State Sen. Clarke pushes LEED tax incentive legislation

Thursday, February 11, 2010 | Source: metromode
More greenbacks are about to be thrown at green building in Michigan now that legislation is making its way through Lansing to create incentives for LEED construction.

State Sen. Hansen Clarke (D-Detroit) introduced the bi-partisan legislation that will provide a tax abatement for LEED certified construction and renovation projects. Basic certification would garner a 20 percent abatement, silver would get 30 percent, gold 40 percent, and platinum 50 percent.

"Any way possible that we can reduce our energy consumption is going to be good for us in the long term," Clarke says.

He adds that such a bill could prove to be a boon for Metro Detroit because renovation is one of the easiest ways to garner LEED certification and southeast Michigan has a well-established building infrastructure.

Clarke expects the bill to get a hearing in the state Senate soon and believes it could move along quickly after that.

"We could see this happen soon," Clarke says.

Source: Hansen Clarke, state Senator representing Detroit
Writer: Jon Zemke
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