Your multifamily CapEx improvement project may qualify for rebates or other incentives. The DSIRE database is a great place to identify the resources available.
DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, federal, local, and utility incentives and policies that support renewable energy and energy efficiency. Established in 1995 and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, DSIRE is an ongoing project of the North Carolina Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc.
DSIRE: Database of Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Solar Incentives, Rebates, Programs, Policy
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Know who you're hiring!
Georgia law defines these two types of licenses that cover multifamily: General Contractor and Residential Light Commercial.General Contractor is defined by Georgia law as:
"General contractor" means a contractor whose services are unlimited as to the
type of work which he or she may do, subject to the financial limitations as may be
imposed by a subclassification created pursuant to paragraph (8) of subsection (b) of
Code Section 43-41-5, and who may contract for, undertake to perform, submit a bid
or a proposal or otherwise offer to perform, and perform any activity or work as a
contractor requiring licensure under this chapter including within its scope any work
requiring licensure under Chapter 14 of this title; provided, however, that any work
contractually undertaken by a general contractor in the nature of electrical
contracting, plumbing, conditioned air contracting, low voltage contracting, or utility
contracting which falls within the licensing requirements of Chapter 14 of this title
may not be performed by the general contractor but shall only be performed by a
person who is duly licensed to perform such work under Chapter 14 of this title. The
construction of all private, commercial, institutional, industrial, public, and other
buildings and structures under contract with or engagement directly by an owner
shall be undertaken by a general contractor, except as otherwise expressly set forth
in or excluded from operation of this chapter.
Residential Light Commercial is defined in the law as:
"Residential-light commercial contractor" means and encompasses a person
who performs any contractor work or activity performed by a residential-basic
contractor and, additionally, shall include such contractor work or activity related to
multifamily and multiuse light commercial buildings and structures, and their related
accessory buildings and structures, which are less than four stories in height; less
than 25,000 square feet in aggregate interior floor space, except as otherwise
provided in this chapter; and are constructed of wood or light gauge metal frame,
brick veneer, prefabricated, or manufactured type of construction; or are
preengineered steel buildings not exceeding 50,000 square feet of interior floor
space; provided that such buildings or structures are not of the type of building or
structure that would constitute a special hazard to property or to life and safety of
persons as defined in subparagraphs (A), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (G.1), (H), (I), and
(J) and subparagraph (B), as it applies to a building of four or more stories, of
paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 25-2-13.
The key limits in the definition for Residential Light Commercial are highlighted in yellow.
You can check the status of any contractor you're considering hiring in Georgia here for individuals:
And here for business entities:
Make sure the company you hire is properly licensed to perform your scope of work!
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