CE 647 - Green Engineering and Sustainability

This class covers the increasingly necessary shift from current industrial system designs toward a more sustainable system based on efficient and effective use of benign materials and energy. The focus is on a green engineering design framework and the key approaches to advancing sustainability through engineering design. This class will cover sustainability, metrics, general design processes, and challenges to sustainability. The current approach to design, manufacturing, and disposal will be discussed in the context of examples and case studies from various sectors. Fundamental engineering design topics that will be addressed include toxicity and benign alternatives, pollution prevention and source reduction, separations and disassembly, material and energy efficiencies and flows, systems analysis, biomimicry, and life cycle design, management, and analysis.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or instructor permission.

Credits: 3