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Sustainable Processes/ LCA Engineering

Wednesday, August 12, 2009: 8:30 AM

Description:
This session will provide discussion on how life cycle thinking and assessment is influencing the development and use of sustainable products and processes that provide transparency in evaluating improvements in economic, environmental, and societal impacts of anthropogenic activities. Tools and methods that incorporate LCA methodologies are to be featured in this session.

Chair:
Makram Suidan
CoChair:
Mary Ann Curran

8:30 AM
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)– A Means to Optimise the Structure of Sustainable Industry
Michael Narodoslawsky, Keynote Speaker, Institute for Resource Efficient and Sustainable Systems

9:05 AM
Life Cycle Assessment at GE: Strategy and Application
William Flanagan, Keynote Speaker, GE Research

9:35 AM
Life Cycle Optimization Methods for Enhancing the Sustainability of Design and Policy Decisions
Gregory Keoleian, Invited Speaker, University of Michigan

10:00 AM
Managing Strategic Engineering Assets in the 21st Century: A Life Cycle Perspective to Manage Risks
J.P. Liyanage, Invited Speaker, University of Stavanger
F. Badurdeen, University of Kentucky

10:25 AM
Break

10:45 AM
Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treatment: Enabling Environmentally Friendly Surface Treatment Processes
Shaun Glogauer, Plasmatreat North America

11:10 AM
Using LCA to Measure Sustainability
Lise Laurin, EarthShift
Laurel McEwen, EarthShift

11:35 AM
The Sustainable Environmental Performance Indicator: LCA Based Strategic Decision Making
Luca De Benedetto, University of Pannonia
Jiri Klemes, University of Pannonia
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