Turn your building retrofit savings into carbon credit revenue — closing the financing gap to decarbonize buildings at scale.
The BERS pROGRAM
The Building Emissions Reduction Standard (BERS) is Ontoly's certification framework for quantifying, verifying, and issuing carbon credits from building retrofits. It sets the rules for how emissions reductions are measured, what qualifies, and how credits are tracked from issuance to retirement — all on a public registry.
Who Creates Berus
Ontoly works with several types of suppliers who create BERUs from real building retrofit projects.
Suppliers
Building Owners & Managers
Monetize your retrofit savings as certified carbon credits.Retrofit Consultants
Offer clients a carbon revenue pathway alongside your advisory services.Retrofit Engineering Firms
Connect your engineering work directly to verified carbon outcomes.
sell & TRANSFER BERUS
Who Buys Berus
Several types of buyers purchase BERUs — each with different goals but the same need for high-integrity, building-level carbon credits.
Buyers
Voluntary Carbon Market Buyers
High-integrity credits backed by real utility data, not estimates.Green Building Certification Buyers
Offsets for Zero Carbon Standard, LEEDv5, and similar programs.Building Performance Standard Compliance
BERUs may qualify as a compliance mechanism under emerging Building Performance Standards — channeling finance to real retrofit projects. Subject to jurisdictional approval.
buy & trade BERUS
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Fill the building decarbonization financing gap with carbon credit revenue.
The carbon registry built for buildings. Verified emissions reductions, tradable with confidence
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© 2026 Ontoly. All rights reserved.
