Northeastern University

BERDO 2.0 MASTER PLAN

The goal of this project was to identify and quantify measures to improve the building’s energy efficiency and reduce its emissions with regard to future BERDO 2.0 emissions limits.
We performed an ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit, BERDO assessment, and overall building assessment for the existing building. The ASHRAE Level 2 audit quantifies potential energy savings based on detailed data and analysis of the specific equipment and operating conditions.
We completed a site visit and interviewed the facilities team to determine the condition and operation of the existing systems. We complied the utility data to perform a benchmarking analysis (where the building is compared to buildings of a similar use type) and to calculate the current green house gas (GHG) emissions compared to BERDO 2.0 thresholds.
Our team modeled the impact of multiple measures on the building’s energy consumption and GHG emissions. We identified operations and maintenance energy conservation measures (ECMs) and large capital expenditure ECMs.
Based on our analysis, we provided recommendations to improve the building’s efficiency and indicate a pathway toward compliance for BERDO 2.0 in 2025 and beyond.

The Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) requires large buildings in Boston to report their annual energy and water use to the city and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions over time.

The Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) requires large buildings in Boston to report their annual energy and water use to the city and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions over time.