BERDO 2.0: Boston's emissions performance standard.

BERDO 2.0 sets declining greenhouse-gas emissions standards for large Boston buildings, administered by the City of Boston with reporting and verification requirements. Buildings that exceed their standard either reduce emissions or make an Alternative Compliance Payment for the excess.

The standards decline on a published schedule toward net zero, so compliance is a trajectory rather than a single test year.

Non-residential buildings at or above 35,000 sq ft today, with the covered threshold dropping to 20,000 sq ft from 2030, plus residential buildings above the published unit and area thresholds.

Confirm your building's covered category, reporting deadline and standard with counsel; portfolios frequently have buildings on either side of the threshold.

Non-compliance is priced through Alternative Compliance Payments on emissions above the standard, and separate penalties apply to reporting failures.

Life-science and lab tenants push electricity intensity well above conventional office, which both raises the exposure and improves the economics of on-site generation and storage.

On-site solar reduces reported emissions at the property. Storage shaves the demand peaks that drive the Massachusetts electricity bill and supports resilience for tenants who cannot lose power.

NOI owns and operates the asset, so BERDO-driven action does not compete with the owner's capital plan.