Tools and Strategies (For Sustainable Design) | Session 2
Thu, Jun 9 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Thursday, June 9th | 2-5pm
Location: Pratt Manhattan campus | XCDE 609 | $305 | 2 sessions | .6 C.E.U.s
This course introduces students to the theory and methodology of life cycle assessment, a systematic set of procedures for compiling and examining the inputs and outputs of each step along a product’s life cycle and the associated environmental impacts directly attributable to the functioning of a product or service system throughout its life cycle. Students gain practical knowledge by applying the technique to a product or system of their choice. Sustainable design strategies will also be introduced.
Instructor: Carolyn Shafer
Growing up in New Hampshire, Carolyn dreamed of becoming a ballerina. Twenty years later, she hung up her pointe shoes and picked up a power drill. After receiving her Engineering degree from Smith College she went on to work for DEKA, developer of the Segway, where she worked on a high tech water purification system. While working at DEKA, she realized that she was more fascinated with how people interacted with the technologies being developed rather than the technologies themselves.
Carolyn is a graduate of the Masters of Industrial Design Program at Pratt Institute. Her thesis, entitled “Beyond the Tap”, explored how improved water is managed in the developing world. In addition to teaching as a visiting instructor, she is the Assistant Director of Pratt’s Center for Sustainable Design Studies and Project Manager for Life Cycle Assessment research.
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To Register:
Students with a domestic address can register online here, beginning April 4th. Please follow the directions below-
Select “Continuing Education” on the right hand side of the page.
Select “Registration & Pay for SCPS Courses”.
Where it says “Select Course Code” enter “XCDE”.
Click “Submit” at the bottom of the page.
You will then see all classes running for the CDE program.
Select the courses you would like to take and press “Submit”.
Alternatively you can register in person starting April 4th at the Office of the Registrar at Pratt’s Brooklyn Campus in Myrtle Hall. For additional information regarding registration, you can contact the Registrar at 718 636 3663.
