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The Impact of ASC 842 – The New Lease Standard Is Here

Construction Business Owner

Going forward there will be a long-term asset offset by a current liability and a long-term liability. While both operating and finance leases will be recorded on the balance sheet, expense recognition is different. Finance leases will require the lessee to recognize interest expense and amortization expense. Main Image.

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Green Buildings are Subsidizing Conventional Buildings Stymying Climate Progress

Green Building Law Update

And yes, there are green bonds in the marketplace, but they finance almost any positive environmental impact, not specifically green building, and with no widely recognized standard many have been criticized as greenwash. Real estate has been and remains the largest sector in the U.S. It is time to dare and endure.”.

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Types of Capital for Construction Businesses

Levelset

The term capital is used across industries to represent all of a company’s financial assets, including cash, inventory, equipment, and more. Several different types of capital — working capital , debt capital , and equity capital — are common in the construction industry.

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Johnney Zhang Is Introducing Crypto to the Housing Industry

Pro Builder

Johnney Zhang Is Introducing Crypto to the Housing Industry. We want to deliver housing to young people and provide them with personal finance products that will appreciate over time and allow them to build wealth along with their incomes. Thu, 12/01/2022 - 11:41. Layne Deakins, Associate Editor. Johnney Zhang.

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Key Financial & Safety Metrics for Subcontractor Qualification 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For one thing, circumstances can change quickly in today’s uncertain construction industry. Formula: (Cash and Cash Equivalents + Marketable Securities + Accounts Receivables) / Current Liabilities . Like the Quick Ratio, Current Ratio measures a company’s ability to pay off its short-term liabilities with its current assets.

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Construction Excluded From New OSHA Standard

Pro Builder

NAHB, through its partnership with the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC), spent months educating OSHA officials about the nature of residential construction work in the context of potential disease transmission. OSHA also released new guidance for all industries to help keep workers safe from the coronavirus. Regulations.

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Now is the Time to Revise your Green Building Contracts

Green Building Law Update

And that litigation predated the increased liability associated with materials including the new largely untested EPDs and HPDs. Additionally, more lenders, including in green bond financings, are requiring opinions of counsel as part of closing due diligence both in green construction financing and permanent loans.

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