MECENG 290KB
Life Cycle Thinking in Engineering Design
How do we design and manufacture greener products, and how do we know if they really are? This class both provides tools for sustainable design innovation and metrics to measure success. Students will use both creative and analytical skills, generating new ideas as well as evaluating designs with screening-level life cycle assessment.
Topics
- The objective of this course is to provide students with the tools to frame, analyze, and redesign their projects in terms of life cycle environmental impacts, to improve the sustainability of their projects.
- Students can expect to depart the course understanding the practice of basic life cycle assessment, including how to set boundaries, choose functional units, and use LCA software. Students will also learn how to integrate this practice into new product development in the context of the “triple bottom line” - economy, environment and society. Students should be able to apply the skills mastered to real world design and engineering problems.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027