Life Cycle Thinking

Graduate

Practical and theoretical applications of life cycle thinking in engineering projects, products, and processes. Understand international standards and methods in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life Cycle Costing (LCC), and Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA). Analyze, interpret, provide critical feedback, and report on claims on sustainability. (Antirequisite: CIVL-8900-49.) (Cross-listed with ENVE-8006 and MECH-8006.) (May be offered as a cross-career course with MECH-4241 (Section 1) and CIVL-4970.)