Ausbau der Kompetenzen in den Bereichen nachhaltiges Design, Lebenszyklusanalyse und Kohlenstoffbilanzierung für umweltfreundliche Produkte und Prozesse

<< Objectives >>The ECOThink project in vocational education and training (VET) offers practise-oriented training for environmental planning, development and analysis of more environmentally friendly products and processes. The project aims to equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to design, develop and evaluate sustainable products, with a particular focus on using environmental impact assessment tools.<< Implementation >>1: Coordination and Management, lead by P12: Dissemination, communication and exploitation, led by P13: Kick-off meeting, led by P14: Training in Design for Sustainability, led by P35: Training on the environmental impact assessment (LCA), led by P36: Training on the environmental footprint SPI tool, led by P27: Second project meeting, led by P38: Virtual knowledge hub, led by P19: Practical training and e-training, led by P210: Third meeting, led by P2<< Results >>•virtual knowledge hub•e-news, flyers, posters, social media content•teaching material + worksheets on design for sustainability •the OpenLCA tool user manual •3 case studies on product life cycle assessment •practical training materials for the SPI•3 case studies on environmental footprint assessment •practical training with SPI (AT), min. 10 trainees•practical training course with OpenLCA (SI), min. 10 trainees•e-learning (SI, AT), min. 20 trainees