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Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

Green Building Law Update

That is, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2001, amended CERCLA, restricting liability under federal law for the cleanup and redevelopment of a Brownfields property by a person complying with a state voluntary cleanup program. You can read the Supreme Court decision at Atlantic Richfield Co.

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New Developments for 179D Energy Efficiency Tax Incentive

Viewpoint Construction Technology

The truth is that the tax code only requires the HVAC, lighting and building envelope systems be as little as 10 percent more efficient than the 2001 or 2007 ASHRAE energy standard. At over 200,000 square feet, the client was able to claim $400,000 in federal tax deductions. How to Secure Your Deduction. per square foot deduction.

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

Job Order Contracting

Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement. Insights from beyond construction: collaboration. Lean Construction Journal 2(2), 22-50. Bramble, B. NY: Aspen Publishers. Profitable partnering for LC. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing. L., & Li, H. Development of a conceptual model of construction partnering. Sanchez, L.

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179D Tax Deduction Brought Back to Life thru 2020

Green Building Law Update

The 179D commercial buildings energy efficiency tax deduction enables building owners to claim a tax deduction for installing qualifying systems and buildings. 2001 was used). It is dramatic that this tax deduction was revived back to December 31, 2017 (. when it last expired) and will remain effective through December 31, 2020.

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IRS Aid to Help Victims of Chinese Drywall

Construction Law Monitor

IRS website gives a good break down on the relief effort affecting repairs for drywall losses from drywall installed between 2001-2009. Entitled Revenue Procedure 2010-36 , the procedure covers the following: Homeowner must pay for the repair of the loss and make the claim in the year of payment.

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A Long Time Coming - A Comprehensive Study and Critique of the MCAA Labor Productivity Factors

Construction Dive

The factors have frequently been used by contractors to support loss of productivity (LOP) claims on projects resulting from delays, impacts and acceleration. The study found that since 2001, only two of nine cases where MCAA factors were used were successful, reversing a trend of five out of five prior to 2000. Read more.

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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

56% of trade contractors cite poor coordination and communication as negative impact on productivity 68% of trade contractors claim that poor schedule management is the top contributor to low productivity Only 22% of organizations use a PM software. Wellingtone ) Only 55% of organizations don’t have access to real-time KPIs.