The course addresses the need for engineers to develop solutions which have the potential to address global challenges by providing products, services and processes taking into account local capabilities and constraints to achieve an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable society in a technological perspective. Resources required for manufacturing and use of such products are limited and not evenly distributed in the world. Locally available resources, local capabilities as well as local constraints have to be drivers for product- and process innovations with respect to the entire life cycle. The course aims to provide a tool box for supporting sustainable manufacturing practices to assist manufacturing companies reduce inputs, waste and costs, improve efficiencies, increase productive performance, achieve greater competitiveness. The course encourages an holistic system perspective integrating social, environmental, economical, and technological factors.
Lectures
Lesson Plan:
Week1 – Introduction to Industrial Sustainability from technological perspective
Week2 – The wider context and the scale of challenge
Week3 – Business Models for Industrial Sustainability
Week4 – Industrial Symbiosis
Week5 – Life Cycle Assessment
Week6 – Industrial Sustainability toolbox
Week7 – Eco-design
Week8 – Lean Manufacturing
Week9 – Energy and Material Efficiency
Week10 – Sustainable Manufacturing
CASE STUDIES:
Textbook:
Graedel, T.E., Allenby, B.R., Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering, PEARSON, 2010
Futher readings:
McDonough, Braungart M, Cradle to cradle, Northpoint press, 2002
Hawken, P., Lovins, A.B,., Lovins, L.H., Natural capitalism: the next industrial revolution. 2nd Ed., Routledge, 2005
Ricevimento: Tuesday 10-11 Thursday 14-16
ALESSANDRO BRUZZONE (President)
FLAVIO TONELLI (President)
PIETRO GIRIBONE
GIUSEPPE LO NOSTRO
ENGINEERING FOR INDUSTRIAL SUSTAINABILITY
Assignment given to a workgroup. Discussion of the assignment for each single student. The assignment weights for 40% of the course mark. Class attendance and participation 20%. Oral discussion 40%.
