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The Cool Energy House Project Demonstrates U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Program Energy Innovations

U.S. Construction

and will highlight the use of Building America vetted technical innovations to achieve peak energy performance, all in the context of a traditional remodeling project. Remodels, retrofits, and home-performance upgrades are promising and profitable strategies for forward-thinking builders in a tough market.

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California Faucets Achieves Made in California Program Status.

Contractor Magazine

Remodeling. The program, supported by California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) , a non-profit organization partly funded by the US Department of Commerce , is committed to retaining and cultivating as many jobs as possible of the 44,000 manufacturers that produce products within in “The Golden State. Pipefitting.

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Construction Estimating Tool for General Contractors

Construction Cost Estimating

General Contractors know the key to profitability is having accurate estimates for everything from electrical to concrete work. Change order management to track potential changes at the field level, ensure that approved changes are invoiced profitably and automatically update the job estimate/budget. Construction Cost Estimating Blog.

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The Home Building Technology Revolution, Part II: Understanding the Obstacles

Pro Builder

My December 2020 Pro Builder column, “(Still) Waiting for the Home Building Tech­nology Revolution,” considered how technology’s promise—of which I am generally a big supporter—has failed to deliver widespread improvements in process, productivity, and profit for home builders. We create NO paperwork. Will that be the answer?

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Why Your Construction Company Needs Bookkeeping

Contractor Bookkeeping

When you own a small contracting company, like a residential remodeler, plumber, electrician, concrete contractor, flooring contractor or any other construction related company it is imperative that you have a good clean set of books that are consistent and updated regularly.

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

Each project will encompass detailed line item construction task and reference specifications encompassing improvements, alterations, renovation, remodeling, major repairs, and minor new construction associated with ORGANIZATION NAME structures and properties. The UPB costs should NOT include contractor overhead and profit.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Must expand its labor force, make new capital investment, or prevent loss of employment. May not have closed or reduced employment elsewhere in Alabama in order to expand into an enterprise zone. The credit is 20% of the actual costs limited to the employer’s income tax liability. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT . The maximum grant is $1.5

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