Schedule
All meetings are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:10–11:00, in Wellman 311. No class Thursday 11/26 (Thanksgiving). Readings and slides are in the course Drive folder (link coming soon) (Berkeley login). Readings and prep for each meeting, and due dates for the Building Assignment installments, are posted on bCourses. This schedule will change as the term goes on; bCourses announcements say when it does.
| Unit | Date | Meeting | Prepare |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Life cycle assessment | Tu 10/20 | Class intro & LCA basics. Lab: paper cup vs. ceramic mug | |
| Th 10/22 | A full LCA of concrete, built around the Heidelberg Materials case. Teams form at the end | Heidelberg Materials case (SM-365); prep posted on bCourses | |
| Tu 10/27 | Guest: Matt Roberts (CBE) | ||
| 2 · Carbon accounting | Th 10/29 | Carbon accounting basics. Teams start on their company | |
| Tu 11/3 | Case: corporate carbon accounting | ||
| Th 11/5 | Guest (to be announced) | ||
| 3 · Biodiversity & ecosystem services | Tu 11/10 | Biodiversity & ecosystem services assessment | |
| Th 11/12 | Guest (to be announced) | ||
| Tu 11/17 | Case (to be announced) | ||
| 4 · Carbon removal | Th 11/19 | Mitigating climate change with carbon removal | |
| Tu 11/24 | Case: carbon removal | ||
| Tu 12/1 | Guest (to be announced) | ||
| 5 · Regulation | Th 12/3 | Voluntary and compliance reporting | |
| Tu 12/8 | Standard setting: what does good look like? | ||
| Final project | Th 12/10 | Project presentations |