# Embodied Carbon Intensity - Generic Data's **URL:** \ **Category:** LCA Data & Tools\ **Created:** [November 19, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/embodied-carbon-intensity-generic-datas/4489 "2021-11-19T15:40:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bkarki1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@bkarki1](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/u/bkarki1)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/embodied-carbon-intensity-generic-datas/4489/1 "2021-11-19T15:40:58Z")
I am trying to get a relative feel for the average GWP values for typical materials before looking into regionally-specific calculations. Is there something like generic listing that has construction materials and associated embodied carbon? ---
**Author:** ![Cecile\_Roman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.carbonleadershipforum.org/cecile_roman/32/1233_2.png) [@Cecile\_Roman](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/u/Cecile_Roman)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/embodied-carbon-intensity-generic-datas/4489/2 "2021-11-19T17:22:32Z")
Hi Bipin- do you know EC3? [https://buildingtransparency.org/ec3/material-search](https://buildingtransparency.org/ec3/material-search) It’s a free tool that has a library of materials EPD (and other functions as well). You can refine the results by region or country. Here is a snapshot of the material categories that it covers. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/carbonleadershipforum/original/2X/6/64b4c272da13b74811bc0c856cbb275902c2dbb8.png) ---
**Author:** ![bkarki1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@bkarki1](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/u/bkarki1)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/embodied-carbon-intensity-generic-datas/4489/3 "2021-11-19T17:38:56Z")
Hello Cecile, Thank you for the information. I am aware of the EC3 tool. I was just looking for web based resources, which includes very basic information about construction materials and associated embodied carbon in general before jumping into the EPD and regional materials. ---
**Author:** ![Vaclav](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.carbonleadershipforum.org/vaclav/32/2029_2.png) [@Vaclav](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/u/Vaclav)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/embodied-carbon-intensity-generic-datas/4489/4 "2021-11-19T20:56:46Z")
EC3 can be helpful for that too - if you simply select a category and click search you will see the range of impacts for that category in general across all regions, no need to dive into individual EPDs or regions. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/carbonleadershipforum/original/2X/8/8bbeb759cf87de15658078c1c80e6142cdd67b9e.png) You can also check out the [Carbon Smart Materials Palette](https://materialspalette.org/) for a basic discussion of various materials or the [ICE Database](https://circularecology.com/embodied-carbon-footprint-database.html) for a free generic resource of carbon values. This [materials pyramid](https://www.materialepyramiden.dk/) mentioned on another thread about [material selection](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/resources-for-material-selection/2975) is also helpful, just note that it can be misleading to compare all materials on a mass basis - they all have different densities and functional units on a real project. ---
**Author:** ![jayarehart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.carbonleadershipforum.org/jayarehart/32/444_2.png) [@jayarehart](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/u/jayarehart)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/embodied-carbon-intensity-generic-datas/4489/5 "2021-11-22T17:01:47Z")
ECOM might be of use for looking at structural materials: [ECOM – Embodied Carbon Estimator – SE2050](https://se2050.org/ecom-tool/). It’s created by the SEI Sustainability Committee & SE 2050 initiative for simple comparisons/order or magnitudes. ---
**Author:** ![bbenke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.carbonleadershipforum.org/bbenke/32/150_2.png) [@bbenke](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/u/bbenke)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/embodied-carbon-intensity-generic-datas/4489/6 "2021-11-30T19:01:10Z")
Bipin, You could also reference the [CLF Material Baselines.](https://carbonleadershipforum.org/material-baselines/) ---
**Author:** ![ScottFarbman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.carbonleadershipforum.org/scottfarbman/32/1445_2.png) [@ScottFarbman](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/u/ScottFarbman)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.carbonleadershipforum.org/t/embodied-carbon-intensity-generic-datas/4489/7 "2021-12-07T17:22:46Z")
Second @bbenke 's recommendation for CLF Material Baselines