ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
The ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
program provides tools for evaluating the long term economic performance
of building and HVAC system designs. The software permits consideration
of investment and operating costs, investment financing methods,
and rates of cost escalation. Study calculations provide useful
information on cash flows, payback periods and savings-to-investment
ratios.
The ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
program is actually "three programs in one".
1) Simple Payback Analysis
- compares the cost of two design alternatives. Basic cost components
considered without cost escalation or discounting. Cash flow
and payback period data is provided. Ideal for simple studies
of payback.
2) Simple Cash Flow Analysis
- generates a cash flow table for periods up to 30 years in length.
Basic cost components are considered along with cost escalation
and discounting, if desired. Results are presented in either
present worth or actual value terms. This program provides a
quick, direct way to study the cash flow behavior of a design.
3) Life Cycle Analysis - generates
cash flow tables and computes payback periods and savings-to-investment
ratios. It is ideal for sophisticated cash flow analysis or comparative
studies.
ENGINEERING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS SPECIFICATIONS