Environmental Analysis of Product - 3GMAF112

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Number of hours
- Lectures : 6.0
- Tutorials : 6.0
- Laboratory works : 15.0
- Projects : -
- Internship : -
- Written tests : -
ECTS : 2.0
Officials : Peggy ZWOLINSKI

Goals

Understanding of the relations between product/process and environmental impacts
Understanding of the product (process, service) life-cycle notion
Product or system environmental analysis : impacts of the different components and manufacturing processes, impacts of each life-cycle stage
To be able to make a simple product / process life-cycle analysis

Content

Environmental impacts (1h30)
- Definitions (environment, environmental impact)
- Presentation of some environmental impacts
- Engineering and company stakes

Life-Cycle Assessment (4h30)
- Life-Cycle thought awareness
- Impacts transfer notion
- Functional unit notion
- Methodology

Environmental communication (1h30)
- Greenwashing
- Standards
- Interests and implementation

Introduction to the LCA practical work on the batteries (1h30)
- Definition of the functional unit
- Defintion of the study boundaries

Model and indicators (3h)

Practical work : LCA of batteries (6h)
- Model with the Simapro LCA software

Project : comparison of two products / processes environmental performances (9h)
- Choice of a topic (ideally from the companies data)
- Model with the Simapro LCA software

Tests

Written exam
Practical work
Project report
Mark : 0,25 x written exam + 0,75 x (practical work + project report)

Note : 0,25 x Examen écrit + 0,75 x (CC+projet)

Calendar

The course exists in the following branches:

Curriculum - Engineer IPID apprentice program - Semester 5

see the course schedule for 2022-2023

Additional Information

Course ID : 3GMAF112
Course language(s):

You can find this course among all other courses.

Bibliography

Analyse du cycle de vie : Comprendre et réaliser un écobilan Pierre Crettaz, Myriam Saadé , Olivier Jolliet.
Life Cycle Assessment: Principles, Practice and Prospects by Ralph Horne, Tim Grant, and Karli Verghese (Paperback - June 2009)
Integrated Life-Cycle and Risk Assessment for Industrial Processes by Marta Schuhmacher (Kindle Edition - Apr. 17, 2007) - Kindle Book
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Goods and Services: An Input-Output Approach by Chris T. Hendrickson, Dr. Lester B. Lave PhD, and H. Scott Matthews (Hardcover - Apr. 19, 2006)

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