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Granta's Teaching Resource Website contains 200+ resources to support materials related courses across engineering, science and design disciplines at the undergraduate level. They have been created by Professor Mike Ashby, Granta Design and the users of CES EduPack. Some of the resources, like those on this page, are open access. Others are only available to instructors at the 800+ institutions that use CES EduPack worldwide. Learn more about the Materials Education Community, our resources and how you can contribute here ».
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Sustainability
Granta Design supports sustainable engineering education through CES EduPack and a collection of resources on Eco Design and Low Carbon Power Systems. Some of these resources are provided as open educational resources under either a Creative Commons BY NC SA or BY NC ND copyright license. This is clearly marked. Others are free to access and use with students by clicking on the blue logo. Lastly there is a set that are only accessible to educators at the 800+ institutions that use CES EduPack worldwide.
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Eco Audit Bottle Case Study | |||
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10 minute excerpt from a web seminar with Mike Ashby (February 2011) describes a case study that can be used to introduce sustainability concepts to introductory level students. Based on Powerpoint lecture unit 12 below. Keywords: Eco, Sustainability, Eco Audit, Energy, Resources, Carbon Footprint, Materials, Processes, Design, Selection. | Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, MP4 |
Mar 2011
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Unit 12. Eco-Selection and the Eco Audit Tool | Mike Ashby / Granta EN, PPT (2.6 MB) |
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Introductory level powerpoint with simple case study. Powerpoint file with animations and full notes.
Keywords: Eco Design, Sustainability, LCA, Eco Audit, Water Bottle. |
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Unit 13. Sustainability and Material Efficiency | |||
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Advanced level powerpoint with two eco selection case studies and a discussion of materials efficiency. Keywords: Eco Design, Sustainability, LCA, Eco Selection, Material Efficiency. | Mike Ashby / Granta EN, PPT (1.2 MB) | Feb 2012 Lecture |
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Unit 6: Eco Properties and the Eco Audit Tool—PDF | |||
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A set of 95 exercises with solutions that go through: Keywords: Eco Properties, Energy, CO2, Selection, Eco Audit, Resource consumption, Life Cycle Assessment. |
Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, PDF (2.3MB) |
2011
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Unit 6: Eco Properties and the Eco Audit Tool—WORD | |||
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A set of 95 exercises (solutions are in the above PDF document) that go through: Keywords: Eco Properties, Energy, CO2, Selection, Eco Audit, Resource consumption, Life Cycle Assessment. |
Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, DOC (2.1MB) |
Feb 2011
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Eco Audit Tool Project Files |
Eco Audit Sample Project Files—Levels 1&2 | |||
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Files for the case studies outlined in the Eco Audit Tool white paper. Open them in the Eco Audit Tool in Levels 1&2 of CES EduPack. 2010 format. Includes water bottle, wind turbine, kettle, car etc. Keywords: Eco, Sustainability, Energy, Carbon Footprint, Eco Audit, Kettle, Bottle, Car, Wind Turbine, Heater, Hair Dryer. | Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, ZIP (70KB) |
2012
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Eco Audit Tool Project Files |
Eco Audit Project Files—Toaster and Iron | Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, ZIP (18.5KB) |
24/01/2011
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Eco Audit project files for case studies in the Eco Properties exercises unit. Toaster and Iron. Open in the Eco Audit Tool in Levels 1 or 2 of CES EduPack. Keywords: Eco, Sustainability, Energy, Carbon Footprint, Eco Audit, Toaster, Iron. | |||
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Eco Audit Sample Project Files—Level 3 | Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, ZIP (70KB) |
2012
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Files for the case studies outlined in the Eco Audit Tool white paper. Open them in the Eco Audit Tool in Levels 3 of CES EduPack. 2011 format can be opened in the Enhanced Eco Audit Tool in the Eco Level 3 to reveal secondary processing where applicable. Includes water bottle, wind turbine, kettle, car etc. Keywords: Eco, Sustainability, Energy, Carbon Footprint, Eco Audit, Kettle, Bottle, Car, Wind Turbine, Heater, Hair Dryer. | |||
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Eco Design | Granta EN, PDF (8.5MB) | Feb 2011
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Data on the embodied energy of materials and property charts for choosing materials to minimize this property. A set of 5 of these posters is available. | |||
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Materials for Wind Turbines—Basic | Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, FLASH (3MB) |
30/08/2010
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Interactive Material Selection Case Study. Flash file can be opened using your internet browser. Keywords: Materials, Selection, Design, Bending, Wind Turbine, Performance Index Derivation. | |||
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Materials for Wind Turbines—Advanced | Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, FLASH (3MB) |
30/08/2010
