ENVS 4417 - Design for the Environment

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 2
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
Lab Hour(s): 3

This course develops concepts and procedures to integrate and implement the vision of industrial ecology into business decisions. It will examine how leading-edge industrial ecology precepts can be implemented in the real world. The course will explore a systematic approach to support business decisions within the industrial ecology framework. Students will develop skills in incorporating environmental objectives and constraints into the process and product design, materials and technology choices. Case studies will highlight DFE success stories. Project work will provide hands-on experience in the DFE field. The course will examine local, regional and global issues related to the design and redesign of industrial systems in order to make them more sustainable.

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Semesters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Biogeochemical Stream courses or Physical Processes Stream courses or equivalents or consent of the department.
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