It is rare that tax issues generate excitement for engineering, design, and construction firms, but significant research and development-related tax benefits can be available to firms engaged in creating energy efficient buildings for the government.Three key things to consider when working to maximize your firm’s project-related tax benefits include the Research and Development tax credit, the 179D deduction, and avoiding the mistake of “self-censoring,” or assuming your firm’s activities will not qualify.The R&D tax credit is a government-endorsed incentive that many engineering, design, and construction firms—particularly small and mid-sized ones—fail to claim, either from lack of information or from self-censorship.If