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Presentation
Presentation
The Curricular Unit aims to present the Life Cycle Assessment - LCA methodology with a view to applying Environmental Labels in practice.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
| Anual | 3
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT2517-16879
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
The Circular Economy and the Life Cycle Approach. Its importance to eco-design. Interrelationship between Natural Systems and Economic Systems. Natural Systems and Industrial Process: Upstream and Downstream. "Close-the-Loop":the phases of the Life Cycle. Eco-efficiency and its tools. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as an Environmental Tool in an environmental management system context. What it is, and what a LCA is for: definition, structure and direct applications. categories of environmental impact and scientific notation. Examples and practical cases. Environmental Labelling Type I, Type Ii and Type III: their differences and applications. The Environmental Product Declaration (DAP) as a Type III Label. The importance of Environmental Labels for screening "Green Washing" Examples of DAPs and certifying entities. Exercises. The new generation of eco-labeling: PEF - Product Environmental Footprint and OEF- Organization Environmental Footprint.
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Objectives
Objectives
Internalize the fundamental principles of the Life Cycle Approach and Life Cycle Assessment
Understand the relationship between Life Cycle and Environmental Impacts throughout all phases.
Understand the LCA methodology and the Ecological Labeling based on it as a basis for selecting a more sustainable product.
Training in the sense of knowing how to minimally interpret an LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) and a DAP (Environmental Product Declaration)
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Interactive Lessons
Virtual Reality Technology
Artificial intelligence
Blended learning
3D Printing
Design thinking process
Project-based learning
Inquiry-based learning
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References
References
JOLLIET, Olivier et Al. - Environmental Life Cycle Assessment. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press, 2016. eBook-PDF. 978-1-4398-8770-7
OLIVEIRA. J.F. Santos - Gestão Ambiental. Lisboa.LIDEL, 2005, 978-972-757-328-8
OLIVEIRA AUGUSTO, Carlos Alberto - A metodologia da Avaliação do Ciclo de Vida na definição de critérios de sustentabilidade de edifícios.Lisboa. Universidade Lusíada Editora, 2011. 978-969-640-086-6
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
