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Design for Sustainability - Ecodesign

Teaching: Completely taught in English

ECTS: 4

Level: Graduate

Semester: Summer

Prerequisites:

Product development

Load:

Lectures	Exercises	Laboratory exercises	Project laboratory	Physical education excercises	Field exercises	Seminar	Design exercises	Practicum
30		0	8	0	0	0	0	7

Course objectives:

Goal of the course is focusing the student to the environment and natural resources related issues caused by product life cycle. Based on the ecodesign tasks, students learn about ecodesign methods and tools, and study socio-technical aspects and strategies for improvement of environement condition through ecodesign.

Student responsibilities:

Grading and evaluation of student work over the course of instruction and at a final exam:

Seminar task 50%, ecodesign project tasks 50%.

Methods of monitoring quality that ensure acquisition of exit competences:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to (learning outcomes):

To the estimate influence of the technical system on environment and society. To compare methods and strategies for improvement of environment state that are used during development of technical systems. To integrate criteria for eco-design in the development of technical systems To design the modes for raising awareness about the importance of eco-design. To evaluate the contribution of the research results in eco-design research field and applicability to practice.

Lectures

1. Introduction to course. Ecodesign.

2. Product life cycle.

3. Environmental issues and sustainability of the natural resources.

4. Legal framework (EU) and international standrds for environement protection.

5. Life cycle assessment (LCA) in product development.

6. Enironemntal improvement product development strategies.

7. Presentation and discussion S1.

8. Presentation and discussion S1.

9. Presentation and discussion S1.

10. Design for dissasembing and recycling.

11. Design for energy efficient products.

12. Social aspects of ecodesign (antropolog/culture/emotions).

13. Marketing potential and eco design based business models.

14. Eco innovation.

15. Guest lecture: Real eco design case (infdutry/foreign university).

Exercises

1.

2. Seminar S1: Research perpsective on methods and tools for ecodesign

3. "Visual Understanding Environement" tool.
Teamwork / Consultation S1.

4. "CES ECO Audit" tool.
Teamwork / Consultation S1.

5. "ECODESIGN Assistant Pilot" tool.
Teamwork / Consultation S1.

6. "Fraunhofer IZM/EE" tool
Teamwork / Consultation S1.

7. Presentation and discussion S1.

8. Presentation and discussion S1.

9. Presentation and discussion S1.

10. Ecodesign task Z1. Application of ecodesign methods and tools for redesign of known products.

11. Teamwork / Consultation Z1.

12. Teamwork / Consultation Z1.

13. Teamwork / Consultation Z1.

14. Teamwork / Consultation Z1.

15. Presentation and discussion Z1.
Course evaluation.

Compulsory literature:

Ashford, N. A., and Hall R.P. "Technology, globalization, asn susstainable development: transformin the industrial state", Yale University Press, 2011.

McAloone T., Bey N.: "Environmental improvement through product development: A guide", Danish Environemental Protection Agency, 2009.

Kljajin M., Opalić M., Pintarić A.: "Recikliranje električnih i elektroničkih proizvoda" Milan Opalić (ur.), Strojarski Fakultet Slavonski Brod, 2007.

Wimmer W., Zust R., Lee K.M.: "ECODESIGN Implementation: A Systematic Guidance on Integrating Environmental Considerations into Product Development", Springer, 2004.

Mulder K.: "Sustainable Development for Engineers: A Handbook and Resource Guide", Greenleaf Publishing, 2006.

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