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Dec 18, 2015
Section 179D: Extended for 2015 and 2016
Congress has passed a tax extenders package that renews the Section 179D energy-efficient building deduction for two years — 2015 and 2016. (The 2015 renewal applies retroactively to buildings placed into service since the beginning of this year.)
Dec 07, 2015
Green Building Council Sets Ambitious Goal
As their part of the United Nations’ Cop21 climate talks in Paris, the U.S. Green Building Council made a commitment to increase green building it certifies to more than 5 billion square feet (478 million square meters) over the next five years.
Dec 04, 2015
Construction Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.2%
Expanding demand and the prospect of new federal highway legislation have spurred construction firms to add 46,000 workers in November — the biggest monthly gain in employment for the sector since January 2014, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Dec 03, 2015
AIA Decries Congressional Vote Against Fuel Consumption Limits
The American Institute of Architects issued a statement criticizing the House of Representatives for passing a bill that will repeal targets for limiting fossil fuel consumption in federal buildings that had been passed in 2007.
