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I. Industrial Ecology and Sustainability
Frameworks
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Jan. 7
Industrial Ecology Framework
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U.S. and World Population: http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html
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Jan. 12
Sustainability Framework
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Center for Sustainable Systems: http://css.snre.umich.edu/
Ecological Footprint: http://www.rprogress.org/programs/sustainabilityindicators/ef/quiz/
Gross Domestic Product
http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/TableViewFixed.asp?SelectedTable=3&FirstYear=1999&LastYear=2000&Freq=Qtr
WWF Living Planet Report 2002 (PDF file) http://www.panda.org/downloads/general/LPR_2002.pdf
Genuine Progress Indicator http://www.redefiningprogress.org/projects/gpi/
Sustainable Development in the United States: An Experimental Set of
Indicators www.sdi.gov
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Jan. 14
State of the Environment
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Annual Energy Review http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/pdf/perspectives.pdf
International Energy Agency http://www.iea.org/statist/index.htm
Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1999 Update
Fact Sheet
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/pubs/msw2001.pdf
Air Quality Trends Summary Report 1999 http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/2002_airtrends_final.pdf
World Resources Institute; Facts and Figures - http://www.wri.org/facts/
Toxic Release Inventory: Public Data Release http://www.epa.gov/triinter/tridata/tri01/pdr/index.htm
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Jan. 19
MLK Day
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Jan. 21
Industrial Ecology: An Emerging Field of Ecology
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(download the following pdf files)
Ecology: http://esa.sdsc.edu/ecobroch.pdf
Ecosystem services: http://esa.sdsc.edu/ecosyssvcs.pdf
Biodiversity: http://esa.sdsc.edu/biodiv2.pdf
Eco-Industrial
Park Handbook for Asian Developing Countries: http://www.indigodev.com/Handbook.html
Designing
eco-industrial parks: a synthesis of some experiences
Infrastructure Manual for Eco-Industrial Development
www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/research/NCEID/Infrastructure.pdf
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Jan. 26
Industrial Metabolism: Materials
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The Material Flow of Mercury in the Economies of the United States and the
World, June 14, 2000:
http://www.umich.edu/~indecol/MercuryUSGSMFA.pdf
Plant/Crop-based Renewable Resources 2020 (download the pdf file):
http://www.oit.doe.gov/agriculture/pdfs/vision2020.pdf
“Coconut Fibers”
High Tech Report 2001 DaimlerChrysler, p. 76-79:
http://www.umich.edu/~indecol/coconutfiber2.pdf
A Report of the Interagency Workgroup on Industrial Ecology, Material and
Energy Flows, August, 1998. http://www.umich.edu/~indecol/materials.pdf
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II. Life Cycle
Assessment
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Jan. 28
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Components and Applications
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LCA links: http://www.pre.nl/links/lca_links.htm
Soda Containers case study web sites:
Glass Packaging Institute: http://www/gpi.org
Aluminum Association, Inc.: http://www.aluminum.org
National Association for PET Container Resources: http://www.napcor.com
National Soft Drink Association: http://www.nsda.org
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Feb. 2
Life Cycle Inventory Analysis
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Aluminum Applications and Society - Life Cycle Inventory
of the Aluminum Industry
http://www.world-aluminium.org/iai/publications/
documents/full_report.pdf
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Feb. 4
Energy & Transportation Modules
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DOE Energy Information Administration web site:http://www.eia.doe.gov
The Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation
(GREET) Model:
http://www.transportation.anl.gov/ttrdc/greet/
Benchmarking Air Emissions of Electric Utility Generators in the U.S. (1996):
http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/util/index.asp
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Feb. 9
Materials Production Phase
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Wood vs. Steel Studs Case Study Trade Associations for
Material Suppliers:
Aluminum Association Inc.: http://www.aluminum.org
American Plastics Council: http://www.plasticsresource.com
American Iron and Steel Institute: http://www.steel.org
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Feb. 11
Manufacturing Phase
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US Environmental Protection Agency - Sector Notebooks
Profile of the Iron
and Steel Industry
Profile of the Organic
Chemical Industry
Profile of the Plastic
Resins and Man-made Fibers Industry
Profile of the Nonferrous
Metals Industry
Profile of the Fossil
Fuel Electric Power Generation Industry
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Feb. 16
Use Phase
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Information on gas mileage and the Fuel Economy Guide
DOE - Transportation Data Energy Book http://www-cta.ornl.gov/data/Index.html
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Feb. 18
End-of-Life Management Phase
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Mar. 1
Life Cycle Impact Assessment I
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Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United States:http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/1605a.html
Ozone depletion:http://www.epa.gov/spdpublc/index.html
Ozone Depleting Substances List: http://www.epa.gov/spdpublc/ods.html
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Mar. 3
Life Cycle Impact Assessment II
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Environmental Defense Scorecard: http://www.scorecard.org/
LCA Methodology Development, Center for Environmental Science at Leiden
University:
http://www.leidenuniv.nl/interfac/cml/ssp/
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Mar. 8
Kyoto Targets
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III. Life Cycle Design
and Management
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Mar. 10
Life Cycle Design Framework and Design Requirements
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Xerox Environment, Health and Safety:
http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/020e.jsp?Xcntry=USA&Xlang=en_US
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Mar. 15
Design Strategies
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Rocky Mountain Institute - Natural Capitalism: http://www.natcap.org/
RMI - Roadmap for Natural Capitalism http://www.natcap.org/images/other/HBR-RMINatCap.pdf
MBDC: Evolving a Profitable Technical Metabolism http://mbdc.com/features/feature_sep2002.htm
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Mar. 17
Environmental Accounting
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The Lean and Green Supply Chain: A Practical Guide for
Material Managers and Supply Chain Managers
to Reduce Costs and Improve Environmental Performance. January 2000.
(EPA 742-R-00-001, pp.58)
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/acctg/resources.htm
USEPA Environmental Accounting Project: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/acctg
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Mar. 22
Life-Cycle Costing
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US EPA's Environmental Preferable Purchasing Program: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/
Final Report to Congress on Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act 1990 2010: http://www.epa.gov/oar/sect812/
Plastics Pricing: http://www.plasticstechnology.com/pricing/resins.html
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Mar. 24
Regulations and Policy Analysis
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Major Environmental Laws (EPA site): http://www.epa.gov/epahome/laws.htm
Linking Industrial Ecology to Public Policy http://radburn.rutgers.edu/andrews/projects/iepp/iepprpt.htm
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Mar. 29
Life Cycle Framework for Env. Marketing & Labeling
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FTC Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing
Claims http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/grnrule/guides980427.htm
EPA Environmental Labeling Program: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/epp/documents/labeling.htm
FTC Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/grnrule/guides980427.htm
EPA Energy Star Program http://www.energystar.gov/
EPA Energy Star Products: http://www.energystar.gov/products/
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IV. Sustainable Systems
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April 5
Sustainable Mobility
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World Business Council for Sustainable
Development on mobility: http://www.wbcsdmobility.org/
UNEP - Sustainable Mobility http://www.uneptie.org/media/review/vol23no4/vol23no4.htm
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April 7
Sustainable Housing
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CSS Factsheet: Residential Buildings http://css.snre.umich.edu/css_doc/CSS01-08.pdf
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April 19
Sustainable Food
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CSS Factsheet: US Food
System http://css.snre.umich.edu/css_doc/CSS01-06.pdf
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