479
BTUs