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Life cycle assessment (LCA) (5 cr)

Code: EE00CX36-3001

General information


Enrollment

16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020

Timing

20.01.2020 - 31.07.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering

Teachers

  • MYY Ymp1

Teacher in charge

Arto Sormunen

Groups

  • EEMI18SP

Objective

You know what life cycle assessment is and how to carry it out in practice. You are familiar with the terms LCI and LCIA. You know the key methodologies of assessing the environmental impacts of processes.

Content

How do you carry out an environmental life cycle impact assessment?
What types of computer programs exist for analyzing life cycle environmental impacts?
Why are LCIAs becoming more and more important and how are they used by companies?
What are the stages of LCA?

Evaluation scale

1-5