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179D Tax Deduction Allocated from Government Buildings

Green Building Law Update

On December 20, 2019, the President signed legislation reviving the Section 179D energy efficient commercial building tax deduction and while much has been written about the much needed boost to green building, little has been said about the enormous benefits available from government owned buildings. IN GENERAL. EFFECTIVE DATES.

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179D Tax Deduction Brought Back to Life thru 2020

Green Building Law Update

. – Section 179D(h) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2020’’. – The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2017. It is dramatic that this tax deduction was revived back to December 31, 2017 (. EFFECTIVE DATES.

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Building Material Prices and Availability Top Builders’ List of Challenges

Pro Builder

Building material prices, availability, and time it takes to obtain building materials are the biggest problems builders faced last year, and they expect these issues to continue through this year. For availability and time to obtain building materials, 78% of builders struggled and 80% expect this issue to carry on. Read More. .

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Viking Stadium 4D Scheduling

Construction Dive

Featured here in December 2015 (Vol. 4 - Issue 48) as one of the top 5 videos of 2015, we learned that 4D modeling played an essential role in the success of the new Vikings stadium - bringing it in ahead of schedule and under budget. Check out the model in this short 1-minute video.

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Bird Friendly Building now the Law in Howard County

Green Building Law Update

And interestingly, New York City passed a building code amendment last year requiring effective December 2020 the lowest 75 feet of new buildings to incorporate “avian-friendly materials” (. So yes, it is an unintended consequence of LEED green building that creates the solution to this environmental issue that it arguably contributed to.

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Rhode Island goes for LEED for Neighborhood Development and SITES

Green Building Law Update

acquired and relaunched the SITES v2 rating system on June 10, 2015. The department, with the assistance from the department of environmental management, shall assess the costs and benefits in accordance with subsection (d) of this section and report to the general assembly on or before December 31, 2020.

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NAHB Chairman's Message: Proposal to Create Climate Risk Committee

Pro Builder

NAHB will continue to be the housing industry’s voice regarding climate issues, with NAHB's Leadership Council recommending the creation of a new Climate Risk Committee. If the board votes to establish a new committee when it meets in December, the committee would begin its work in 2023. Wed, 11/30/2022 - 16:18.

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