Material efficiency
Building construction can be a materially consumptive endeavor.
Material efficiency is a description or metric which expresses the degree in which usage of raw materials, construction projects or physical processes are used or carried out in a manner which consumes, incorporates, or wastes less of a given material compared to previous measures.[1] Making a usable item out of thinner stock than a prior version increases the material efficiency of the manufacturing process.
The term Material efficiency can also signify the degree in which a material can handle a particular load, strain or weight upon it.
See also
- Conservation ethic
- Conservation movement
- Ecological deficit
- Environmental protection
- Global hectare
References
- ↑ Material Efficiency from Akzonobel. Retrieved April 2009.