Sustainable Engineering Design

Circular Economy: Profit Through Purpose

The circular economy isn't environmental virtue—it's a business model. This course teaches you to see waste as misplaced resources and design systems that recapture value. You'll learn the CE principles: reuse, repair, remanufacturing, recycling, each with different economics and applications.

The course goes beyond theory into strategy. How do you integrate life-cycle thinking into product design so recycling isn't an afterthought? How do you secure raw materials in a circular system where scarcity is the constraint? How do you balance the upfront cost of circular design against long-term value creation? You'll develop the strategic skills to make these tradeoffs consciously, showing how sustainability and profitability align when you design systems intentionally rather than patching problems after the fact.