ENGINEERING | MODELING | AUDIT | STRATEGY

Robert Derector Energy & Sustainability (RDE) provides independent analysis to help tenants and building owners understand their energy use profiles and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and performance. Our team of engineers, modelers, auditors, and strategists specialize in reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions, empowering our clients to make informed, impactful real estate decisions that drive a more sustainable future.

EXISTING BUILDING DECARBONIZATION

RDE’s building decarbonization practice provides independent analysis to help both building owners and tenants understand their energy use profile and options of how to reduce it. Utilizing ASHRAE Standard 211 Energy Audits and calibrated building energy modeling, we develop a tailored plan to improve the energy and carbon performance of each building. Our team of experts understand the complexities of upgrading systems in occupied buildings and work to find ambitious yet pragmatic solutions to the challenge of repositioning existing built assets for a long and sustainable future.

    • NYC Local Law 97 (LL97) / Building Energy Performance Standard
      (BEPS) Planning
    • Strategic Decarbonization Plan (SDP) Development and Support
    • Net Zero Repositioning
    • Green Building Repositioning Certification Services
    • Electrification / Net Zero Transition Planning
    • Capital Investment Planning / Prioritization
    • Green / Energy & Carbon Aligned Lease Support (Including NYC Climate Energy Law (CEL) / LL97)
    • Building energy (and carbon) audit services, are delivered by our team of Certified Energy Auditors (CEA), Certified Energy Managers (CEM), and Professional Engineers (PE). We provide ASHRAE Standard 211 Energy Audits based on the client’s requirements, including:
      • Level 0 – Benchmarking / Preliminary Energy Use Analysis (PEUA)
      • Level I – Walkthrough Audit / Quick-Win Energy & Carbon Saving Ideas Study
      • Level II – Energy/Carbon Survey and Analysis
      • Level III – Comprehensive “Investment Grade” Capital Planning Energy/Carbon Audit
    • Portfolio Benchmarking and Opportunity Assessments that look beyond individual buildings to help managers of larger portfolios identify and focus on the primary opportunities for energy performance improvements and onsite renewable energy systems.
    • RDE is a NYSERDA FlexTech Consultants, with the ability to provide discounted services for qualifying buildings in New York State through cost-share incentive funding from the NYSERDA FlexTech and Heat Recovery Programs.
    • Calibrated Building Energy Modeling
    • Net Zero / Electrification / Decarbonization Modeling
    • Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) / Capital Investment Prioritization
    • MEP Embodied Carbon / Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Modeling
    • Incentive Application Modeling and Support
    • MEP Feasibility Analysis of Energy and Carbon Performance Improvement Measures
    • Energy Engineering Design Services:
      • Waste Energy Heat Recovery & Ambient Temperature Loop Systems
      • Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) Systems
      • Heat Pumps for partial or full electrification / decarbonization.
      • Thermal Energy Storage
      • Solar Photovoltaics (PV) and other Renewable / Clean Energy Systems
      • Fuel Cell and Hydrogen or Green / Renewable Natural Gas Systems
    • Benchmarking Mandate Support: NYC Local Law 84/2009, NJ Energy & Water Benchmarking, etc.
    • Energy Audit Mandate Support: NYC Local Law 87/2009 Energy Audit and Retro-commissioning
    • Building Energy / Carbon Performance Standards: including NYC Local Law 97 support.

GREEN BUILDING: DESIGN & CERTIFICATION

RDE provides technically grounded consulting, modeling, and sustainable design services for green building and tenant fit-out projects. Whether pursuing certification, such as LEED, ILFI, or working to achieve client-driven sustainability goals, RDE supports and complements the work of the wider project team. Our team is accredited as LEED APs, LFAs, CEMs, CEAs and PEs. RDE offers expertise and analysis from project inception and design through construction and post-occupancy. Our services include:

    • Sustainability Options Appraisal / Master Planning
    • Green Building Charrette and Goal Setting Support
    • Conceptual Energy and Carbon Analysis / Preliminary Modeling
    • Green / High Performance Leasing
    • Energy Modeling, including:
      • LEED Certification
      • ILFI Living Building Challenge, Core Green Building, and Net Zero Certification
      • Net Zero Goal: Predictive Operational Energy and Carbon Modeling
      • Building Energy Code Compliance
    • LEED Daylight Modeling
    • Embodied Carbon / Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Modeling, including for
      • LEED Embodied Carbon and Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
      • ILFI Living Building Challenge / Core Green Building / Net Zero Carbon
      • MEP Whole-Life Carbon Analysis (MEP LCA)
    • Engineering Feasibility and Design Support for:
      • Waste Energy Heat Recovery & Ambient Temperature Loop Systems
      • Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) Systems
      • Heat Pumps for Partial or Full Electrification / Decarbonization
      • Thermal Energy Storage / Ice Storage Systems
      • Solar Photovoltaics (PV) and other Renewable / Clean Energy Systems
      • Fuel Cell and Hydrogen or Green / Renewable Natural Gas Systems
    • Comparative Modeling and Analysis of Different Design Options / Selections
    • Net Zero Goal Validation
    • ILFI Certification Final Audit
    • Energy and Carbon Management Program Support

CORPORATE DECARBONIZATION

Led by a former Carbon Trust Standard Assessor, RDE’s corporate decarbonization practice leverages knowledge and expertise built from undertaking behind the scenes carbon management audits of an array of different organizations, including a central bank, multiple office-based tenants, and a Formula 1 racing team. We apply this knowledge and experience to deliver successful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions management programs. Our process includes:

    • Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory Review / Gap Analysis
    • GHG Report Review and Recommendations
    • Reporting Support & Audit / Assurance
    • Business As Usual Benchmarking / Opportunity Appraisal
    • Target Feasibility & Ambition Analysis
    • Reduction Target & Strategy Development
    • GHG “Hot Spot” Analysis & Reduction Strategy Recommendations (Scopes 1, 2 & 3)
    • Energy & Carbon Management Program/Plan (Scopes 1 & 2)
      • Targeted Energy and Carbon Audits
      • Portfolio Opportunity Assessment (Energy Management & Renewable Energy)
    • Corporate Real Estate (CRE)
      • Green / High Performance Leasing
      • CRE Energy & Sustainability Standards

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