Benchmarking filing elements
Whole-building utility data, 12 consecutive months, entered into ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager — all present, or the pack does not release.
The most rigorous compliance pack a building owner can file.
CarbonCleared assembles a documentation-complete compliance filing pack — every required report, every utility bill extracted, every emissions calculation checked against the letter of each city's ordinance before a licensed RDP certifies and submits it.
Every subsection of LL84, LL97, BERDO, BEPSFive statutory filing elements, gate-checkedUtility bill extraction · meter mapping · emissions mathRDP-certified on every pack5-business-day SLA
Why filings fail
A single missing data point can trigger a $0.50/ft²/month penalty.
A building's compliance filing is only as strong as the data behind it. Miss a utility bill, mis-map a meter, miscalculate emissions, or fail to certify with a licensed professional — and the building faces fines that compound monthly.
Most owners run this by hand, from memory, once a year. The ordinance has not been read end-to-end since the last time it mattered. That is exactly where compliance gaps hide.
CarbonCleared exists to close that gap with a single, exhaustive standard applied identically to every file.
$0.50/ft²/mo
LL97 failure-to-file penalty — $50,000/month for a 100,000 ft² building
The benchmark
Measured against the letter of each ordinance — subsection by subsection.
We do not summarize the law and hope. Every pack is scored against a versioned rule pack tied to the exact text of each city's building performance standard. These are the provisions each pack is held to.
Emissions report & cap compliance
Emissions calculated per DOB methodology, compared against annual caps, with adjustments and exemptions documented — verified deterministically.
RDP certification requirement
Every filing certified by a licensed Registered Design Professional (PE/RA) — a regulatory chokepoint we own.
Boston BERDO reporting
Emissions data, sequestration, and ACP payments reported per BERDO schedule, with compliance pathway documented.
DC BEPS cycle compliance
Benchmarking, emissions reduction plan, and performance pathway documentation — all sequenced on the compliance calendar.
Audit & retro-commissioning coordination
10-year cycle audit data integrated into filing, with RCx measures tracked and submitted.
How a pack is built
Intake to RDP release, with deterministic gates the AI cannot overrule.
AI extracts and drafts. Deterministic rules — running as code, outside the model — decide what is complete. A licensed RDP certifies every release. That order is never reversed.
01
Penalty Exposure Scan
Upload building address and portfolio. We return a free compliance read: which ordinances apply, which filings are due, and which data gaps exist.
02
Utility data extraction
As your authorized agent, we collect 12 months of utility bills, extract consumption data, map meters to spaces, and upload to ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
03
Grounded drafting
The required reports are drafted from your validated data and the ordinance rule pack into field-locked templates — no legal opinions, no invented facts.
04
Deterministic completeness gates
Emissions reconcile to utility data to the decimal; caps are verified; exemptions are documented; any failure blocks release.
05
RDP certification
A licensed Registered Design Professional reviews the exception queue and certifies the filing. High-value or complex buildings route to senior engineer review first.
06
Delivery
You receive the pack: certified filings, utility data log, emissions calculations, compliance calendar, and submission confirmations — ready for the building owner to rest easy.
The bar we hold
Rigor you can measure.
100%
RDP-certified
No pack ships without a licensed professional signature.
5 days
Standard SLA
From complete intake to certified pack.
<1%
Critical-defect target
Tracked against a gold-standard pack library.
50+
City ordinances covered
NYC, Boston, DC, Chicago, LA, Seattle, Denver, and more.
Why CarbonCleared
Built to be the most thorough option a building owner has.
Documentation-complete, by design
The deliverable is completeness itself — every required report and data point accounted for or explicitly exception-coded. Nothing is left implicit.
Deterministic, not vibes
The gates that decide completeness are code, not a model's opinion. A drafting error cannot slip past a statutory requirement.
In its lane, on purpose
We prepare documentation and run data extraction as your clerical agent. We never provide legal advice or represent you in any enforcement proceeding.
Engagement
Flat fee, per building per year. No hourly billing, ever.
Simple, predictable, and aligned with a compliance standard — not a percentage of any penalty avoided.
- A free Penalty Exposure Scan before you commit — see exactly which filings are due and what data is missing.
- One flat fee per building per year for benchmarking filing ($349) or full LL97 report package ($1,450–$2,950).
- Multi-law compliance desk from $175–$450/building/month for ongoing coverage across all applicable ordinances.
- Optional expedited review for last-minute filings.
FAQ
Questions, answered precisely.
Is CarbonCleared a law firm?
No. CarbonCleared, a service of Your Deputy, Obuke LLC, provides documentation-completeness services. It is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and does not represent you in any legal matter. RDP certification is provided by licensed professionals, but legal review is recommended for contested or high-penalty matters.
Do you contact the building owner's tenants or utility companies?
Only as your authorized agent to obtain utility data. We never contact tenants directly for any purpose other than data collection, and we do not represent you in any enforcement proceeding.
What makes a pack 'complete'?
Completeness is defined by each ordinance: all required data fields in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, emissions calculated per methodology, caps verified, exemptions documented, and RDP certification obtained. Deterministic gates enforce each one before release.
How fast is it?
The standard SLA is five business days from complete intake to a certified pack. The free Penalty Exposure Scan is returned much sooner and tells you exactly what is still needed.
How are you priced?
Flat fee per building per year, plus disclosed pass-through costs for utility data retrieval if needed. No hourly billing and no percentage of any penalty avoided.
See what's missing before it costs you a penalty.
Start with a free Penalty Exposure Scan. Send your building address and portfolio details and we'll return a compliance read against every applicable ordinance.
Documentation-completeness service · not legal advice · the building owner files every report.