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