Life Cycle Lab Launch Event
HKUST Life Cycle Lab had a launch event in November 2022 where we discussed issues surrounding Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) in Hong Kong and beyond!
The life cycle concept is one of the most powerful and widely used tools to support the development of a sustainable economy through evaluating costs, impacts, and reducing unintended consequences of decision-making. The HKUST Life Cycle Lab aims to be a platform to provide teaching and training materials, guidance, networking and support for students, staff, academics, and industry practitioners who want to contribute to building Life Cycle Thinking and Assessment competence and knowledge throughout the Hong Kong community.
In this launch event, we had discussions regarding several aspects of Life Cycle Analysis and Life Cycle Thinking. Many industry, institutional and academic practitioners who are interested in LCA/LCT joined to discuss developments in Hong Kong and beyond. There were also representatives from four companies: Breer, Urban Springs, Not Only Powders and Planeteers, who focus on sustainable practices. We took feedback and listened to all thoughts from the participants. Many participants mentioned what areas needed more improvements and gaps that need to be addressed.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (https://hkust.edu.hk/) is a world-class research intensive university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. Over 80% of our research work were rated “Internationally excellent” or “world leading” in the Research Assessment Exercise 2020 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee. We were ranked 3rd in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2022, and our graduates were ranked 23rd worldwide and among the best from universities from Asia in Global Employability University Ranking and Survey 2021.
