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Life Cycle Analysis and Green Design: A Context for Teaching Design, Environment, and Ethics
Author(s) -
Nair Indira
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1998.tb00383.x
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , context (archaeology) , engineering ethics , psychology , engineering , sociology , computer science , political science , paleontology , law , biology
An exercise based on the concepts of green design and life cycle analysis is described. The details of the exercise and references are given to enable its use in classes. The problem provides a useful context in which to teach and discuss design, social relevance, and ethics, as well as to develop group and communication skills.