ME 515 Life Cycle Assessment: Syllabus and Lectures
Fall Quarter 2009
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Sept 30: Introduction
- Heijungs & Suh chapter 1
- ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006
- Cooper, J.S. “Specifying Functional Units and Reference Flows for Comparable Alternatives,” International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 8, 337-349 (2003)
- LECTURE NOTES IN PDF: course introduction
Oct 5 - 12: Goal and scope definition and the basic model for inventory analysis
Oct 10: Project proposal due (submit to the class catalyst drop-box by 5pm)
Heijungs & Suh chapter 2
LECTURE NOTES IN PDF: goal and scope
LECTURE NOTES IN PDF: the basic model
Oct 14: QUIZ (in-class, solution in pdf)
Oct 16: Goal and scope report due (submit to the class catalyst drop-box by 5pm)Oct 19 - 26: Inventory data sources
Jiménez-González, C., S. Kim, M.R. Overcash (2000) “Methodology for Developing Gate-to-Gate
Life Cycle Inventory Information,” International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 5(3) 153-159
LECTURE NOTES IN PDF: inventory data sources
Oct 28 - Nov 2: The refined model for inventory analysis
- Heijungs & Suh chapters 3 and 4
- LECTURE NOTES IN PDF: the refined inventory model
- LECTURE NOTES IN PDF: remaining issues
Nov 4 - 9: Inventory analysis help sessions
NO CLASS ON 11/11: Veterans Day
Nov 16: Inventory analysis due (submit to the class catalyst drop-box by 5pm)Nov 16: Impact Assessment
Heijungs & Suh section 8.1
LECTURE NOTES IN PDF: impact assessment
Nov 18: Interpretation
Heijungs & Suh chapter 6 and section 8.2
Heijungs, R., R. Kleijn (2001) “Numerical approaches towards life cycle interpretation: five examples,” International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 6(3) Available at http://www.leidenuniv.nl/cml/ssp/publications/wp2000-001.pdfLECTURE NOTES IN PDF: interpretation
Nov 23: Consequential LCA
Ekvall, T., B.P. Weidema (2004) System Boundaries and Input Data in Consequential Life Cycle Inventory Analysis, International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 9(3) 161-171
LECTURE NOTES IN PDF: consequential LCA
Nov 25: LCA applications, tools, and status
- LECTURE NOTES IN PDF: LCA status
Nov 30 - Dec 9: LCA project forum- BRIEF oral reports given in class (15 min) in MEB102
Dec 16: Final report due (submit to the class catalyst drop-box by 5pm)
For more information, contact Associate Professor Joyce Smith Cooper at cooper@me.washington.edu