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World over, the issue of reduction of energy consumption in the buildings has become the most burning issue and the last decade has seen a substantial quantum of efforts towards reducing the same. However, the primary focus in most of these efforts has been on operational energy, with lesser weightage given to the other forms of energy. A holistic approach towards computing energy efficiency, covering all the energy consumption phases has been by and large missing both at the international as well as the national level. The primary research work done in this paper pertains to the establishment of such a wholesome approach by adopting Life Cycle Energy Analysis as a means to assess energy consumption. The paper lays down the methodology for the same to be broadly consisting of consolidating the existing data, evolving scientific parameters for computation of embodied energy, establishing standard processes for calculating LCEA, comparing the results with the work done by other research organizations and refining the same. Finally, the paper seeks to implement the results of the studies by putting in place uniform methodologies and systems for computing LCEA with respect to Indian conditions, substituting the present energy assessment systems with LCEA, and incorporating the same in the major rating systems including GRIHA and LEEDS.