The notion of life-cycle thinking is becoming more and more important in our society. Furthermore, adopting this type of thinking is vital in order to ensure we make the best possible decisions to safeguard the future of our global society and our planet.

Many people understand this message, but little has really changed in our day-to-day lives. The notion of using resilient materials in our society has, for many decades, been subliminally overtaken by the single use principle. Outside of healthcare where patient safeguarding is paramount why have we allowed ourselves to be brainwashed into relentlessly adopting single-use and often unrecycled products?

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Explain the principles of life cycle thinking and its relevance in material selection.
• Evaluate the impact of short-term cost-focused decision-making on sustainability.
• Analyze the role of resilient materials in reducing life-cycle costs and emissions.
• Apply life cycle costing to compare different materials in terms of economic and environmental benefits.