After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• define and classify “resources”.
• apply the method of “Material Flow Analysis” (MFA) to create resource balances on different levels.
• use the MFA software STAN.
• formulate problems and uncertainties that arise during the set up of resource balances, as further to locate and interpret differences between resource balances.

• Analysis of selected anthropogenic goods- and substance metabolisms,
• learning about phenomena and problems,
• evaluation of Material flow analysis(MFA)-results,
• handling of data,
• design of systems according to the goals for an environmentally compatible regional mass balance,
• estimation of the value of resources.

• Online Lecture with discussions
• Introduction in the STAN software
• Project work
• Online Question & answer to project work

Assigment to the Master programme "Building Science" (Code: 066 505):

Module 1 in the Specialisation "Water and Resources"
Module 3 in the Additional Education

Important information:

The recordings of the single lectures will be uploaded in the run-up to the single TISS dates (see uploads in TUWEL).

The live discussions with the different lecturers require the review of the associated lecture recordings.

Written exam and project work