{"id":2,"date":"2019-12-20T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T09:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lcatraining.nl\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-12-22T09:53:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T08:53:35","slug":"abouthecourse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lcatraining.nl\/index.php\/abouthecourse\/","title":{"rendered":"Online LCA Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Offered by: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcatraining.nl\/index.php\/aboutus\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"197\">Sustainability of Biobased Materials<\/a> (Maastricht University, AMIBM)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the LCA Course (Spring 2023 edition)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201c<em>Life Cycle Assessment: fundamentals and applications<\/em>\u201d is an online training offered by the Research group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/research\/amibm\/research\/sustainability-materials\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/research\/amibm\/research\/sustainability-materials\">Sustainability of materials<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maastrichtuniversity.nl\/research\/aachen-maastricht-institute-biobased-materials\">Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM),<\/a> Maastricht University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a standardized method to quantify the environmental impacts of a product or a service over its life cycle and has been used extensively in different sectors as an important decision-making tool for researchers, engineers, scientists, managers, and policymakers. LCA plays a crucial role in a transition toward a more circular economy and sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"objectives-of-the-course\">Why this course?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This course is open to everyone who wants to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Get a detailed understanding of how LCA works<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Familiarize yourself with LCA to be able to do more expert LCA courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn how LCA works in practice and how it is applied with real-life LCA examples (mostly focused on biobased applications)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"objectives-of-the-course\">Objectives of the course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201c<em>Life Cycle Assessment: Fundamentals and Applications<\/em>\u201d aims to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide a clear explanation of the framework and principles of LCA (following the international ISO standards).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide basic knowledge on how the participants can perform an LCA study.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show the potentials and applications of LCA in the transition toward sustainability and a biobased and circular economy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stimulate criticism regarding sustainability claims and conducted LCA studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the end of the course, you should be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>recall the fundamentals of <strong>life cycle thinking<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>describe and understand <strong>what and why LCA<\/strong> is an important tool for sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>explain four <strong>standardized steps<\/strong> of an LCA study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>explain what a <strong>functional unit<\/strong> is and give an example for a product or system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>explain what defining <strong>system boundaries<\/strong> means<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>classify different types of <strong>allocation<\/strong> systems in LCA studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>summarize how <strong>environmental impacts<\/strong> are calculated in an LCA study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>interpret<\/strong> the results of an LCA study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>compare<\/strong> the results of different LCA studies for similar products or systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>critically analyze<\/strong> a conducted LCA study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Outline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcatraining.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Manual-LCA-Course-2023_v2-1.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lcatraining.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Manual-LCA-Course-2023_v2-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> to download the course outline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note: this course will be offered online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agenda 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>April 5<sup>th<\/sup> 14.00 \u2013 16.00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>April 12<sup>th<\/sup> 14.00 \u2013 16.00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>April 19<sup>st<\/sup> 14.00 \u2013 16.00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>April 26<sup>th<\/sup> 14.00 \u2013 16.00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcatraining.nl\/index.php\/agenda\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"821\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to learn more about the sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Fee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Participant<\/strong> <strong>category<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Fee<\/strong> <strong>2023<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Industry participant<\/td><td>500 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Non-profits, PhDs, Academics<\/td><td>350 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Students (limited spots)<\/td><td>100 \u20ac<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Questions? <\/strong>Please send a message to c.bettkervasconcelos@maastrichtuniversity.nl<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Offered by: Sustainability of Biobased Materials (Maastricht University, AMIBM) About the LCA Course (Spring 2023 edition) The \u201cLife Cycle Assessment: fundamentals and applications\u201d is an online training offered by the Research group Sustainability of materials of the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Maastricht University. 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