The lecture presents the life cycle assessment method according to ISO 14040:2006 and ISO 14044:2006. Insights will be provided in the four main phases of LCA:
1. Definition goal and scope
2. Life cycle inventory (LCI)
3. Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA)
4. Interpretation phase
Practical examples for LCA as well as associated method, like carbon or water footprinting, will be introduced to make the method more feasible. In addition, introductory remarks on the Product Environmental Footprint of the European Commission will be provided.
Lecturer: Dr. -Ing. Roland Meyer
Course language: German
ECTS credits: 2
Semester week hours: 2
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Life Cycle Assessment (B.Sc.)
Lecturer: Dr. -Ing. Rose Nangah Mankaa
Course Language: English
ECTS credits: 2
Semester week hours: 2
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Sustainability Assessment (M.Sc.)
Lecturer: Univ. Prof. Dr. -Ing. Marzia Traverso
Course Language: English
ECTS credits: 2
Semester week hours: 2
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Sustainability Assessment
Lecturer: Dr. -Ing. Rose Nangah Mankaa
Course Language: English
ECTS credits: 2
Semester week hours: 2
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Sustainability Assessment of Circularity
The aim of the module is to convey the fundamental principles of public and operational environmental and sustainability management, the normative requirements, as well as knowledge about the structure, content, and objectives of the most important environmental management systems.
Students will acquire in-depth knowledge of the scientific foundations of public and operational environmental management and the associated principles and methods of life cycle assessment.
Overview of European and national environmental law (federal, state), sustainability assessment/indicators, environmental quality objectives, development of environmental management, material flow and land management, environmental auditing (EMAS, DIN EN ISO 14001 ff.), environmental declaration, environmental performance evaluation, principles of life cycle assessment, basics for the establishment and implementation of environmental management systems.
Lecturer: Dr.-Ing. Roland Meyer
Course language: German
ECTS Credits: 5
Semester week hours: 4
Link to the Lecture at RWTHonline: Sustainability Assessment
Lecturers: Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marzia Traverso, Dr.-Ing. Rose Nangah Mankaa
Course language: English
ECTS credits: 2
Semester week hours: 2
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Sustainability Strategies in Policy and Companies (M.Sc.)
Lecturer: Dr.-Ing. Roland Meyer
Course language: German
ECTS credits: –
Semester week hours: 2
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Risk Management for raw materials and resources
The lecture introduces assessment methods, tools and certification schemes for sustainable buildings such as DGNB and the European framework Level(s). Throughout the lecture, approaches and criteria to evaluate the sustainability performance of buildings in the three dimensions (environmental, economical and social) are discussed. Particular focus is given to life cycle approaches in the construction sector, such as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and Product Environmental Footprint (PEF).
Lecturers: Univ. Prof. Dr. -Ing. Marzia Traverso, Pamela Haverkamp
Course language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Semester week hours: 2
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Sustainable Building Assessment Scheme
The course provides a detailed description of different metodologies to assess environmental and social impacts of products:
Lecturer: Dr. -Ing. Rose Nangah Mankaa
Course language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Semester week hours: 2
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Life Cycle Assessment – Consolidation
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