Incoming Exchange Student Courses
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| Academic program | Incoming Exchange Student Courses | :
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| Type d'EC | Classes (LIIEXP05EEcoDesign1Environment) | |||
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Status :
Obligatoire |
Period :
Semester 5 |
Education language :
English |
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| Learning Outcomes |
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| The project is decomposed into 2 main phases: - Semester 5: Technical and environmental analysis (Life Cycle Assessment - LCA) of an existing small household appliance - Semester 6: On the basis of the results of the analysis, develop ecodesign proposals for the product, at 3 different levels The 2 phases can be attended independently by the students even if it would be preferable to attend both. Learning outcomes for S5: 1. Basic skills in LCA: - Software modelling (Simapro): choice of data & methods - Capacity to interpret LCA results 2. Generic knowledge on the environment and on evaluations of impacts 3. Practical skills (project): measurement of energy consumption, product dismantling, Bill of Materials building, bibliography & research to define the product life cycle scenario. Learning outcomes for S6: 1. Capacity to switch from analysis to synthesis: define ecodesign strategies on the basis of the analysis (main environmental hot spots) 2. Capacity to develop 3 ecodesigned solutions that are technically viable |
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| The project contains 3 expected content types: courses & tutorials, project sessions (labs), and personal work. Content of Semester 5: 1. Courses & tutorials: basics of environmental evaluation & LCA. - Courses topics: global environmental issues, impacts and indicators, life cycle thinking, environmental evaluation using LCA - Tutorials on Simapro 2. Project sessions (labs) supervised by the teacher. - Energy measurements: data acquisition using a data logger - Dismantling (tools available) and BoM definition - Life cycle modelling on Simapro 3. Personal work: information search, interpretation of LCA results. Content of semester 6: 1. Courses & tutorials: Ecodesign approaches and strategies. - Courses topics: Ecodesign regulations & strategies, Materials & environment, Design for Sustainable behaviour, Thermal insulation & downsizing, Ecodesign of packaging, design for End-of-life, Innovation for ecodesign. - Tutorials: CES EduPack (choice of materials), Simapro, CREO (CAD modelling) 2. Project sessions (labs) supervised by the teacher: Developing 3 levels of ecodesigned solutions - Solutions developments: calculations, CAD modelling, LCA modelling of the 3 levels 3. Personal work: information search, interpretation of LCA results. |
| Pre-requisites / co-requisites |
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| To do Ecodesign Project Part 1 – Technical, and preferably but not mandatory, to do Ecodesign Project Part 2 – Environment, Ecodesign Project Part 2 – Technical (s6) |
| Bibliography |
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| Standards: • ISO 14040-44 Environmental Management - Life cycle assessment. 2006. • ISO/TR 14062 Environmental Management. 2002 • ISO 14020-25. Environmental labels and declarations. 2000 Online tools: • Bilan Produit tool: http://www.base-impacts.ademe.fr/bilan-produit • Ecodesign Pilot tool: http://pilot.ecodesign.at/pilot/ONLINE/ENGLISH/PDS/INDEX.HTM Books and reports: • IPCC. Climate Change 2007, Fourth Assessment report. 2007 • IPCC. Climate Change 2014, Fifth Assessment report, 2014 • Ashby, F. « Matériaux et environnement », Dunod, 2011 Online resources : • http://www.mineralinfo.fr/page/matieres-premieres-critiques • Online resources and publication from Jean-Marc Jancovici: https://jancovici.com/en/ • Online free MOOC on Waste management and Critical Raw Materials: https://www.edx.org/course/waste-management-and-critical-raw-materials |