Course details
This course is for architects, home designers and builders, energy advisors & energy modelers, engineers, policymakers, and other professionals who will influence or perform Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs). Students will apply their knowledge developed in CESA 1160 to learn how to conduct a LCA using the Athena Sustainable Materials Institute Impact Estimator software. Key topics include defining the data, data quality, and scenarios, conducting an LCA with the Athena Impact Estimator, fair comparisons and how to responsibly interpret and report results.
Prerequisite(s)
- 60% in CESA 1160
Credits
1.5
- Not offered this term
- This course is not offered this term through BCIT Part-time Studies. Please check back next term or subscribe to receive email updates.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain how Athena's Impact Estimator for Buildings software tool works.
- Demonstrate how to conduct a whole-building LCA using Athena's Impact Estimator.
- Discuss how to interpret LCA results, uncertainty and limitations, and draw conclusions
- Explain how to do a fair comparison of LCA results
- Demonstrate how to responsibly interpret and report LCA results
Effective as of Winter 2022
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