• Energy Management is considered to be a key element of the overall management structure, encountering energy related problems quite efficiently.
• The Energy Management function nowadays is mainly cost related, without paying much attention to Environmental Issues.

Therefore:

• Energy Management should include a more environmental based approach.
• Concepts such as Embodied Energy and Environmental Impact should be integrated to the Energy Management function.

The above factors should be taken into account in the decision making of Energy Management for the future, leading to a more Sustainable world. So, the objectives are:

• To examine the concept of embodied energy
• To identify the significance of embodied energy associated with the energy management function and integrate it to the daily energy management practice
• To evaluate the environmental impact of the energy management implementation
• To combine the above factors into a life cycle assessment (LCA)

1. Identify the consideration of today's Energy Manager, concerning issues of environmental impact and embodied energy through contacts with them.
2. Data collection and data analysis.
3. Develop a calculation procedure for CO₂ emissions and embodied energy.
4. Assess and evaluate of the developed method through case studies.
5. Create web site for the project.

1. Successful contact with Energy Managers and gain adequate information for the project.

   Correlation of data obtained with the project objectives.

2. Information retrieval from sources such as libraries, internet, organisations, etc.

   Analysis of the data through computational methods.

   Comparison with existing methods.

3. Using IT skills a software web tool will be produced.
4. Testing the software tool under real conditions (case study) and evaluation of its credibility.
5. A user friendly web site will be produced to demonstrate the developed software.