ME515 Life Cycle Assessment
Fall Quarter 2009
Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30-3:50 (in MEB 102)
Syllabus & Lectures Project Description
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Description: The computational structure and data sources for environmental Life Cycle Assessment are presented, discussed, and used to analyze materials, products, and services from materials acquisition through end-of-life. Assessments either identifies opportunities for improvements or selects a superior alternative on the basis of pollution prevention and resource conservation.
Instructor: Joyce Smith Cooper, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering cooperjs@u.washington.edu (office hours by appointment)
Grading will be based on your proposal, interim and final reports and one in-class quiz. 0.1 points will be lost from the final grade for each day past any reporting deadline. Reporting deadlines are listed on the syllabus. All interim and final reports should be submitted through the class catalyst drop-box.
Resources:
Textbook: Heijungs, R., S. Suh (2002) The Computational Structure of Life Cycle Assessment, Kluwar Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, The Netherlands (in the class reserve in the Engineering Library and in-part available through google books)
Standards: ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006
Articles listed on the syllabus
For more information, contact Associate Professor Joyce Smith Cooper at cooper@me.washington.edu
