The MBSE Podcast Episode 58: MBSE and Sustainability with Hamza Bassam
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May 17, 2025 
Hamza Bassam, an MBSE trainer, coach and consultant focused on sustainability and circular design. He discusses how MBSE handles lifecycle complexity. He explores linking models to LCA tools and circularity KPIs. He covers SysML/SystemL extensions, reusable libraries, and the social barriers to systems-level change.
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Sustainability Means Respecting Planetary Limits
- Sustainability means meeting present needs without compromising future generations and treating Earth as a finite home.
- Hamza warns current consumption ignores limits and predicts crossing climate tipping points around 2050 if practices don't change.
MBSE Handles Sustainability Complexity
- Adding sustainability to systems engineering introduces new stakeholders, lifecycle stages, and requirements that increase complexity.
- Hamza argues MBSE is well suited to handle this complexity by reusing existing tools and connecting with the sustainability community.
Generate LCA Models From System Models
- Automate life cycle assessment by generating LCA models from SysML/SystemL system models instead of building separate LCA models.
- Hamza's team built a connector that produces an OpenLCA model from the system model to measure footprints like CO2.