The Lecture shows the connection between research and teaching. Different lecturers present their projects and scientific work which support the research. Especially, the important steps in the process of the research are shown.
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Forschungsorientierte Lehre
Lecturers: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marzia Traverso, et al.
ECTS credits: 3
Semester week hours: 2
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.
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Life Cycle Assessment (B.Sc.)
Lecturers: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marzia Traverso
Course language: German
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
The aim of the module is to teach the elementary foundations of public and company environmental resp. Sustainability management, the normative requirements and knowledge about the structure, content and goals of the most important environmental management systems to convey. The students acquire in-depth knowledge of the scientific foundations of public and company environmental management and the associated principles as well as methods of life cycle assessment. Overview of European and national environmental law (federal government, federal states), sustainability guidelines/indicators, environmental quality targets, development of environmental management, regional material flow and area management, operational material flow management, environmental auditing (EMAS, DIN EN ISO 14001 et seq.), Environmental auditing, environmental statement, environmental performance assessment, Principles of Life Cycle Assessment, Foundations for Building and Implementing Environmental Management Systems, Certification
Foundations and methods of formal-rational environmental assessment; Statistics on environmental assessment issues; In-depth discussion of the life cycle assessment; Methods for quantifying the environmental relevance of emissions and immissions; Gefähdungsabschätzung; Material flow analysis; Pinch analysis; Environmental indicators; Presentation of further methods of environmental management
Lecturer: Dr.-Ing. Roland Meyer
Course language: German
ECTS Credits: 5
Semester week hours: 4
First introduction in the content of the bachelor and master studies of environmental engineering. The involved instituts and chairs present themselves and the courses they provide. The connection between the different lectures will be explained.
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Introduction to Environmental Engineering (B. Sc.)
Lecturers: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Pinnekamp, Dr.-Ing. Roland Meyer, et al.
Course language: German
ECTS Credits: 2
Semester week hours: 2
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Sustainability Strategies in Politics and Companies (M.Sc.)
Lecturers: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marzia Traverso, Ing. Rose Mankaa
Course language: English
ECTS credits: 2
Semester week hours: 2
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Recycling in Building Industry (B.Sc.)
Lecturer: Dr.-Ing. Roland Meyer
Course language: German
ECTS credits: 6
semester week hours: 4
This Course was called “Recycling in Building Industry” until the winter semester 2019.
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).
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Sustainable Building Assessment Scheme
Lecturers: Univ.-Prof. Marzia Traverso (PhD), Pamela Del Rosario M.Sc.
Course language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Semester week hours: 2
The course provides a detailed description of different metodologies to assess environmental and social impacts of products:
Lecturer: Prof Dr.-Ing. Marzia Traverso, Ing. Rose Nangah Mankaa
Course language: English
Creditpoints (CP): 3
Semesterwochenstunden (SWS): 2
Link to the lecture at RWTHonline: Life Cycle Assessment – Consolidation
This course replaces the course “Umweltbewertung” since the winter semester 2019.
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