Material efficiency 1923494 213404576 2008-05-19T04:44:53Z Wavelength 271168 adding 1 internal link: *[[Global hectare]] [[Image:BuildingSite.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Building construction can be a materially consumptive endeavor.]] '''Material efficiency''' is a description or [[Metrics|metric]] which expresses the degree to which a construction project or physical process is carried out in a manner which consumes, incorporates, or wastes more or less of a given material compared to some standard. Making a still usable item out of thinner stock than a prior version increases the material efficiency of the manufacturing process. ==See also== *[[Ecological deficit]] *[[Global hectare]] {{Sustainability-stub}} In English this means how well a material is able to withstand a weight, or load.