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About the Course

This course will introduce you to Life Cycle Assessment (LCA ) methodology, a tool to assess the environmental impact of products and systems over the whole product life cycle, from cradle to grave. After a discussion of the potentials and limitations of quantitative LCA compared to other assessment tools, we will detail and practice each of the LCA phases. 1) The goals and system definition phase defines the goal and scope of the study, including the product function, functional unit, and the product system and its boundaries. 2) The Life Cycle Inventory phase quantifies the inventory of the various elementary flows of resource extractions and substance emissions crossing the system boundary, providing an overview of existing databases. 3) The life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase determines multiple environmental impacts damage and provides an overview of the existing LCIA methods 4) The interpretation phase analyses results from an LCA case study to provide recommendations towards more sustainable products. Leading actions in several industrial sectors (agriculture and foods, automotive, personal care products, and energy) will be examined through relevant case studies in order to demonstrate how effective environmental life-cycle assessment leads to new product development....

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By Pravinraj R

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Apr 29, 2024

No software teaching.

By Chloé D

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Jul 23, 2024

This course was very useful, but be aware that having access to EcoInvent License is necessary for using Open LCA software , or have a SimaPro license to complete the LCI, LCIA.

By Tesfayesus z

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Jun 5, 2023

I found this course to be intersting and well organized for people who want to know about life cycle assesement. The practical examples illustrated are excellent and goes in hand with what you have learned in theory. I reccomned to anyone who is intersted in applying Life cycle asssement in their daily routine and also organizational presepctive.

By Anuradha S D

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Aug 10, 2023

This is the best LCA course I found online. I was able to full fill all the gaps in my knowledge regarding the LCA. As a personal who is very passionate about sustainability and LCA, I recommend this course to all the people who have a thurst to learn the fundamentals of LCA.

By Muth S F

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Dec 18, 2023

This course is amazing. A course about LCA with direct-simulation is a must! Clearly delivered, easy to understand, and challenging assessment and tasks.

By Asadul H

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Aug 5, 2024

Excellent

By Xhovana I

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Jun 8, 2024

good

By Maggie G

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Sep 8, 2024

More information on software tools would be helpful