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The Building Performance Exchange is a statewide resource for people and organizations seeking to enhance building performance and reduce carbon pollution in larger existing buildings.
It curates solutions, tools, events, and more, all focused on helping owners and operators to make building performance upgrades.
Primary Stakeholders:
Small portfolio developers, building owners, and operators with buildings subject to Building Performance Standards.
People who enhance building performance and reduce carbon pollution in large existing buildings in Massachusetts. Buildings that are ≥ 20,000 square feet or have ≥ 15 units if residential.
A standalone Building Performance Exchange website arrives this Summer
This collection of webpages is the temporary online home of the Exchange as an independent purpose-built website is being built.
Training & Events Spotlight
The Benefits of a Portfolio-level Plan for Building Performance Upgrades
The Benefits of a Portfolio-level Plan for Building Performance Upgrades
Join this 1-hour webinar to learn about the benefits of a Portfolio Decarbonization Roadmap—maximize energy savings, take advantage of incentives, and tackle aging equipment across a portfolio.
Resource Spotlight
Looking to better understand which technologies can improve building performance?
The High Performance Technology Primers are a set of resources that introduce readers to solutions that can help save energy and improve comfort in their buildings. A costs and benefits rating system helps readers choose the right technology for their building.
Planning a building upgrade? Here’s the financial case for why decarbonization pays off.
While building upgrades can involve challenges such as high upfront costs, competing budget priorities, and a lack of clear roadmaps, the full value of decarbonization can lead to long-term savings, mitigated risk, and improved tenant satisfaction.
Do you own or operate a building in Boston?
The Boston BERDO Compliance Case Study shows how a building owner can combine and/or phase building energy efficiency and electrification improvements to meet Boston BERDO emission limits.
Additional Resources:
Hire a Professional
City of Boston’s Third Party Verifier List | For building owners subject to Boston BERDO, find a third party verifier.
City of Boston’s Building Science Companies | Get professional support in implementing building performance upgrades.
Building Electrification Accelerator’s Funding and Technical Assistance Directory | Current and upcoming federal, local, and state funding / technical assistance opportunities to support electrification, improve energy efficiency, and renewable energy in existing buildings.
Built Environment Connects | Find and contact high performance building professionals with proven project experience.
Explore Partner Hub Resources
We’re in the Building Performance Partnership, a national platform for acceleration local building decarbonization.
Are you a building professional looking to contribute?
Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance
Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance
Join the BE+ Decarbonize Existing Buildings Alliance hosted monthly roundtable, a venue for architects, designers, construction managers, and sustainability professionals to discuss issues related to decarbonizing existing buildings.
Building Tech Forum 2026
Building Tech Forum 2026
Building Tech Forum 2026 is a series of 45 x 5-minute lightning talks where industry leaders present practical innovations accelerating the sustainable and regenerative design, construction and operation of the built environment. All presenters are then available at ne...
Call for Stories
Share your building upgrade stories, strategies, and lessons learned to build momentum and help cut carbon at scale. Help building owners and operators make informed, impactful decisions for their buildings.
Ask a Question
The Built Environment Plus team will do our best to engage professionals. We are currently unable to provide any direct support to individual projects or stakeholders.
The Building Peformance Exchange is funded by MassCEC
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center accelerates building decarbonization with proven electrification technologies, financing solutions, and workforce programs that deliver immediate economic and environmental benefits to every Massachusetts community.