IE5345 — Life Cycle Assessment
Students will learn how to assess environmental impact, economic costs, and social impacts for the entire life cycle of materials, products, processes, and infrastructure using industry life cycle assessment (LCA) software SimaPro. Topics include sustainability, cradle to cradle design, functional unit definition, materiality, discount rates, worker health and safety, and how to utilize LCA in decision-making. Students will work in teams on a LCA project with a presentation and written report that will be given to a client upon completion. pre-req: CHEM 1153 and SCSE undergrad or graduate student or instructor consent