Embodied Energy is relative. Concrete is more energy intensive than wood,
but less than plastic, aluminum, iron, steel and probably imported marble,
for a given application. Who can argue that Falling Water "rests heavy on
the land" _ on the water maybe.
Loren Abraham
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