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Showing 1 to 20 of 188 for “"Payback"”.
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Payback: The Nature and Morality of Revenge
"The main argument in this dissertation is that revenge can be morally and rationally justified. The notions that revenge is pointless, that ""two wrongs do not make a right"", and commonsense and religious admonitions to ""forgive and forget"" or to forswear revenge and ""turn the other cheek"" …
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Payback Information: It's Effect on Home Buyers Regarding Energy Efficiency
<p>This study was conducted to find out how payback analysis would affect consumer decision making with regards to home energy efficient upgrade packages. Three different home plans were obtained from a local builder and seven different energy efficient packages were created. Using Hot2000 the …
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Analysis of Energy Recommendations in the U.S. Wood Products Industry
… by criteria such as cost, savings, and payback period; 3) identifying recommendations that incorporate lean manufacturing principles; and 4) investigating the practices and perceptions of manufacturers at the facility level, this project provides information for identifying the greatest …
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Uma contribuição a análise das decisões de investimento privado sob a ótica do Ponto de Equilíbrio do Investimento - PEI- considerando o valor do dinheiro no tempo
… do Investimento (PEI). Este modelo difere do payback period e do payback descontado por encontrar o tempo mínimo de recuperação do capital investido considerando o valor do dinheiro no tempo e, também, os fluxos de caixa que ocorrem após o ponto mínimo, numa perspectiva futura. Neste enfoque, …
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Economics of using biomass electric power for energy application of light commercial building
… in biomass sources enabling a very short payback periods. The key variables that affect the payback period for gasifier plant are the capital cost, the utility purchase factor (UPF), the total equivalent subsidies, local electric power and gas costs, fraction of rated electrical power …
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Evaluating Urban Residence Options to Meet Zero Energy Requirements: Simulation-Based Tradespace Exploration of Yokohama Considering Energy Production, Consumption, and Life-Cycle Cost
… As an evaluation of economic efficiency, the payback period was calculated from the life cycle cost of each concept. Tradespaces based on performance and payback period were explored. As a result, it was found that the payback period is shortened (ten years can be seen), and the system …
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Evaluating the technical and economic feasibility of large scale municipal solid waste to energy project in RSA - Atlantis Foundries anaerobic digestion project case study
… legally achievable and financially feasible with payback times below 10 years and IRR above 10%. The 5MW peak and standard generation scenario is the most economically attractive option with a payback time of 5.2 years and IRR of 23%, followed by the 5MW continuous generation scenario with a …
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An analysis of the use of discounted cash flow methods and real options to value flexibility in real estate development projects
… as compared to the use of such naïve methods as Payback and the Accounting rate of return. The growing convergence of theory and practice is indicated by the growing use of the NPV method. The objective of this study is to determine the capital budgeting methods used to evaluate real estate …
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Systems analysis of major consumer energy decisions
… on investment relative to the Camry with a payback rate of about 9 years, while the TDI and Leaf had payback rates of 1-2 and 6-10 years relative to the Camry, with the added benefits of using less energy and emitting less CO₂. Housing choices were the next most favorable investments, with …
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An economic valuation of solar energy potential in Nigeria
… ratio (BCR), net present value (NPV), and payback period, are assessed. A sensitivity analysis is performed to consider the effects of inflation. Our results show that all expected LCOE values under 2013 cost assumptions are above $0.30 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) while expected LCOE values for …
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Development of a Method to Compare Storm Water Best Management Practices at The University of Toledo
… quantity reduction, pollutant reduction, and payback period. The payback period includes capital costs associated with constructing the BMP as well as monetary values associated with environmental gains from implementing the BMP. This model provides the opportunity to see a side by side …
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Feasibility of groundwater abstraction and treatment for urban water supply
… groundwater abstraction project by computing the payback period and comparing this period to the design life of each of the groundwater abstraction water treatment plants. In addition, the monthly savings applicable to the municipality as a result of the project's implementation was computed. …
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Economic analysis of solar assisted absorption chiller for a commercial building
… that the flat plate solar collectors yield lower payback period compared to the evacuated tube collectors and economic incentives offered by the local and federal agencies play a major role in lowering the payback period.
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Electricity meterings as an integral part of an energy conservation program
… identify which buildings provide the shortest payback period for electric meter installation. Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona was able to identify five buildings with a simple payback of under one year, 19 buildings with a positive NPV over two years, and 48 buildings with a …
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What Is The Economic Feasibility Of Implementing Grey Water Infrastructure At The Citywide Level?
… water rates make a large difference on the payback period of the project and lifestyle of the occupant (differing water amount and detergent uses). The average project cost ranged from $447,289 to $4,411, payback period ranged from 10-16 years and only a positive Net Present Value (NPV) was …
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Energy Efficiency in Cold-Weather High-End Custom Homes
… of cold-weather, high-end custom homes. Payback calculations were performed on the products and practices identified in the survey to further evaluate their importance. From the review of literature, interviews with the committee of experts, the builders' survey responses, and the payback …
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The profitability of green retrofitting the building envelope of commercial buildings in Cape Town
… to energy cost savings in order to determine payback values. It was found that over-clad strategies may be economically feasible, which delivered payback periods of between 5 and 19 years, depending on the strategy. A partial retrofit, involving only the East and West facades was found to be …
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Factors that predict National Health Service Corps physicians' intentions to remain at or leave their assigned clinic sites
… efficient if NHSC physicians remained at their payback sites longer. The specific goal of this research is to identify factors with which urban NHSC physicians must be satisfied to consider remaining at their practice sites beyond the obligatory period.
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