12 weeks during semester One or Two

Hawthorn

Nil

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Graduate Certificate of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing Technology), Master of Technology (Advanced Manufacturing Technology), Master of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing Technology) and Master of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing Technology) (Honours).

Aims & Objectives:

To provide an understanding of integrating environmentally conscious technologies in the modern manufacturing environment. The focus of this subject is on employing environmentally responsible systems for production in order to limit environmental impacts.

Teaching Methods:

Lectures, Seminars, Group Tutorials and Workshops

Assessment:

Project 40%, Examination 60%

Content:

• Introduction to design for the environment.
• Air Pollution and Waste Materials in Manufacturing
• Disassembly for End life of Products
• Energy Storage
• Value Sustainable Engineering

Reading Materials:

Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing, Edited by Myer Kuts, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007.
Handbook of Environmental Engineering Calculations, Edited, by CC Lee, SD Lin, McGraw Hill, 2007.