ASTM E1185-93(1998)e1
Historical Standard: ASTM E1185-93(1998)e1 Standard Guide for Selecting Economic Methods for Evaluating Investments in Buildings and Building Systems
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ASTM E1185
1. Scope
1.1 This guide identifies types of building design and building system decisions that require economic analysis and recommends ASTM practices, adjuncts, and computer programs that may be used to implement the appropriate economic methods for each decision type.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
E833 Terminology of Building Economics
E917 Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildings and Building Systems
E964 Practice for Measuring Benefit-to-Cost and Savings-to-Investment Ratios for Buildings and Building Systems
E1057 Practice for Measuring Internal Rate of Return and Adjusted Internal Rate of Return for Investments in Buildings and Building Systems
E1074 Practice for Measuring Net Benefits and Net Savings for Investments in Buildings and Building Systems
E1121 Practice for Measuring Payback for Investments in Buildings and Building Systems
Keywords
adjusted internal rate of return; benefit-cost analysis; building economic methods; budget limitation; cost effectiveness; design decision; economic analysis; life-cycle costing; net savings; payback; project evaluation; ranking; savings-to-investment ratio; Acceptance criteria/testing; Air capacity; Building economics; Flooring/floor covering systems; Furnaces; Glazing compounds/applications; Heating systems; Insulation; Moisture analysis; Orientation; Plumbing applications; Solar collectors; Solar heating/cooling systems
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 91.010.20 (Contractual aspects)
DOI: 10.1520/E1185-93R98E01
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