International Institute for Solid Waste Life-Cycle Modeling

About the Institute

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) at North Carolina State University (NCSU) received support from the National Science Foundation to establish an international virtual institute to study solid waste management (SWM) life-cycle modeling in collaboration with researchers at the Danish Technical University (DTU). The International Institute for Solid Waste Management Life-Cycle Modeling seeks to enhance research, education, and outreach related to the life-cycle assessment (LCA) of integrated SWM systems.

Researchers at NC State and DTU will develop consistent and unified life-cycle data and process models and implement a series of international workshops to develop best model practices and to make results available to the international research and education community. The institute will provide resources, instructional content, and opportunities for collaboration among solid waste life-cycle researchers, educators, practitioners, and students from around the world.

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Resources

Part of the mission of the institute is to develop workshops, videos, webinars, and other educational resources for solid waste life-cycle researchers, educators, practitioners, and students from around the world.

Publications

Numerous manuscripts, dissertations, presentations, and model documents have be published as part of the development of the institute. This page contains links to these publications.

Web Forum

The instute web forum is a place where solid waste managment life-cycle researchers, educators, practitioners, and students around the world can collaborate and engage in discussions of cutting edge topics in solid waste management and life-cycle assessment.