§179D Tax Deduction – Non Profit Hospital – Engineering Firm

Lawrenceville, GA

AT A GLANCE

Building Type: Hospital

Sector: Non-Profit

Taxpayer Type: Engineering Firm

Location: Lawrenceville, GA

Service: Healthcare 

Tax Incentive: §179D

Total SF: 160,982

PROJECT OVERVIEW

This non-profit hospital was designed and constructed using high energy-efficient technologies, Lithonia LED Fixtures, Trane gas-powered Roof Top Units (RTUs).

Making the correct capital improvements on your building can be essential to the amount of energy cost savings you will achieve. Improved indoor air quality (IAQ), occupant wellness, and lower maintenance costs are just a few other benefits associated with the correct systems. The construction measures made on this warehouse allowed them to achieve a significant 50% in energy cost savings.

The successful implementation and upgrade to various systems have made the designer of the EECBP eligible for a §179D Tax Deduction of $862,863.52.

PARAMETERREFERENCE BUILDING MODELPROPOSED BUILDING MODEL
Interior Lighting90.1-2007 minimum requirements
0.1 W/SF
Envelope90.1-2007 minimum requirements
Wall R-16 / Roof R-37
HVAC90.1-2007 minimum requirements
Trane RTU 13 SEER / 80% AFUE

ENERGY MODELING PARAMETERS

SYSTEMS OVERVIEW

LIGHTING

Upgraded: NO

Previous Tech: N/A

New Tech: LED

New Brand: Lithonia

ENVELOPE

Typical Elevation Facade

HVAC

Upgraded: NO

Previous Tech: N/A

New Tech: Gas Fired RTU

Brand: Trane

§179D COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

TOTAL BLDG SQ. FOOTAGE160,982
TAX BRACKET 30%
TOTAL SQ FOOT DEDUCTION $5.36
§179D TAX DEDUCTION CASH VALUE $258,859.06

Walker Reid is a licensed professional engineering firm that specializes in performing §179D studies. Through our extensive experience, we have been able to refine our processes to maximize financial benefits while reducing our client’s internal costs and efforts.

As an industry leader, Walker Reid, actively participates in numerous national organizations related to both energy efficiency and specialty tax services. Our staff of experienced engineers and advisers are well versed in various energy and tax-related policies.

Additionally, our engineers are trained and certified energy raters who come prepared to perform accurate site audits and energy analyses.

Ruben Abreu

Ruben Abreu

P.E., CEM®