NR Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) New Residential What is Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)? Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) is a form of economic evaluation that compares the costs and savings of alternative building designs and systems over the life cycle of a...
NR Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) New Residential What is Life Cycle Assessment? A life cycle assessment (LCA) is a “cradle-to-grave” or “cradle-to-cradle” evaluation method that assesses the environmental impacts of products, processes, and services.[1] In the...
NR Energy Modeling New Residential What is Energy Modeling? Energy modeling simulates a home’s energy use, helping to inform design decisions or diagnose underperformance. Model inputs include building geometry, envelope data, including construction materials...
Building Information Modeling (BIM) New Residential What is Building Information Modeling (BIM)? Building Information Modeling (BIM) forms a digital representation of a residential building’s physical and functional characteristics and calculates information about the...
