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Green Buildings are Subsidizing Conventional Buildings Stymying Climate Progress

Green Building Law Update

That improved balance sheet for green buildings translates directly into green buildings having over 30% fewer commercial mortgage backed securities defaults. There is no underwriting justification for lenders charging the same interest rates on mortgages secured by green buildings. Mike Italiano, a founder of the U.S.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Some Advice on Change Orders » A Change (Order) for the Better? When clients ask me about change orders, I’m reminded of a well-circulated photo. The yacht is named “Change Order.” Discussion about change order difficulties tends to be one of two types.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Customer Collaboration & Construction Software » Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade. Just about every contractor has been there — a project starts out strong but, as it moves forward, delays and incidental added work and changes knock dollars and cents off of the bottom line. Stay on Top of Changes.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

« A Change (Order) for the Better? Judging Tipis » Some Advice on Change Orders. I was talking with John Chaney this week, and he mentioned that he was going to blog about how change orders affect construction management. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance.

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The importance of keeping construction daily logs for every site activity

Lets Build

If you ever feel that recording activities in your construction daily logs is too much of a hassle, think about the negative implications on your profit margin and reputation. So why aren’t you leveraging technology to create your construction and maintenance daily logs, secure proof of work, and gain real-time field insights?

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Job Order Contracting 2021 and Beyond

Job Order Contracting

If a UPB is properly created it consists of “bare costs” only (no contractor overhead or profit). Factors for non-normal work hours or other conditions (high security areas, etc.) Job Order Contracts should ALWAYS be awarded upon best value, however, and not lowest costs. . for normal work hours.

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Starting Profitable Construction Company Unique Secrets Revealed

Contractor Bookkeeping

There are a number of people who pass out advice on how to start a profitable construction company; however, very few have actually done it and fewer still had a clear understanding of where they were making or losing money and fewer yet have ever gotten past the point of owning a J.O.B. If You Know Exactly What To Do.