Interuniversity Research Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services (CIRAIG)

Affiliated To

• Department of Chemical Engineering

Contact Information

• Web Site: http://www.polymtl.ca/ciraig

Professors/Researchers

• Michel Aubertin, Director
• Louise Deschênes , Co-responsible
• Michel Bernier, member
• Pascal Lesage, member
• Manuele Margni, member
• Louise Millette, member
• Réjean Samson, member
• Paul Stuart, member

Research Specification

The CIRAIG was created to develop and operationalize sustainable development tools based on the life cycle approach. The Centre was initially founded by teachers from the École Polytechnique de Montréal in collaboration with the École de design industriel from the Faculté de l'aménagement of the Université de Montréal and HEC Montréal. The CIRAIG now has members from several research units, mainly Chairs and research laboratories. In all, the CIRAIG includes close to 130 professors, researchers, analysts, research associates and students from eight Quebec universities.

In addition to meeting the needs of industry and governments to develop leading edge academic expertise in sustainable development tools, the CIRAIG has both independently and in collaboration with partners created a research program based on the following research themes (non exhaustive list):

    Product ecodesign
    Development of environmental and social ecoindicators
    Criteria definition for ecolabels
    Life cycle costing
    Development of life cycle management tools
    Development of life cycle based methodologies 

For more information, please visit the Web site: <http://www.ciraig.org>

 

Research Personnel

• Professors/Researchers: 8
• Graduate Students: 30
• Postdoctoral Fellows: 1
• Research Assistants and Technicians: 16

Specialized Equipments

• Resources index of enterprises and public bodies using LCA in Quebec;
• Software: SimaPro 7, GaBi 4, TEAM 4.0, KCL-Eco 3.01 / Databases: IVAM LCA Data, Franklin, EcoInvent 1.2, GaBi modules, DEAM, KCL EcoData, SPINE / Eco-design software.

External Sources of Funding

• Le Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies
• Le Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program (Agriculture and Agri-food Canada)
• Research contracts with companies and governments