[Greenbuilding] Embodied Energy of a sheet of paper

[Robert Carver]

My organization is trying to be more sustainable in its business 
practices.  One thing we are debating is defaulting all computer printers 
to print double sided instead of single sided.  We have the energy 
monitoring equipment to measure the energy consumption differences between 
double sided and single side printing.  However, we are trying to find a 
citable source for the embodied energy savings for using less paper.

Does have such a citable value?  Any suggestions for where to look for 
such a value?

Many thanks, 

Robert M. Carver, P.E. ( - Bob - )
Senior Project Manager
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
17 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203
tel: 518-862-1090 ext. 3242
fax: 518-862-1091
rmc at nyserda.org
www.nyserda.org