Industrial Ecology and Eco-Industrial Development

This semester, we will review various aspects of the field of industrial ecology with some emphasis on ecology and sustainability. You will also conduct a life cycle assessment on a product of your choice.

Week	Lecture	updated: 200704
3/6	Introduction:    Humans & Technology    Chapter 1	Syllabus Undergraduate 3 credits FRI 09:30-12:00 Chapter 1    Exercises    Exercise solutions
3/13	Life Cycle Assessment I    Chapter 12	Project Groups Chapter 12    Exercises (Due at beginning of class 3/20)    Exercise solutions
3/20	GUEST SPEAKER: Precision method of aquaculture	GUEST SPEAKER Room A106 YOU MUST ARRIVE BEFORE 10:20!!!
3/27	Life Cycle Assessment II    Chapter 13    Exercises (Due at beginning of class 4/10)    Exercise solutions	Last day to select summary week! Last day to select product for LCA Chapter 13    Exercises (Due at beginning of class 4/10)    Exercise solutions
4/3	Holiday
4/10	Life Cycle Assessment III    Chapter 13 Concepts of Sustainability Chapters 2&3    Summary by John, Emma, & Joshua	Chapter 13    Exercises (Due at beginning of class 4/17)    Exercise solutions (CORRECTED) Chapters 2&3    Exercises (Due at beginning of class 4/17)    Exercise solutions
4/17	Biology&Metabolism    Chapters 4&5    Summary by Polly, Eric, & Nigel Proposal Presentations!	Proposal Presentations! Chapters 4&5    Exercises (Due at beginning of class 4/24)    Exercise solutions
4/24	Technology, Risk & Social Dimensions    Chapters 6&7    Summary by Sandy, Jim, & Albert	Chapters 6&7:    Exercises (Due at beginning of class 5/1) Exercise solutions
5/1	Midterm Exam
5/8	Sustainable Engineering Product Development    Chapters 8&9    Summary by Willy, Yihan, Sofia:	Chapters 8&9:    Exercises 8.2-8.5,9.1-9.4    Extra Credit 8.1 & 8.6    Answer in Project groups for your LCA product    (Due at beginning of class 5/15)
5/15	Design for Sustainability    Chapters 10&11    Summary by Jason, Ethen, Francisca	Chapters 10&11:     Exercises (Due at beginning of class 5/22)     Exercises 10.4,11.1-11.6: Do alone or in small groups     Exercises 10.1-10.3: Use your LCA or SLCA product     Exercises 11.7: Use your Sustainability Governance project     Question: For your Sustainability Governance project, should you tear it down and build new or retrofit what you have? What are advantages and disadvantages of either option?     Exercises 10.5,11.8: Extra Credit
5/22	Systems Analysis    Chapters 15&16    Summary by Elvis, William, & Nathan	Chapters 15&16:    Exercises (Due at beginning of class 5/29)    Do 15.1, 15.3    For 15.2, answer for 2 of the 6 entities    For 15.4, answer for 1 system    Do 16.1-16.4    Consider THU an island for 16.5
5/29	National & Urban Accounting Chapters 18&21    Summary by Johnny, Betty, Kevin, & Matt	Chapters 18&21:    Exercises (Due at beginning of class 6/5)    Do 18.1-18.3, 21.1-21.4    NOTE: 18.2 uses Figure 18.2
6/5	Final Presentations    Spinning Top    Hakkanese Blue Shirt    Contact Lenses    Leather Shoes    Face Masks    Paper Umbrella    Brass Key    Blackboard Chalk    Mushroom Bricks    PlaycolorK Pen	Final Presentations
6/12	Modeling & Scenarios    Chapters 22&23    Summary by Elma, Webber, & Vicky	Chapters 22&23:    Exercises 22.1,22.2, & 23.2(Due at beginning of class 6/19)
6/19	Resources, Government & Future    Chapters 24,27&28    Summary by Florenth, Miko, Nixon, & Jacob	LAST DATE FOR FINAL PAPER    Print version due at beginning of class    Email version due before class
6/26	Holiday
7/3	Final Exam