Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Gross Assets	$ 1,170,750	$ 1,170,750
Accumulated Amortization	$ 1,170,750	$ 1,170,750
Net intangible assets
Patent
Gross Assets	$ 600,000	$ 600,000
Accumulated Amortization	$ 600,000	$ 600,000
Net intangible assets
Project management tools
Gross Assets	$ 570,750	$ 570,750
Accumulated Amortization	$ 570,750	$ 570,750
Net intangible assets

Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275

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