Course content for life cycle engineering and ecodesign

• Autores: J Jeswiet, J. Duflou, W. DeWulf, C. Luttrop, M. Hauschild
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 23, no. 6, 2007, págs. 1081-1089
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • There is a need to create an awareness of Life Cycle Engineering and EcoDesign in Engineering students. Topics covered in an LCE/EcoDesign course will create an awareness of environmental impacts, especially in other design course projects. This paper suggeststhat an awareness of product impact upon the environment must be created at an early stage in undergraduate education. Decidingwhat to include in an LCE/EcoDesign Course can be difficult because there are many different views on the subject. However, there aremore similarities than differences. All LCE/EcoDesign Engineering courses have the ultimate objective of decreasing the environmentalimpact of a design. It has been observed that 70% of product costs are decided at the design stage. This can be extended toenvironmental impact, where it can be observed that, the design is correct, at the beginning, the environmental impact can be reducedby an estimated 70%. An LCE course does not need a high mathematical content and can give undergraduate students exposure toinformation that can be used in product design courses as they progress through university. The general content of such a course issuggested in this paper.