Furniture Carbon Footprint Calculator
Get a rough sense of the embodied carbon in a piece of furniture. Add each item's main material and roughly what it weighs, and see where the carbon sits — a reminder that buying to last beats any single material choice.
Rough weights: a wooden dining table ~40 kg, a plywood wardrobe ~80 kg, a 3-seat sofa ~55-70 kg (frame + foam + fabric — add a row for each), a steel bed ~40 kg.
CO2e — roughly a car driving 1,044 km. Biggest share: plywood.
Notice how leather, aluminium and synthetic fabric dominate, while responsibly-sourced wood and bamboo are low. But the biggest saving is not replacing it — one well-made piece kept for 20 years beats four cheap ones.
Very indicative. Embodied-carbon factors vary widely with the source, the energy used, recycled content and transport — this is a teaching aid to compare materials, not a certified footprint. Choose durable, repairable, responsibly-sourced pieces; see the sustainable furniture guide.
Related Guides — Deep-dive reading
Door Life Cycle Assessment: LCA Explained (India 2026)
What an environmental LCA of a door measures under ISO 14040/14044 — cradle-to-gate vs cradle-to-grave, the five life stages, impact categories and how it links to EPDs.
Home Doors & EntrancesSustainable Interiors India — A 2026 Working Reference for Eco-Conscious Indian Homes
Six dimensions · 12-category material swap · Cost-vs-impact matrix
SustainabilityTimber Door Sustainability in India: Is Wood Green? (India 2026)
Whether a wooden door is genuinely sustainable — legal sourcing, biogenic carbon storage, plantation versus old-growth species, and how timber compares to uPVC and aluminium.
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