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Committee discusses building-emissions benchmarking and examples from Boston and other cities
Summary
Green Worcester members reviewed building emissions benchmarking approaches, including Boston’s building emissions reduction and disclosure ordinance (BERDO), and discussed whether a Worcester-specific program or use of rental-registry inspections could support local decarbonization goals.
Ted Connor, a committee member, presented research May 12 on building-level emissions benchmarking and city ordinances that require reporting and eventual emissions limits.
Connor described Boston’s Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) and similar programs and said those ordinances apply first to the largest buildings and then ramp to broader coverage with scheduled emissions reductions through 2050. “Those 5,600 buildings represent 40% of Boston's…
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