BLCC 5.0-01.
BLCC 5.0-01.
(48 K)
Fuller, S. K.; Boyles, A. S.
Computer Program; April 2001.
Available from:
SOFTWARE ONLY THE INTERNET:
http:/www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/tools[underscore]
directory/software/blcc.htm
Keywords:
economic analysis; ESPCs; federal buildings; life cycle
cost analysis
Abstract:
The BLCC5 Building Life-Cycle Cost Program provides
economic analysis of projects for which both initial
capital costs and future operational costs need to be
considered. The program is useful for evaluating the
long-term costs and savings of energy and water
conservation and renewable energy projects in federal
buildings, whether the projects are agency-funded or
financed. Economic performance is measured using the
American Society for Testing and Material's (ASTM)
standard life-cycle cost method combined with the energy
conservation criteria required by DOE/FEMP according to
10 CFR 436 and Executive Order 13123. The program
calculates Life-Cycle Cost and supplementary measures of
cost effectiveness, such as Net Savings,
Savings-to-Investment Ratio, Adjusted Internal Rate of
Return, and Simple and Discounted Payback Periods. The
program also reports annual and life-cycle energy
savings and emission reductions for an energy-saving
alternative compared wiht a base case. BLCC5 has a
windows-based graphical user interface and contains an
on-line help manual. It is programmed in JAVA and uses
an ml file format.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899