MYlène fugère

MScA candidate
(Chemical Engineering Department - cole Polytechnique de Montral)
mylene.fugere@polymtl.ca

Expertise :

• Simplified Life Cycle Assessment Applied to Ecodesign and Product Improvement

  
  

Start: September 2006
Director: Réjean Samson
Co-director:

Research project:

Simplified Life Cycle Assessment Applied to Ecodesign and Product Improvement

Project summary:

In order to reduce the environmental footprint of an existing manufactured product, many product designers are looking for simple life cycle impact assessment tools. They need an accessible tool providing significant and valid results. This is why this project proposes the development of a methodological framework based on the identification of the product “hot spots” by using LCA.  However, using a detailed LCA is time-consuming and requires qualified LCA practitioners. This is why several streamlining approaches have been proposed in literature. In this project, a screening LCA (i.e. LCA based on generic data) on a single-use consumer product was compared with other simplified methods.

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Career path:

Mylène Fugère finished her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from École Polytechnique de Montreal in December 2005. During her undergraduate studies, she completed several internships in R&D and environment. After 6 months as a research associate at the NSERC Environmental Design Chair, Mrs. Fugère began a Masters at CIRAIG.