BERDO 2.0
Key Highlights and Potential Hurdles
It’s not too late to file for an additional extension and avoid potential fines!
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Who is Required to Report?
- ANY Building more than 20,000 square feet
- Residential buildings with more than 15 units
- Any parcel with multiple buildings that cumulatively meet either threshold above
What Do You Need to Report?
- Energy Star Portfolio Manager account
- All 2021 utility bills (Electric, Gas, and Delivered Fuels)
- Claim your property on the BERDO website
- Connect Energy Star to City of Boston
- Independent 3rd-party to verify data — ELM Consulting can help!
What Happens After December 15?
- Your building has an emissions “score” between 0 and 20 (kgCO2e/SF/yr)
- Check your emissions score against your building type to determine future compliance
- Emissions standards start being enforced in 2025
- All qualifying buildings must reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 or seek an alternative pathway for compliance
- Tell us more about your building to continue your compliance journey and schedule a call to discuss further
Pain Points
- Staff time — Analysts learning to interpret utility bills:
- Takes 3.5x longer to process
- Commonly make Top 5 Bill Data Errors
- Annoyance — Another internal process to manage
- 10 Years of Accurate Record Keeping
- Fines — Daily fines for:
- Non-reporting (6/15/2022)
- Non-compliance (2025)
How to Get Started with ELM
Tell Us More About Your Building(s) — Get a Proposal in 24 Hours
- Accurately register building and all space types with Energy Star
- Connect with BERDO online/Ensure BERDO compliance and registration; file extension
- Set up your internal bill tracking and reporting system
- Contract with ELM Consulting as your third party verification provider
- Want to chat? Need to ask questions? Schedule a brief, 15 minute call to get comfortable with your BERDO compliance
*Owners with multiple properties, please contact us for bulk pricing.
Long-Term BERDO Compliance Roadmap
ELM Consulting along with our partner, Hemenway Construction, will work with your team to develop a long-term BERDO compliance roadmap. This roadmap will allow you to capital plan and meet all future carbon reduction targets as painlessly as possible. You will receive a list of specific measures needed, construction costs, and available incentives as well as regular calls with your dedicated consultant.
ELM Brings Experience to Your Team
2009
1st Portfolio Manager Benchmarking
48,000+
Utility Bills Analyzed
10.4 Million
Square Feet Benchmarked
2
3rd-Party Verifiers on Staff
Energy Compliance and Benchmarking Services
BERDO Third Party Data Verification
Review of Energy Star Portfolio Manager Profile
Verification of all 2021 Utility Data
Satisfies all BERDO Regulations
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.
Energy Star Registration
Get your building registered in Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Space-Type Analysis
Two Years of Historical Data Entry
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.
BERDO/BUEDO Compliance Roadmapping
Energy Audit of Facility
List of Possible Carbon Reduction Measures
Construction Cost Budget
Access to Utility Incentives and Tax Credits
Dedicated Consultant
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.
On-Going Monthly Bill Tracking and Energy Dashboard
Online Utility Dashboard
Portfolio and Building-level Statistics
Personalized Analytics
Secure Bill Storage and Organization
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.