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BERDO Review Board Public Meeting

The Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure (BERDO) Review Board will hold a public meeting on January 13 at 4:30 p.m.

Join the meeting via Zoom 

Comments or questions may be submitted to BerdoReviewBoard@boston.gov. Written comments should be submitted by Monday, January 13, 2025, at 3 p.m. 

The public can offer testimony.

Discussion Topics

  1. Public Meeting
    • Vote on Flexibility Measure Applications

      • Application for Building Portfolio from Netgains Engineering PC on behalf of Diamond Rock Hospitality Co for two (2) buildings in the neighborhoods of Downtown and Seaport. Application was submitted via Pathway 1 and includes a lodging building use. Approval of this portfolio would enable a portfolio-level Blended Emissions Standard for emissions limits compliance. Link to Application Materials 

      • Application for Building Portfolio from PowerOptions on behalf of Mass General Brigham for thirty-seven (37) buildings in the neighborhoods of West End, Longwood Medical Area, Charlestown, Jamaica Plain, and Allston. Application was submitted via Pathway 2 and includes college/university, healthcare, office, storage, and technology/science building uses. Approval of this portfolio would enable a portfolio-level Blended Emissions Standard for emissions limits compliance. Link to Application Materials

      • Application for Building Portfolio from Rethinking Power Management on behalf of The Community Builders for ten (10) buildings in the neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain, Charlestown, Downtown, Dorchester, and Roxbury. Application was submitted via Pathway 2 and includes multifamily/residential and education building uses. Approval of this portfolio would enable a portfolio-level Blended Emissions Standard for emissions limits compliance. Link to Application Materials

  2. Public Hearing
    • Building Portfolio Hearing 

      • Application for Building Portfolio from the City of Boston for three hundred and sixty-nine (369) buildings throughout all Boston neighborhoods. Application was submitted via Pathway 2 and includes healthcare, multifamily housing, office, services, education, lodging, retail, storage, assembly, food sales & services, and manufacturing building uses. Approval of this portfolio would enable a portfolio-level Blended Emissions Standard for emissions limits compliance. *Continued from the October 15, 2024 meeting. Link to Application Materials

    • Approval of Meeting Minutes

    • Administrative Updates 

    Copies of materials may be requested via email from BerdoReviewBoard@boston.gov or viewed by appointment only at the Environment Department, Boston City Hall, Room 709, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Questions should be directed to BerdoReviewBoard@boston.gov or 617-635-1732.

     

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