A growing part of the goals and planning strategy of many businesses revolves around the topic of decarbonization. As the landscape throughout the world changes, businesses are much more aware of carbon emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3) and the impact on their operating environment and bottom line. As a result, companies are looking to employ strategies to reduce carbon emissions for not only more efficient operation, but also to meet carbon reporting goals and other internal directives.
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Achieving Long-Term Strategies
As part of our service offerings, Burton has experience with helping clients develop achievable, long-term strategies for decarbonization and can help facilities reduce carbon emissions to meet internal goals and objectives. This is accomplished through a decarbonization audit, which consists of a roadmap and timeline for achieving the client’s carbon reduction goals and targets.
Greenhouse gas emission reduction audits (GHG ERA), otherwise known as decarbonization audits, provide a framework to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions at the building level. By completing a detailed decarbonization study which quantifies current carbon intensity as well as the efficiency, electrification, and procurement options that are available and their associated carbon and financial impacts, Burton can provide our clients a roadmap to net-zero emissions.
Components of a decarbonization audit include:
- ASHRAE Level II energy audit
- Extensive equipment evaluations
- Low-cost energy efficiency measures < 2-year ROI
- Capital-intensive projects
- Longer-term projects > 6-year ROI that may also directly impact emissions
- Electrification options
- Replacing on-site equipment that burns fossil fuels (i.e., natural gas, fuel oil, propane, etc.) with electric equipment to reduce the Scope 1 carbon impacts.
- Onsite renewables
- Analysis of solar photovoltaic (PV) system potential
- Refrigerant emission impacts
- Renewable energy procurement opportunities
- Renewable energy credits (RECs)
- Carbon offsets to account for residual Scope 1 emissions
- Roadmap to achieve net zero emissions.

As illustrated above, Burton develops this framework by incorporating an ASHRAE Level II energy audit, extensive equipment evaluation, electrification potential, onsite renewables, and renewable energy procurement opportunities to provide a roadmap to achieve net zero emissions.
In addition, a decarbonization audit may also include:
- Refrigerant emissions measures to mitigate leaks from equipment containing refrigerants and the potential to convert to low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants.
- Financial analysis that includes first cost, payback, and impact on future operating expenses.
Decarbonization audits are structured based on client requirements and desired outcomes, and they can also play a key part in a company’s GHG Compliance reporting and goals. Burton can also act as the Owner’s agent and manage the implementation of projects from start to finish.
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