AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to acquaint students with the concepts of eco-design and circular economy as well as to provide basic skills for the sustainable design of nautical products. These skills will enable students to estimate environmental impacts and understand the management and end-of-life disposal of the main building materials.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the teaching, students will be able to:

- Know the concepts of sustainable development, eco-design, circular economy, and life cycle assessment;

- Describe the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda and, in particular, those interconnected with the vessel and yacht design.

- Understand the design strategies that minimize the environmental impacts during all phases of the life cycle of vessels and yachts.

- Sketch out the different end-of-life options for the treatment and disposal of main construction materials.

- Estimate the environmental impacts through dedicated LCA software.

- Describe the most recent approaches and most innovative research in the field of sustainable vessel and yacht design.

- Understand the issues related to end-of-life management and disposal of the main construction materials.

- Assume more sustainable design choices by applying the concepts of eco-design and circular economy.

TEACHING METHODS

The teaching consists of frontal lessons, classroom exercises and small group activities. Self-assessment tests will be eventually carried out during the course to encourage the learning process of the students.

Working students and students with SLD, disability, or other special educational needs are advised to contact the teacher at the beginning of the course to agree on teaching and examination methods that take into account individual learning modalities in agreement with the teaching objectives.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The teaching program includes the introduction and discussion of the following topics:

• Introduction to the concept of Sustainable Development, the 2030 Agenda, and the Sustainable Development Goals (17 SDGs)
• Linear economy and transition towards the circular economy.
• Eco-design principles and importance of eco-design in the nautical sector.
• Integration of sustainability into the vessels and yacht design process.
• Notes on environmental regulations and standards in the nautical sector.
• Reuse, recycling and recovery strategies for the main construction materials.
• Methodology of “Life Cycle Assessment, LCA”.
• Main phases of an LCA study: definition of objectives and scope (“Goal and scope”), life cycle inventory (LCI), assessment of impacts (“Life Cycle Impact Assessment, LCIA), and interpretation of the results.
• Introduction to LCA software and its use for the estimation of environmental impacts.
• Examples of design strategies for reducing environmental impacts and promoting disassembly.
• Virtuous examples of sustainability and circularity in vessel and yacht design as well as the main critical issues will be also illustrated and discussed through case studies.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The teaching materials (slides and exercises) will be available to students on Aulaweb.
Other materials could be suggested and eventually provided by the teacher for deepening the topics.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lessons will start according to the academic calendar.

Class timetables are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The examination consists of an oral exam on the topics discussed during the lectures. The case studies analyzed and the exercises carried out in the classroom will be part of the exam topics.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The oral exam aims to ascertain the ability to understand the topics covered in the teaching and to apply the learned concepts to broad or particular cases by critically analyzing the advantages and disadvantages. The ability to synthesize and present will be evaluated along with the accuracy in describing the topics, and the proper use of technical lexicon.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students with disabilities or learning disorders are allowed to use specific modalities and supports that will be determined on a case-by-case basis in agreement with the Delegate of the Engineering courses in the Committee for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities. Students are invited to contact the teacher of this course and copy the Delegate (https://unige.it/commissioni/comitatoperlinclusionedeglistudenticondisabilita.html).