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<div>Welcome to the parent page for Design for the Environment (DFE).<br />
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This course is currently offered to third year mechanical engineering students at the University of Toronto (Canada). <br />
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The goal of the course is to provide students with the analysis tools and design strategies to design products that minimize their impact on the environment. The course focuses on a product’s overall environmental impact throughout its entire lifecycle. We focus on areas of particular relevance to Mechanical Engineering such as: product design, materials, energy conservation and recovery, manufacturing topics, automotive issues and air pollution.<br />
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As part of the course, students carry out a thorough comparison of three design alternatives that fulfill the same practical purpose. Their study includes: <br />
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* Functional analysis<br />
* Streamlined life-cycle analysis (environmental impacts)<br />
* Hybrid ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EIOLCA EIOLCA]-traditional LCA) life-cycle analysis (a second tool to gauge environmental impacts).<br />
* Cost analysis<br />
* Societal analysis<br />
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For an introduction to environmental life-cycle analysis of products and processes (LCA), see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_cycle_assessment Life cycle assessment].<br />
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Some groups decide to do a final oral presentations, whereas others will be posting a summarized version of their reports on Wikiversity. You will find the links to these report pages on this page.<br />
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'''Links to Winter 2009 Projects'''<br />
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<u>Section 1</u><br />
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<u>Section 2</u><br />
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'''Links to Winter 2008 Projects'''<br />
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<u>Section 1</u><br />
* [[DFE2008 Interior panels]] click on this sample report page for more information<br />
* [[DFE2008 Internal Combustion Engines]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Office Chair Foam]] <br />
* [[DFE2008 Residential Roofing Materials]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Residential Micro-cogeneration]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Frozen Yogurt Cups]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Hydrogen Generation]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Automobile engines]] *This report belongs to Section 2* SRB<br />
* [[DFE2008 Residential Insulation]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Power Generation Alternatives for Off-Grid Homes]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Automotive Interior Door Panels]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Metal Cleaning]]<br />
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<u>Section 2</u><br />
* [[DFE2008 Bus Fuel Alternatives ]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Grocery Bags]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Off-Grid Electricity for Cottages]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Automobile Engines]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Road De-icing Agents]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Residential Wall Insulation]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Hydrogen Generation Methods]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Disposal of Non-Recyclables]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Batteries for Electric Cars]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Ontario Residential Roofing Materials]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Disposable Water Bottle]]<br />
* [[DFE2008 Dry Cleaning Detergent]]<br />
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--[[User:SRego|SRego]] 18:55, 19 March 2008 (UTC)<br />
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