May 26, 2009

Encourage your organization to go green by pointing out specific tax advantages that are available for environmentally-friendly policies.  

For instance, a tax deduction of up to $1.80 per square foot is available to owners or designers of new or existing commercial buildings that save at least 50 percent of the heating and cooling energy of a building that meets American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1-2001.  Partial deductions of up to $.60 per square foot can be taken for measures affecting any one of three building systems: the building envelope, lighting, or heating and cooling systems.  These tax deductions are available for systems placed in service from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2013.

Learn more about these tax incentives.
 

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