MST-33806 Closed Cycle Design

Course

Credits 6.00

Language of instruction:

English

Contents:

Taking a Cradle to Cradle (C2C) perspective, this course focuses on the development and critical interdisciplinary evaluation of sustainable solutions to design products, services and systems. The major topics include: environmental and other principles of the C2C concept; C2C design methodology; management issues relevant for implementation of C2C - at project, organisation and system levels; combination of environmental and management options to support C2C design.

Learning outcomes:

After successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:
- explain c2c guiding principles and apply them to design of products, services and systems;
- identify and critically analyse relevant managerial issues for implementation of c2c in companies;
- combine environmental and managerial options and integrate them in a c2c design.

Activities:

- lectures;
- guest lectures on case studies from industry;
- tutorials;
- design project as group assignment.

Examination:

- report and presentation of the group assignment (60%);
- individual written exam (40%).

Literature:

McDonough, W. and M. Braungart (2002). Cradle to Cradle - Remaking the Way We Make Things. North Point Press (or the 2nd ed. of 2009).
Scientific articles and case studies provided by the lecturers.