For this week’s Guest Post Friday here at Construction Law Musings, we welcome Drake McDonald. According to Drake, his brief experience in construction introduced him to the profession’s many shortcomings. As an editor and writer he works to promote construction management education in the hopes of raising industry standards of organization, communication, and sustainability.
Environmentalism has emerged as one of the leading issues of the new millennium. While much of the popular focus has been on reducing global warming, designing cleaner cars, and finding renewable sources of energy, environmental concerns have taken hold in construction management as well. Recent years have seen considerable growth in the development of environmentally conscientious construction methods such as green roofs and green walls, passive heating designs and integrated solar power systems. Although techniques and technologies like these are far from becoming the accepted mainstream standard, their continuing development is encouraged through legislative measures, such as tax incentives and other financial support, on the national and state levels.
Here are ten of the most attractive tax breaks to support green building:
