University of Massachusetts Lowell
OP-16: Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.50 / 1.00	Thomas Dreyer Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management Facilities Management

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Does the the institution employ Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) as a matter of policy and practice when evaluating energy and water-using products and systems?:

Yes

Does the institution employ LCCA as a matter of policy and practice across the operations of the entire institution (i.e. all divisions)?:

No

A brief description of the LCCA policy(ies) and practice(s):

LCCA is considered for projects that involve design/purchase of equipment that uses energy and/or water. LCCA is not required as part of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process but is considered along with project budget requirements. For example, when purchasing computers the life cycle cost associated with the energy consumption of various computer models is considered along with other purchasing criteria such as memory, screen size, industry reviews, etc.

Date Revised: July 20, 2015

University of Massachusetts Lowell requested that AASHE Staff correct a mistake in this reporting field for the reason specified below.

Previous Value: LCCA is considered when purchasing building system components as a standard practice. There is not a formal, written policy and LCCA does not appear to be incorporated into the RFP process.

Explanation: This is part of an update AASHE asked us to submit after their review of our data.

The website URL where information about the institution’s LCCA policies and practices is available:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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