User's guide to the Federal Building Life-Cycle Cost (FBLCC) computer program

Technical Report · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5433339

Petersen, S R

The FBLCC Computer Program and this User's Guide provide computational tools and energy price data for performing life-cycle cost (LCC) analyses of federal buildings and related subsystems. Two kinds of federal building projects can be evaluated with FBLCC: (1) LCC analysis of projects directly related to energy conservation and renewable energy, and (2) LCC analysis of projects not directly concerned with energy conservation or renewable energy. The methods and procedures used in these LCC analyses are based on the rules set forth by the US Department of Energy's Federal Energy Management Program and the US Office of Management and Budget in Circular A-94, respectively. The FBLCC computer program and DOE energy price data are contained on a 5-1/4 inch diskette formatted for use on microcomputers with an MS-DOS operating system. A comparative LCC analysis of alternative building or subsystem designs can be performed by FBLCC in order to determine whether the additional costs of design improvements or retrofits to a federal building are cost effective in terms of reductions in future operating-related costs when evaluated in present value dollars.

• Research Organization: National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC (USA). Mathematical Analysis Div.
• OSTI ID: 5433339
• Report Number(s): NBS-TN-1222; ON: DE86015588
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
BUILDINGS
COMPUTER CODES
COST
D CODES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
ENERGY SOURCES
F CODES
FEDERAL BUILDINGS
INTEREST RATE
LIFE-CYCLE COST
MANAGEMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES