Home Design Software User Resources

Tax and Energy Credits

New Home Buyer Tax Credit: $8,500 for first time buyers / $6,500 for other Buyers thru June 2010

Tax credits are available at 30% of the cost, up to $1,500, in 2009 & 2010 (for existing homes only) for:
Tax credits are available at 30% of the cost, with no upper limit through 2016 (for existing homes & new construction) for:

Resources

DOE’s Building Energy Codes Program – an information resource on national model energy codes
www.energycodes.gov

Toolbase Services − Resources and services to educate builders.
www.toolbase.org

Associations

American Institute of Architects (AIA)
www.aia.org

American Institute of Building Design (AIBD)
www.aibd.org

American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
www.asid.org

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
www.abc.org

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
www.agc.org

Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA)
www.alca.org

Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD)
www.apld.com

Construction Criteria Base (CCB)
www.ccb.org

Construction Industry Institute (CII)
www.construction-institute.org

Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)
www.cmaanet.org

Construction Specification Institute (CSI)
www.csinet.org

Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)
www.dbia.org

Home Builders Institute (HBI)
www.hbi.org

International Facilities Management Association (IFMA)
www.ifma.org

North American Steel Framing Alliance (NASFA)
www.steelframingalliance.com

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
www.nahb.org

National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)
www.nari.org

National Council of Building Design Certification (NCBDC)
www.ncbdc.com

National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA)
www.nkba.org

US Architectural and Transportation Barrier Compliance Board (includes text regarding ADA guidelines)
www.access-board.gov

US Green Building Council (USGBC)
www.usgbc.org