Case Study 2 OF 8 Qualifying as a designer of energy-efficient commercial building properties Developers and owners of commercial buildings have been qualifying for IRC §179D, a section of the IRS code that provides a deduction for integrating energy efficiencies in buildings, either through new construction or retrofits. Recent changes to §179D are included in […]
Case Study 1 OF 8 Qualifying as a designer of energy-efficient commercial building properties Published as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the IRC §179D provides the framework for establishing that the necessary energy and power cost savings occur to claim the deduction. Though more than 15 years have passed since this […]
Section 179D allows for several methods to be used to qualify for the incentive. The rules are colloquially named as the Interim Rule and the Permanent Rule. The Permanent Rule allows several different combinations to qualify partially for the deduction. For lighting purposes, it requires a complex energy model to be simulated, and the energy […]