Course detail

Welcome to Life-cycle assessment (LCA) in building construction

Description: 
This course aims at advancing knowledge and skills in life cycle assessment in the building construction domain. In our problem based-learning environment (PBL), the students will be actively involved in shaping their experience and outcomes. Activities include group work, problem defining and solving based on real-world cases, illustrative practical exercises and critical discussions. 

Prior to the course the students will work in groups on a main subject of assessment and will prepare it for the further analysis during the course. This may be a theoretical subject or a specific assignment related to the student’s own activities. After the course, the report or paper will collect the study in a presentable manner. These deliverables will be shared among all participants for extending learnings across the groups.

Prerequisites: The target audience of the course includes academics (PhDs, postdoc, other) or professionals who already have basic experience with LCA and intend to bring their LCA competences to an advanced level. Basic experience may include having carried out simple LCAs in practice or education or having elementary knowledge of LCA theory. 

Learning objectives: The student will acquire advanced skills and knowledge in LCA related to construction and buildings and will be able to perform LCA to analyse a building’s life cycle impacts, propose mitigation measures and navigate in the most relevant methodological approaches critically.

Teaching methods: Lectures, workshops, exercises, group activities, reading, report writing.

Form of evaluation: Final report or paper, delivered two weeks after the final module. 

Key literature: TBA

Organizer: Department of the Built Environment at Aalborg University Associate prof. Kai Kanafani, kak@build.aau.dk

Important information concerning PhD courses: 

There is a no-show fee of DKK 3,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before the start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately four months before start of the course.

We cannot ensure any seats before the deadline for enrolment, all participants will be informed after the deadline, approximately 3 weeks before the start of the course.

For inquiries regarding registration, cancellation or waiting list, please contact the PhD administration at phdcourses@adm.aau.dk When contacting us please state the course title and course period. Thank you.