Lecture 1. Thursday 19/06 morning
Overview of Life Cycle Assessment
- EUR BIOECO Summer School Welcome
- Teaching staff presentation + learners presentation
- Presentation of the 4 stages of LCA
- ISO 14040/44 requirements
Lecture 2. Thursday 19/06 afternoon
Introduction to multi-functionality and marginal data
- 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. Friday 20/06 morning
Inventory analysis, Impact assessment and Interpretation
- Foreground & background data, data quality
- Description of mid-point indicators
- Presentation of the Environmental Footprint (EF) impact assessment methodology
- Results & Interpretation
Lecture 4. Friday 20/06 afternoon
Excel modelling – hands on inventory and impact assessment
- Simplified Hand drier case study on excel
Lecture 5. Monday 23/06 morning
Exploration of ECOINVENT database with Simapor software
- Overview of ECOINVENT database
- Introduction to SimaPro software
Lecture 6. Monday 23/06 afternoon
Simapro modelling
Lecture 7. Tuesday 24/06 morning
Brightway2 modelling with Activity browser
- Case study using the activity browser interface
Lecture 8. Tuesday 24/06 afternoon
Brightway2 modelling with Activity browser
- Case study using the activity browser interface
Lecture 9. Wednesday 25/06 morning
Brightway2 modelling with Activity browser
- Case study using the activity browser interface
Beyond LCA: additional concepts
- Absolute environmental sustainability assessment (AESA): Coupling LCA and planetary boundaries
Lecture 10. Wednesday 25/06 afternoon
Exam, feedback and perspectives
- Exam + 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.
Access to LCA software and database will be ensured during this summer school in specific computing rooms
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