Life Cycle Costing Emphasizing Energy Conservation Guidelines for Investment Analysis

摘要

The purpose of this guidebook is to provide applicable study para-meters for capital expenditures emphasizing energy conservation. These parameters quantify such features, as discount rates, energy escalation rates, study period, salvage value, Btu measurement, and analysis tech-niques.nBy using these analysis concepts, budget requests for energy con¬servation programs will be standardized and result in a common measure¬ment basis. The format and measurement statistics requested allow a comparable ranking of budget contenders, thus assuring maximum benefit for the funds expended.