Lecture 1. Monday 03/07 morning
General introduction to Life Cycle Thinking
- EUR BIOECO Summer School Welcome
- Teaching staff presentation + learners presentation
- Goal & Scope definition
- Definition of primary services, functional unit and reference flow
- Secondary services
Lecture 2. Monday 03/07 afternoon
Scope definition and introduction to multi-functionality
- Drawing process flow diagrams (group exercises)
- Introduction to attributional and consequential modeling
- Handling multi-functionality
- Marginal versus average data
- Group exercise to calculate the marginal French electricity mix
Lecture 3. Tuesday 04/07 morning
Inventory analysis, Impact assessment and Interpretation
- Foreground & background data
- Data quality and ISO 14040/44 requirements
- Description of mid-point indicators
- Presentation of the Environmental Footprint (EF) impact assessment methodology
- Interpretation according to ISO 14040/44
Lecture 4. Tuesday 04/07 afternoon
Excel modelling – hands on inventory and impact assessment
- Simplified Hand drier case study on excel
Lecture 5. Wednesday 05/07 morning
- Brightway2 modelling – hands on an open access LCA software (own laptop required)
- Case study using the activity browser interface (introduction)
Lecture 6. Wednesday 05/07 afternoon
- Brightway2 modelling
- Case study using the activity browser interface (modelling)
Lecture 7. Thursday 06/07 morning
- Brightway2 modelling
- Case study using the activity browser interface (generating results and interpretation)
Lecture 8. Thursday 06/07 afternoon
- Brightway2 modelling
- Python introduction (using Brigthway2 without activity browser)
Lecture 9. Friday 07/07 morning
- Beyond LCA: additional concepts
- Absolute environmental sustainability assessment (AESA): Coupling LCA and planetary boundaries
- Other LCA and sustainability assessment methods
Lecture 10. Friday 07/07 afternoon
Exam, feedback and perspectives
- Multi-choice questions
- Self & peer reviewing correction
- Take home messages. Focus on important points
- What has not been shown? Towards advanced LCA (Land use changes, Premise, dynamic accounting, etc.).
- Learner’s feedback
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
- It is possible to get 4 ECTS points upon successful completion of the course.
- You will need to have your own laptop for group exercises and for the modelling work on Brigthway2. We will send indications beforehand to install Brigthway2 and Activity Browser on your own laptop.
