[Design and Technology] FW: One week to go - Free Introductory Session - Life CycleAssessment

[Tran, Lorraine I]

The attached flyer on Life Cycle Assessment may be of interest to Design
and Technology teachers, although it is targeted to an industry
audience.

 
Regards,
Lorraine. 
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Email: tran.lorraine.i at edumail.vic.gov.au
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kylie Brown [mailto:kylie.brown at ems.rmit.edu.au] 
Sent: Wednesday, 15 June 2005 12:59 PM
Subject: One week to go - Free Introductory Session - Life
CycleAssessment

  
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) course briefing session 
21 June 2005, 8am-10am 60L Green Building, Melbourne

You have heard the words - life cycle assessment (LCA) - and want to
know more! Well this FREE 2 hour briefing session is just for you.
Covering the basic concept of the methodology of LCA and the business
case, this session will give you an insight into how this
internationally accepted methodology can assist you in better
understanding how your products and processes impact across their life
cycle from cradle to grave. Examples of how companies and government
departments are using LCA to improve product performance and reduce
overall environmental impacts will be presented. Topics to be covered
include:
- Drivers for considering life cycle impacts
- Stakeholders in life cycle management
- Importance of embedding life cycle approaches
- When LCA is most effective
- Why do LCA?
- Benefits of LCA
- Four stages of LCA

Learn more about why to invest in LCA capability as well as a briefing
session on the upcoming industry course, Life Cycle Assessment 2005.

Please visit
http://www.cfd.rmit.edu.au/programs/life_cycle_assessment/melbourne_2005

for full details on the briefing session and the two day course.

To confirm your place or for further information, please e-mail
kylie.brown at rmit.edu.au or contact 03 9925 3484.


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