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| GESA0014-1 | Life cycle analysis
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| Duration : | 12h Th, 12h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Sandra Belboom, Angélique Léonard |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course presents the Life Cycle Assessment methodology (LCA), allowing to evaluate the environmental impact of a process, product, service, following a 'cradle to grave' approach. The LCA related environmental communication is also considered (Environmental Product Declarations, ecolabels, ...).
It combines theoretical courses, case studies, software demonstrations and one personal (or group depending on the number of students) work.
The course is structured as follows:
- Introduction to environmental impacts and LCA
- Presentation of standards related to the realisation of an ACV
- Environmental communication
- LCA and ecodesign
- Case studies
- Introduction to one LCA software
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, the student will be able to
- show his understanding and his knowledge of the LCA methodology and related standards;
- to explain the advantages, potential applications, and limitations of the this methodology;
- to understand and interpret the results of an LCA study;
- to explain the environmental communication concept;
- to explain the ecodesign approach;
- to realize a basic LCA study on the basis on data available in demo cases. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Engineering bachelor level scientific background. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course is based on 'ex-cathedra' lectures, software demo sessions one personal work.
The individual work will be the object of a written report which will be presented and defended during the oral examination. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face lectures. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Slides used during the lectures may be downloaded from eCampus. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Course given on Gembloux campus - Timetable to be defined |
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Contacts :
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| Prof. Angélique LEONARD
Génie chimique - Procédés et développement durable
Institut de Physique, B5a, Bureau 1/51
Tél. 04/366.44.36
A.Leonard@ulg.ac.be |
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