| # | Material | Specification | Embodied Energy | Unit | Cost (INR) | |||
| Unit | Minimum value | Maximum value | Considered value | |||||
| 1 | Cement | Portland Cement | MJ/m3 | 5184 | 9648 | 5184 | per m3 | 16,800 |
| 2 | Sand | Natural | MJ/m3 | 153.7 | 175 | 153.7 | per m3 | 1450 |
| Manufactured | MJ/m3 | 132.35 | 223.85 | 223.85 | per m3 | 1450 | ||
| 3 | Gravel | Crushed stone, gravel/chipping | MJ/m3 | 183.25 | 186.29 | 186.29 | per m3 | 900 |
| 4 | Reinforcement Steel | HYSD Bar | MJ/kg | 24.4 | 42 | 26.84 | per kg | 51 |
| 5 | Stainless Steel | MJ/kg | 51.5 | 56.7 | 51.5 | per kg | 288 | |
| 6 | In-fill Masonry | Solid concrete block-400 × 200 × 200 | MJ/block | 5.66 | 15.56 | 7.8 | per block | 41 |
| 7 | Putty | Lime | MJ/kg | 5.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | per m3 | 2743 |
| 8 | Paint | General | MJ/m2 | 20.4 | 29.12 | 25 | ||
| Solvent borne | per liter | 198 | ||||||
| Antifungal paint | per liter | 294 | ||||||
| 9 | Wood/ Processed Wood | Frames | MJ/m3 | 870.75 | 870.75 | 870.75 | ||
| Doors | MJ/m3 | 5950 | 5950 | 5950 | ||||
| Sal Wood | per m3 | 45,000 | ||||||
| Teak Wood | per m3 | 123,000 | ||||||
| 10 | Flooring Material | Polished Granite | MJ/m3 | 436.5 | 436.5 | 436.5 | per m2 | 1800 |
| Ceramic Tiles | MJ/m3 | 15,750 | 18,602.5 | 15,750 | per m2 | 450 | ||