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Sustainable Product Design (Fall 2011)

Course code : ME-SPD-U1
ECTS Credits : 5 Status : Compulsory
Placement : 2. semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : English

Principal Content : Life cycle thinking. Improvement of products by new materials or improved production process (Ecodesign). Methods for life cycle assessment and using LCA in design. LCA assessments with MECO and a PC tool.
Environmental effects, resources, waste disposal. Working environment. CSR and environmental management systems. MMI (Man-Machine-Interface) Design. Concept development process.
Teaching method :
Required prequisites : -
Responsible teacher : Gitte Mellemgaard , gime@dtu.dk