{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-436.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 436.13","heading":"Presuming cost-effectiveness results.","body":"(a) If the investment and other costs for an energy or water conservation measure considered for retrofit to an existing Federal building or a building energy system or building water system considered for incorporation into a new building design are insignificant, a Federal agency may presume that such a system is life cycle cost-effective without further analysis.\n(b) A Federal agency may presume that an investment in an energy or water conservation measure retrofit to an existing Federal building is not life cycle cost-effective for Federal investment if the Federal building is—\n(1) Occupied under a short-term lease with a remaining term of one year or less, and without a renewal option or with a renewal option which is not likely to be exercised;\n(2) Occupied under a lease which includes the cost of utilities in the rent and does not provide a pass-through of energy or water savings to the government; or\n(3) Scheduled to be demolished or retired from service within one year or less.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER II—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","SUBCHAPTER D—ENERGY CONSERVATION","PART 436—FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING PROGRAMS","Subpart A—Methodology and Procedures for Life Cycle Cost Analyses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"2b4fd9e8dba1cf3bd2a023eaf81342d32cda3a7118426249a59dded2b559016f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-436.12","next":"us/10-cfr-436.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}