Toolkits

Sustainability Resources Library: Integration tools

15 Mar, 2024

In developing the resources for the EPC’s Sustainability Toolkit, we took into account recent scholarship and best practices and reviewed existing material available on sustainability in engineering. You can find links to these online resources in our ever-growing library of engineering education resources on sustainability below. Please note, the resources linked below are all open-source. If you want to suggest a resource that has helped you, find out how on our Get Involved page.

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Integration tools

Listed below are links to tools designed to support educators’ ability to apply and embed sustainability topics within their engineering teaching. These have been grouped according to topic. You can also find our suite of learning activities and case studies, here.

Resource	Topic	Discipline
Engineering for One Planet Framework Learning Outcomes	Curriculum Development	Engineering-specific
Education & Training Foundation’s Map the Curriculum Tool for ESD	Curriculum Development	General
University College Cork’s Sustainable Development Goals Toolkit	Curriculum Development	General
Strachan, S.M. et al. (2019) Using vertically integrated projects to embed research-based education for Sustainable Development in undergraduate curricula, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. (Accessed: 01 February 2024).	Curriculum Development	General
Snowflake Education – Faculty Training: Teaching Sustainability Program	Curriculum Development	General
Siemens Case Studies on Sustainability	Case Studies	Engineering-specific
Low Energy Transition Initiative Case Studies	Case Studies , Energy	Engineering-specific
UK Green Building Council Case Studies	Case Studies , Construction	Engineering-specific
Litos, L. et al. (2017) Organizational designs for sharing environmental best practice between manufacturing sites, SpringerLink. (Accessed: 01 February 2024).	Case Studies , Manufacturing	Engineering-specific
Litos, L. et al. (2017) A maturity-based improvement method for eco-efficiency in manufacturing systems, Procedia Manufacturing. (Accessed: 01 February 2024).	Case Studies , Manufacturing	Engineering-specific
European Product Bureau – Indicative list of software tools and databases for Level(s) indicator 1.2 (version December 2020).	Technical tools, Built environment	Engineering-specific
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) – Whole life carbon assessment (WLCA) for the built environment	Technical tools, Built environment	Engineering-specific
The Institution of Structural Engineers (ISTRUCTE) – The Structural carbon tool – version 2	Technical tools, Structural engineering	Engineering-specific
Green, M. (2014) What the social progress index can reveal about your country, Michael Green: What the Social Progress Index can reveal about your country \| TED Talk. (Accessed: 01 February 2024).	Technical tools	General
Manfred Max-Neef’s Fundamental human needs (Matrix of needs and satisfiers) ”One of the applications of the work is in the field of Strategic Sustainable Development, where the fundamental human needs (not the marketed or created desires and wants) are used in the Brundtland definition.”	Technical tools	General
Siemens – Engineering student software	Technical tools	Engineering-specific
Despeisse, M. et al. (2016) A collection of tools for factory eco-efficiency, Procedia CIRP. (Accessed: 01 February 2024).	Technical tools, Manufacturing	Engineering-specific
Engineering for One Planet Quickstart Activity Guide	Other Learning Activities	Engineering-specific
Engineering for One Planet Comprehensive Guide to Teaching Learning Outcomes	Other Learning Activities	Engineering-specific
Siemens Engineering Curriculum Materials	Other Learning Activities	Engineering-specific
VentureWell’s Activities for Integrating Sustainability into Technical Classes	Other Learning Activities	General
VentureWell’s Tools for Design and Sustainability	Other Learning Activities	Engineering-specific
AskNature’s Biomimicry Toolbox	Other Learning Activities	Engineering-specific
Segalas , J. (2020) Freely available learning resources for Sustainable Design in engineering education, SEFI. (Accessed: 01 February 2024).	Other Learning Activities	Engineering-specific
Siemens – Xcelerator Academy	Other Learning Activities	Engineering-specific

Any views, thoughts, and opinions expressed herein are solely that of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, policies, or position of the Engineering Professors’ Council or the Toolkit sponsors and supporters.

Author: The Sustainability Resources Library was produced by Crystal Nwagboso (Engineering Professors Council).If you want to suggest a resource that has helped you, find out how on our Get Involved page.