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Interactive Material Selection Case Study. Flash file can be opened using your internet browser. Keywords: Materials, Selection, Design, Bending, Buckling, Durability, Toughness, Performance Index Derivation. | |||
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Solution Manual: 'Materials and the Environment: Eco-informed Materials Choice' | Mike Ashby, EN, PDF (1.7MB) |
30/08/2009
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Solution manual for Materials and the Environment 1st Edition. Questions and answers which do not involve the use of CES EduPack. These have been converted into a set of exercises that canbe done using CES EduPack in Exercise Unit 6 above. | |||
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The CES EduPack Eco Audit Tool | Mike Ashby / Patrick Coulter / Nick Ball / Charlie Bream / Granta EN, PDF (2.6MB) | Nov 2011
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This paper gives the background, describes the 2-part strategy and explains the operation of the Eco Audit Tool, and illustrates the use of the Tool with case studies. The full set of white papers is available when you download the CES EduPack information pack. |
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The CES EduPack Eco Selector—Background Reading | |||
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A description of an approach to assess environmental impact of products and select materials to minimise such an impact. Keywords: Eco, Sustainability, Design, Selection, Energy, Carbon Footprint, LCA. The full set of white papers is available when you download the CES EduPack information pack. |
M.F. Ashby, A. Miller, F. Rutter, U.G.K. Wegst / Granta, EN, PDF (2.5MB) |
Nov 2011
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Materials for Low Carbon Power Systems | Mike Ashby, Julia Attwood / Granta, EN, PDF (1MB) |
Jan 2011
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A description of the Low Carbon Power Systems edition of CES EduPack. Discusses different low carbon power systems and their Resource intensities; material, energy, CO2, capital and land area. Includes Coal and Gas power for comparison. Keywords: Renewable energy, low carbon power, resource intensities, materials, area, capital, energy, CO2, lifetime, current installed supply. | |||
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Low Carbon Power Systems Exercises | Mike Ashby / Granta, EN, PDF (1.9 MB) |
January 2011
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A set of 27 exercises with solutions that go through: Keywords:Renewable energy sources, Material, Land, Energy and CO2 intensities, Selection, Resource consumption, Life Cycle Assessment. |
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Nuclear Power Exercises | Mike Ashby, Granta, EN, PDF (0.2MB) | January 2010
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Exercises with worked solutions using the Nuclear Power Systems Database and the nuclear properties of the Elements database. Keywords: Nuclear Power, Fission, Fusion, PWR, Moderators, Fuels, Control Rods, Cladding. | |||
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Unidad 6: Eco-selección | Mike Ashby / Granta, Translation ES, PPT (3 MB) |
2011
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Materiales, procesos y ambiente. Keywords: Eco Audit Tool, Sustainability, Selection. | |||
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Materials Course Assignments—Embodied Energy | |||
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A series of exercises that are set on the introductory level "Chemistry of Materials" and "Intro to MS&E" courses at Case Western. There are 6 sets of assignments this one covers Embodied Energy. The answers are available to instructors by contacting the author. Details on last page. Keywords: Embodied energy, Volumetric Embodied Energy, Annual World Production. | Dr Mark De Guire, Case Western reserve University, EN, PDF (0.8MB) |
Fall 2009
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Materials Selection Projects for Product Design in its Life Cycle | |||
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Presentation given to the 2010 International Materials Education Symposium. Covers material selection and the life cycle, particularly for Product Design.Keywords: Materials, Selection, Product Design, Eco, Sustainability, Life Cycle. | Dr Javier Orozco, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, ES, PDF (2.9 MB) |
2010
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Design For Sustainability | Jamie O'Hare, University of Bath, EN, PPT (5.5 MB) |
2008
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This presentation looks at Eco Design, its definition, what are its drivers and how it is applied. It gives industrial case studies. Keywords: Eco Design, Sustainaility, Legislation, Life Cycle, Design. | |||
Databases |
Eco-costs database | Dr Joost Vogtlander, Technical University of Delft, EN, GDB (66MB) |
30/08/2010
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A copy of the CES EduPack Level 2 database with added eco-cost indicators computed by T.U. Delft using the methodology described here. Note—You will need to save the file to your computer and then open it up using CES EduPack or CES Selector. You will then need to view the "Edu Level 2" subset to see the eco-cost indicator. Keywords: Eco, Cost, Delft. | |||
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Eco Design Guide | Technical University of Denmark, EN, Website Link |
2010
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A Guide to environmental improvement through product development. Based on a detailed study of methods and experiences and a series of in-depth workshops with environmentally conscious product development in Danish and international companies. Keywords: Eco, DTU, Design. | |||