Abstract
Increasing awareness in the society and stringent environmental regulations are forcing the industries and academic research institutions to explore and discover new materials and technologies which are socially, economically, and environmentally more sustainable or greener in comparison to the conventional materials and technologies. This chapter is a contribution for this line of research by providing additional knowledge regarding the use of different materials, namely aluminum and natural and nonnatural fiber composites, for a particular application. A life cycle environmental and cost evaluation is performed in parallel with the engineering design of the component chosen in the case study. As different materials have different mechanical properties, the same component requires different designs to have the same functional/technical performance. These differences are then reflected in the cost and environmental analysis throughout the life cycle phases. The overall results are then mapped to a CLUBE analysis tool to show clearly the best option according to the importance given to the environmental versus cost dimensions and to the upstream versus downstream phases.
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