Course Description

Life Cycle Initiative

Course curriculum

  • 1

    About this course

    • Course Overview
  • 2

    Lesson 1: Concepts in Life Cycle Thinking

    • Lesson 1: Concepts in Life Cycle Thinking Part 1

    • Lesson 1: Concepts in Life Cycle Thinking Part 2

    • Lesson 1: Reading: Tools based on life cycle thinking

    • Lesson 1: Activity: Concepts in Life Cycle Thinking

    • Lesson 1: Reading: Value Chains and Life Cycles
  • 3

    Lesson 2: Life Cycle Thinking in Product Design

    • Lesson 2: LCT in Product Design Part 1

    • Lesson 2: LCT in Product Design Part 2

    • Lesson 2: Reading: LCT in Product Design

    • Lesson 2: Activity: LCT in Product Design
  • 4

    Lesson 3: Life Cycle Thinking in Value Chain Assessment

    • Lesson 3: LCT in Value Chain Assessment Part 1

    • Lesson 3: LCT in Value Chain Assessment Part 2

    • Lesson 3: LCT in Value Chain Assessment Part 3

    • Lesson 3: LCT in Value Chain Assessment Part 4

    • Lesson 3: Activity: LCT in Value Chain Assessment
  • 5

    Lesson 4: Use of Life Cycle Thinking by Industry Associations

    • Lesson 4: Use of LCT by Industry Associations Part 1

    • Lesson 4: Use of LCT by Industry Associations Part 2

    • Lesson 4: Use of LCT by Industry Associations Part 3

    • Lesson 4: Reading - More on the Use of LCT by Industry Associations

    • Lesson 4: Activity: Use of LCT by Industry Associations

  • 6

    Lesson 5: Product Environmental Footprint and Ecolabels

    • Lesson 5: Product Environmental Footprint and Ecolabels Part 1

    • Lesson 5: Product Environmental Footprint and Ecolabels Part 2

    • Lesson 5: Activity: Product Environmental Footprints and Ecolabels
  • 7

    Lesson 6: LCT in the Future

    • Lesson 6: LCT in the Future Part 1

    • Lesson 6: LCT in the Future Part 2

    • Lesson 6: Reading: LCT in the Future

    • Lesson 6: Activity: LCT in the Future
  • 8

    Course Readings

    • Course Readings
  • 9

    Scripts for download

    • Introductory video

    • Lesson 1

    • Lesson 2

    • Lesson 3

    • Lesson 4

    • Lesson 5

    • Lesson 6