Materials Used In Building A 2,085 Square Foot Home

• 13,127 board-feet of framing lumber
• 6,212 square feet of sheathing
• 13.97 tons of concrete
• 2,325 square feet of exterior siding material
• 3,100 square feet of roofing material
• 3,061 square feet of insulation
• 6,144 square feet of interior wall material
• 120 linear feet of ducting
• 15 windows
• 13 kitchen cabinets; 2 other cabinets
• 1 kitchen sink
• 12 interior doors
• 7 closet doors
• 2 exterior doors
• 1 patio door
• 2 garage doors
• 1 fireplace
• 3 toilets; 2 bathtubs; 1 shower stall
• 3 bathroom sinks
• 2,085 square feet of flooring material such as carpeting, resilient sheet,
  resilient tile, ceramic tile or wood plank
• 1 range; 1 refrigerator; 1 dishwasher; 1 garbage disposer; 1 range hood
• 1 washer; 1 dryer

And on a related note...
According to the Chicago Sun Times (2002), "the average 2,000-square-foot-home in the United States uses about 1 acre of forest, or 44 trees."