| CODE | ENR3010 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Sustainable Engineering | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will cover the following topics: - An introduction to the three pillars of sustainability (environmental, economic, social); - Environmental law and regulation; - Energy, emissions, climate, air, water, and waste considerations; - Risk and life cycle analysis frameworks for sustainability; - Sustainable materials; - Recovery and Recycling of Materials as part of the 6Rs; - Design for Environment and Sustainability; - Sustainable Product Design; - Sustainability in manufacturing processes; - Green technologies and buildings; - Case studies in sustainable engineering. Study-unit Aims: The study-unit will provide a sound introduction on all of the basic issues pertaining to sustainable engineering. The student will acquire a strong appreciation of the importance of sustainability in all engineering endeavors. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Appreciate the importance of applying a sustainability mindset to all engineering endeavors; - Understand the interplay between the three pillars of sustainability - environmental, economic and social; - Have a good awareness of environmental law and regulation; - Discuss in considerable detail the engineering fundamentals of sustainability, both qualitatively and quantitatively. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to apply sustainability principles to the design, development, production, distribution, use, maintenance, improvement, evaluation, and/or disposal of engineering products and systems. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Graedel and Allenby, "Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Engineering", Pearson, 2010. ISBN: 9780136008064. - Rob Thompson, "Sustainable Materials, Processes and Production", Thames and Hudson, 2013. ISBN 9780500290712. - "Sustainable Engineering: Concepts, Design and Case Studies", by David T. Allen and David R. Shonnard, Prentice Hall, December 2011, ISBN-13: 978-0132756549 ISBN-10: 0132756544. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Project and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Simone Borg Maurice Grech Jean-Paul Mollicone Paul Refalo (Co-ord.) |
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