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In this chapter we demonstrate with two case studies how to determine the economic size of a component of a building or facility. The first case shows how to size attic insulation, i.e., how to choose the economically efficient level. NS is the evaluation measure, and sensitivity analysis is the technique for taking into account uncertainty.
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Ruegg, R.T., Marshall, H.E. (1990). Economic Size of Building Components. In: Building Economics: Theory and Practice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4688-4_23
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