School of Engineering and Technology, (SET)
 
AT73.05 : Eco-Design and Manufacturing Systems  3(2-3)
 
Course objectives:

Today new products must be designed and manufactured, taking into account the environmental impact over the whole life cycle, from extraction of raw materials to the end of life. The objective of this course is to provide the methods and tools to assess, analyze and improve the environmental impact of products through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
 
Learning Outcomes:
The students on completion of the course will be able to:
•         Assess and design new products and services
•         design surveys to collect data
•         select appropriate LCA method  
•         apply avoided emissions and select allocation method
 
Pre-requisite(s):

None
 
Course Outline:
I.          Introduction
1.     Industrial Production
2.     Consumer Products
3.     Environmental Impacts
 
II.        Lifecycle Assessment
1.     Goal and Scope Definition
2.     Inventory, Avoided Emissions, Allocation
3.     Impact Assessment Methods
4.     Computer Modeling of Product Systems
5.     LCA as a Tool in Eco-Design
 
III.       Design for Recycling/Reuse
1.   Energy, Raw Materials, Waste and Disposal
2.   Labeling of Materials and Products
3.   Design for Disassembly Optimization
 
IV.       Inverse Manufacturing
1.     Impact of Take Back of Products
2.     Automated Disassembly and Separation Systems
 
Laboratory Sessions:
1.     SimaPro LCA software and Ecoinvent database
2.     Functional units and reference flow specification for LCA
3.     Building product/process/proxy structure in SimaPro
4.     Build scenarios for energy/ end of life
5.     Integrate avoided emissions in LCA of product/process
6.     Identify the appropriate method for the LCA
7.     Interpret the LCA results and generate product/process alternatives
8.     Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
 
Learning Resources:

Textbook:

No designated textbook but class notes and handouts will be provided
 
Reference Books:
1.     Wenzel, H, Hauschild MZ and Alting, L (1997): Environmental assessment of products.Vol. 1 – Methodology, tools, techniques and case studies. 544 pp. Chapman & Hall, United Kingdom, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Hingham, MA. USA. ISBN 0412 80800 5.
2.     Hauschild, MZ and Wenzel, H (1998): Environmental assessment of products. Vol. 2 - Scientific background, 565 pp. Chapman & Hall, United Kingdom, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Hingham, MA. USA. ISBN 0412 80810 2.
3.     J.A. Shey: Introduction to Manufacturing Processes, McGrawHill Higher Education, 2000.
4.     Jacobs, J. A. and T. F. Kilduff, Engineering Materials Technology, 5th edition, Prentice Hall PTR, 2005
5.     K.G. Budinski, M.K. Budinski: Engineering Materials Properties and Selection, 9th edition, Prentice Hall International, Inc., 2009.
6.     S.E.M. Selke, Packaging and the Environment, Alternatives, Trends, and Solutions, Technomic Publishing Company Inc., Basel, Switzerland.
7.     Computers & Industrial Engineering, Elsevier, (1999); Vol. 36(4), Special Issue on Operational Issues in Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing.
8.     J. Guinée, ed:, Handbook on Life Cycle Assessment: Operational Guide to the ISO Standards, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
9.     Vogtländer,J.G., “A practical guide to LCA for students, designers, and business managers”, VSSD, 2010.
 
Journals and Magazines:
•         Journal of Cleaner Production; Elsevier
•         The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Springer
•         Journal of Sustainable Product Design , Springer
•         Journal of Engineering Design, Taylor & Francis
•         Journal of Mechanical Design, ASME
•         International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer
•         Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Elsevier
 
Others:
www.pre-sustainability.com/simapro
www.ecoinvent.org
 
 
Time Distribution and Study Load:
Lecture and demonstration: 30 hours
Presentations: 10 hours
Laboratory sessions: 45 hours
Group meeting outside class 40 hours
Self-study 50 hours
 
Teaching and Learning Methods:
The basic learning method is creative problem solving oriented, through lectures, demonstrations, lab sessions, group projects and field trips.
 
Evaluation Scheme:
Final Grade computed according to the following weight distribution:
 
Assignments & Lab Session Reports 20%, Mid-Semester 20 %, Project 40%, Final Exam 20%.
The exams are open books.
 
An “A“Grade will be awarded to a student who fully understands the use of the knowledge learned in the course as demonstrated during the exams, in the assignments, presentations and project.
 
A “B” grade will be awarded to a student who understands all basic concepts learned in the course as demonstrated during the exams, in the assignments, presentations and project.
 
A “C” grade will be given to a student who partially understands the basic concepts learned in the course as demonstrated during the exams, in the assignments, presentations and project.
 
A “D” grade will be given to a student who fails to understand the basic concepts learned in the course as demonstrated during the exams, in the assignments, presentations and project.
 
Instructor(s):
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