[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 10, Volume 3] [Revised as of January 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 10CFR436.20] [Page 424] TITLE 10--ENERGY CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PART 436_FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING PROGRAMS--Table of Contents Subpart A_Methodology and Procedures for Life Cycle Cost Analyses Sec. 436.20 Net savings. For a retrofit project, net savings may be found by subtracting life cycle costs based on the proposed project from life cycle costs based on not having it. For a new building design, net savings is the difference between the life cycle costs of an alternative design and the life cycle costs of the basic design.