A comparative EE analysis of virgin steel, brick and concrete
| Selected source | EE: MJ/kg | Region | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel | Brick | Concrete | ||
| Milne and Reardon (2013) | 38 (galvanised) | 2·5 | 1·5–2·0 | Australia |
| Tectonica-online (2018) | 35 (20% recycled) | 2·9–3·0 | 1·0–1·1 | — |
| Hammond and Jones (2011) | 35·4 | 3·0 | 0·7–1 | UK |
| Morton (2006) | — | 3·8 | — | UK |
| 0·5 | ||||
| (unfired) | ||||
| Berge (2009) | 25 (galvanised) | 3 | 1·5 | Norway |
| Alcorn (2003) | 31·3 | 2·7 | 0·9–1·4 | New Zealand |
| 0·1 | ||||
| (unfired) | ||||
| All database sources | 25–38 | 0·1–3·0 | 0·7–2·0 | |
| Selected source | EE: MJ/kg | Region | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel | Brick | Concrete | ||
| 38 (galvanised) | 2·5 | 1·5–2·0 | Australia | |
| 35 (20% recycled) | 2·9–3·0 | 1·0–1·1 | — | |
| 35·4 | 3·0 | 0·7–1 | UK | |
| — | 3·8 | — | UK | |
| 0·5 | ||||
| (unfired) | ||||
| 25 (galvanised) | 3 | 1·5 | Norway | |
| 31·3 | 2·7 | 0·9–1·4 | New Zealand | |
| 0·1 | ||||
| (unfired) | ||||
| All database sources | 25–38 | 0·1–3·0 | 0·7–2·0 | |
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