Emission Factor

Adobe brick (production)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is adobe brick production. The Reference Product is adobe brick. The product adobe brick represents artisanal bricks produced from clay and organic material, such as straw. Their production includes the mixing of raw materials, forming, drying, and storage. The mixing of raw materials is done with the help of the trampling of a horse, while the forming process is done by hand. On average, adobe bricks weigh 21.96 kg and have dimensions of (23 x 48 x 13) cm (width x length x height). Adobe bricks are generally used for construction of walls and roofs. The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/27985/documentation

PropertyValue
NameAdobe brick (production)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryBuilding Materials
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2022
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1, 3.2
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
building_materials-type_adobe_brick_adobe_brick_production
UUID
cd68b210-7106-474a-9dfe-a4a3d9c4ff57
Code Snippet
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