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A How-To Guide For The Smith College Proxy Carbon Life Cycle Cost Calculator, Breanna J. Parker, Alexander R. Barron, Susan Stratton Sayre

Year on Climate Change: Other Materials

Detailed written guide for using the LCC calculator for Smith College. A similar guide can be adapted for users of the calculator at your institution.

The Smith College Proxy Carbon Life Cycle Cost Calculator is a tool designed to include climate impacts in the evaluation of present and future costs of projects on campus. At the request of the Study Group on Climate Change, this Excel tool was developed as part of the implementation of a proxy carbon price at Smith College.

Methodology To Adapt And Update A Life Cycle Cost Calculator For Your Institution: A Step-By-Step Guide, Breanna J. Parker, Alexander R. Barron

Year on Climate Change: Other Materials

This guide provides a methodology for adapting a life cycle cost (LCC) calculator to your institution. An LCC calculator can be used to examine the present and future costs of any expenditure and can include a proxy carbon price in its analysis. Adapting an existing tool saves time and resources when compared to building from scratch. It also provides the most accurate information by accounting for specifics of context, such as energy costs and the greenhouse gas emission rates of energy sources, which vary by region.

This guide outlines a five-step process for adapting an LCC calculator to match your …

New Neilson Library Life Cycle Assessment Report, Thornton Tomasetti

The New Neilson Library

Life cycle assessment results for achieving credits for LEED v4 MRc1 Building Life-cycle Impact reduction credit and its Option 4: Whole building impact assessment.