Cost-Benefit Analysis of Residential Energy-Efficiency Upgrades in Phoenix, Arizona

With worldwide energy consumption rising, there is a need to reduce energy use of the housing stock. While this general idea is well-known, there is an overwhelming amount of product data and manufacturers claims through which the homebuilder or designer must sort to make informed selections of energy-efficient upgrades. The main objective of this research was to identify cost effective–energy efficient upgrades from a group of 16 commonly available choices, and rank them according to the most beneficial for the least cost. This study was conducted in Phoenix, Arizona, and included a sample of 30 production-style homes typical of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Energy-simulation software was used to perform energy evaluations and derive the benefits of each upgrade. The cost of each upgrade was obtained from a database of national average costs and from a local context. Differences in the selection of beneficial upgrades vary dramatically with the source of the cost information. This research provides a generic methodology that can be used by builders and designers to select appropriate energy-efficient upgrades for a given geographic area that will provide high operating benefits relative to the amount of capital investment.     

公差-成本稳健性分析研究

 根据稳健设计的思想，提出了一种成本稳健性分析方法，以此来获得影响成本值及其稳健性的关键因素．首先研究了公差设计中成本模型的误差因素(不同的模型和模型参数的误差)，然后应用试验设计方法分析了这两类因素对成本最小值及其稳健性的影响，最后通过实例验证了本方法．     

历史成本会计面临的冲击与发展趋势

以历史成本会计特点分析为重点,比较、分析了历史成本会计的优点和面临的挑战,指出历史成本会计仍将是基本的会计模式,但多种计量属性并存将是未来财务报告的发展趋势。     

中国外贸顺差问题

中国外贸顺差是由低价出口的策略获得的;低价出口的原因在于生产者并未承担全部生产成本,这样便导致中国以自己的财富对外国消费者进行补贴;解决的方法在于加强对生产企业的监管,让生产者承担真实的生产成本.     

信息技术在工程造价管理中的应用及发展

从传统预决算编制方面入手，阐述信息技术对工程造价行业产生的巨大影响及其在造价行业中的发展趋势。     

电信项目收入再分配模型研究

对收入再分配模型的现状和问题进行了分析,结合对机会成本理论的深度挖掘,创新性地建立了基于资本机会成本的收入再分配系数测算模型（单位业务能力匹配网络资源投资比例分摊法）。     

优化改造油田生产工艺 增产增效提高环保水平——涠洲11-4油田生产工艺优化改造实践

油田生产水处理和海管输油能力不足是制约涠洲11-4油田生产和影响生产安全的瓶颈问题。合理利用油田原有设施和条件,对生产水处理系统和输油管道系统进行工艺优化改造,使该油田B平台海管运行的安全可靠性得以明显提高,并使油田生产水处理能力和处理质量得到有效改善,同时大幅度降低了油田生产成本,拓宽了油田增产挖潜的空间。涠洲11-4油田优化改造生产工艺实践经验,可为进一步拓宽海上老油气田的生产管理思路提供参考。     

浅谈降低岩土施工成本的几点意见

通过正确分析岩土施工成本的价格体现和存在问题 ,对实现成本效益做出科学评价 ,并提出降低岩土施工成本的途径     

Hydro-economic Modeling in River Basin Management: Implications and Applications for the European Water Framework Directive

Economic ideas and processes are becoming increasingly integrated with more traditional engineering and hydrologic models of water management problems. Combining economic management concepts and performance indicators with an engineering-level of understanding of a hydrologic system can provide results and insights more directly relevant for water management decisions and policies. When such models are developed and used with involvement of stakeholders, they can become a basis for shared understanding of water problems as a foundation for negotiated management and policy solutions. When implemented with optimization software, integrated hydro-economic models also can suggest promising innovative solutions for policy-makers to consider. Their applications to river basin management problems are reviewed. Economic and integrated economic-engineering-hydrologic modeling is then discussed in the context of the evolving European Water Framework Directive. Relevant items are cost recovery and water pricing, cost-effectiveness of water management measures, and public participation in decision processes.     

Electricity generation from rice husk in Indian rice mills: Potential and financial viability

Rice husk generated as a by-product of rice processing is an important energy resource. The availability of this resource in India has been assessed and the technologies for exploitation of its energy potential in rice processing industry discussed. Nomographs have been developed for estimation of the husk required to meet the energy demand of parboiling, drying and milling operations. The unit cost of electricity using rice husk gasifier-based power generation systems has been calculated and its financial feasibility assessed in comparison with utility-supplied and diesel-generated electricity. With the cost and efficiency data assumed here, the unit cost of electricity produced by rice husk gasifier-dual fuel engine-generator system varies between Rs 2/kWh and Rs 7/kWh. (Note: 35 Rs approximates to $US 1.)