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Design for the Environment - Rail
A one-day course which provides designers and engineers with an understanding of the key principles of design with regard for the environment and provide them with practical guidance on how to put them to use in the workplace.
Course Objectives:
To provide delegates with:
- An understanding of what Design for the Environment (DfE) is and why it is important
- The basic principles of design for the environment and how they affect rail project work
- An understanding of life-cycle assessment
- Some basic tools to enable design for the environment principles to be put into practice
Who Should Attend:
- Rail engineers responsible for designing or implementing rail projects;
- Design managers responsible for the introduction of new products.
The Course:
1. Background to Environmental Management
- General environmental impacts
- ISO14001
- Significant issues
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4. Principles of design for the environment
- Product life
- Raw materials
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2. Legislation and Control
- Environmental principles
- Control strategy
- Key legal requirements
- Future legislation
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5. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Life-cycle thinking
- Tools for undertaking LCA
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3. Railway Design Considerations
- Railway requirements
- Design in project life cycle
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6. Implementing design for the environment
- Stages of the process
- DfE teams
- Examples of DfE in practice
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