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Green Buildings are Subsidizing Conventional Buildings Stymying Climate Progress

Green Building Law Update

The financial value of green buildings is well documented, from commanding higher rents, greater occupancy rates, and increased occupant satisfaction, to lower operating costs for everything from reduced insurance premiums and less energy utilized, easily resulting in an increased return on investment of more than 9% over conventional building.

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4 Factors Underwriters Consider When Issuing a Construction Bond

Levelset

To grow a construction business, contractors often pursue larger projects. Whenever you need to get construction bonds to perform work on a proposed project, your priority is to show the surety company how you plan to manage the particular risks and minimize the downside. Scope of work compared with past projects.

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Construction Bookkeeping Unique Features

Contractor Bookkeeping

Construction Bookkeeping Vs. Regular Bookkeeping. Bank Balance - Un-cleared Checks) = Cash. Construction Bookkeeping - Is roughly 15% of all accounting and Accounting with manufacturing making up roughly 5%. Construction Bookkeeping Has These Things In Common: Sales - With 1-10 categories. Bank Account - Escrow Deposits.

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Optimize Vs. Maximize Construction Company Production

Contractor Bookkeeping

The First Place to start is an understanding the real profit in any construction is made in the office, not in the field because hard work in the field cannot overcome bad strategy from the office. It sounds crazy but look around you some of your competitors are laughing all the way to the bank and you can too! "If

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How Just-in-Time Land Deals Help Manage Cash Flow

Pro Builder

But when it comes to land inventory strategies, most builders seem reluctant to rely on a “just-in-time” model to acquire land as needed for immediate construction. But one thing that certainly hasn't changed is that home builders need land to sustain their businesses. Just-in-time business models have proven highly effective for U.S.

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Xero Accounting Online Setup Errors Fixed Fast And Easy!

Contractor Bookkeeping

For QuickBooks Setup we have built a custom set of step-by-step checklists to make certain we do a proper job of QuickBooks Setup for Construction. Considering we have been doing construction accounting since 1991 that should give you some insights as to how difficult it is to setup any accounting program. Chart of Accounts Bad Debts.

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Contractor's Secretary Does Everything Including Bookkeeping!

Contractor Bookkeeping

Some Contractors Hire Part Time Secretaries to do everything including construction bookkeeping and then wonder why their company debts keep growing and crushing them. The thinking appears to be: "I have low price work so I need to cut costs by hiring a part-time secretary that can do everything including my construction bookkeeping.