MEBS6016 Energy Performance of Buildings

MEBS6016 Energy Performance of Buildings

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Economic and Financial Analysis

1. Investment Appraisal

2. Financing Options

3. Building Economic Analysis

4. Whole Life Costing

[Powerpoint file in PDF format]

Further Reading:

Beggs, C., 2009. Energy: Management, Supply and Conservation, 2nd ed., Chp. 8 Project Investment Appraisal, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. [696 B41][ebook via Knovel]
Financial energy management matrix [PDF]
ETSU, 1995. Financial Aspects of Energy Management in Buildings - A Summary, Good Practice Guide 75, Energy Efficiency Best Practice Programme, Energy Technology Support Unit (ETSU), Oxfordshire, UK, 6 pages. [PDF]
Use Economic Analysis to Evaluate Design Alternatives (Whole Building Design Guide) http://www.wbdg.org/design/use_analysis.php
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) (Whole Building Design Guide) http://www.wbdg.org/resources/lcca.php
Jean-Louis,M.-J., Paré, M. and Nichols, L., 2002. Learning Unit 05: Building Economic Analysis, Increasing Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project, China, Dessau-Soprin Inc., Montreal, Canada, pp. 1-17. [PDF]

References:

USEPA, 2008. EnergyStar Building Upgrade Manual, Chp. 3 & 4, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. [http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=business.bus_upgrade_manual]
Boussabaine, H. and Kirkham, R. J., 2004. Whole Life-cycle Costing: Risk and Risk Responses, Blackwell Pub., Oxford. [692.5 B777 w]
NIST Handbook 135 Life-Cycle Costing Manual, http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/NIST/hdbk_135.pdf
OGC, 2007. Whole-life Costing, Achieving Excellence in Construction Procurement Guide 7, Office of Government Commerce (OGC), London. [PDF]

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| Created: Dec 2003 | Update: 8 Jan 2014 | By: cmhui@hku.hk |