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What Will It Take for the Construction Industry to Reduce Carbon Emissions?

Fieldwire

What Regulations Promote Sustainable Construction? The Department of Energy (DOE) established energy efficiency regulations for buildings. Government sectors also create construction practice regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Some states have independent building regulations called stretch codes.

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City of Rockville Implementing the IgCC

Green Building Law Update

The City of Rockville, Maryland has adopted the International Green Construction Code 2012 as mandatory for all commercial and multi family building. Each plan submittal is required to demonstrate compliance with either the IgCC (as amended by the local regulation), or ASHRAE 189.1,

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. Healthy Competition » Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade. One problem that even the most savvy contractors deal with is profit fade, when a job continues to incur additional costs that are not factored into the estimate. August 2012. April 2012. March 2012. February 2012.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. Customer Collaboration & Construction Software » Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade. There’s a name for these situations: “profit fade.” The profit you calculate when bidding a job can fluctuate dramatically as work progresses. General Management. Software & Technology.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. Querying different type of jobs in job costing to look at profitability by type. This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 12:32 pm and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. August 2012. April 2012. March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. General Management.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. See you in 2012! August 2012. April 2012. March 2012. February 2012. January 2012. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance. Construction Law. People Management. Green Building. Construction Safety. Sales/Marketing. Equipment Management. Resource Center.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Compliance/Regulations. If a business is unprofitable in 2011, and has no taxable income to use the deduction, that business can elect to use 100% Bonus Depreciation and carry-forward to a year when the business is profitable. August 2012. April 2012. March 2012. February 2012. January 2012.