Engineering in a Circular Economy

Doelstellingen van dit vak

At the end of this course, you are able to: - Describe and classify various circular economy and design terms, methods and regulations, such as circularity indicators, circularity metrics, product life cycle, cradle-to-cradle, circular design, industrial sustainability and ecology, Life Cycle Assessment, energy labels, carbon footprint. - Generate possible circularity improvements in existing product life cycles by studying comparable products that already meet requirements of circularity. - Explain the four steps to perform a Life Cycle Assessment and summarize its value related to sustainability and circular engineering. - Explain the impact of existing Life Cycle Assessment reports on local, national and global scale. - Give your own reflection on a circularity topic related to possible ethical or personal dilemmas that they might encounter.