Environmental Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability SEE 465 (3)

Introduction to environmental life cycle assessment, data collection and modeling, environmental product declarations, impact measures, and whole-building LCA. Introduction to ISO LCA standard for life cycle assessment, LEED LCA credit, and international, national, and local standards for whole-building LCA. Application of industry standard software to conduct LCA. Prerequisite: SEE 310 or MSE 312. Students with credit for SEE 475 under the title "Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability" may not take this course for further credit.