Objectives and Topics

     The course is designed to give the students an opportunity to learn aboutGreen design andmanufacture, Remanufacturing,the growing national and international efforts in reducing the environmental impact of products, and how the environmental considerations affect the design’stechnical, economical and qualityrequirements. Ten topics will be discussed in our course and you can find more course introduction from the attachment “Course Introduction--Green D&M” .

• Motivation and examples of environmental impact  

• Product life cycles Research and developmentdrivers

• Environmental impact reduction approaches

• Measuring environmental loads and impacts

• Manufacturing & Pollution Prevention

• Recycling and disassembly

• Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA)

• Design for Environment

• Service, Reuse and Remanufacturing