GreenerU
Phone: 781-209-5760
Email: [email protected]
Address: 307 Waverley Oaks Rd Waltham, MA 02452
Website: https://www.greeneru.com
Company Description
GreenerU is a design-build climate action firm dedicated to delivering a decarbonized future for our customers. Since 2009, we have done this by helping our clients navigate the organizational, operational and infrastructure changes required to reach climate neutrality through planning, engineering and construction. From campus-wide climate action and decarbonization planning, to designing energy efficiency and building electrification retrofits, to figuring out how best to implement solutions with minimal impact on the occupants within your built environment, GreenerU is the thoughtful and strategic partner for delivering on your energy and carbon goals.
In addition to the services below, GreenerU provides: climate action planning, greenhouse gas reporting, STARS submission support, and decarbonization planning.
Solutions Offered
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Building Envelope
Built Environment, Energy Efficiency
- GHG Impact
- Moderate
- Economic Impact
- Neutral
- Feasibility
- Difficult
- Timeline
- 2-5 years
- Maintenance
- Low / None
- Publicity
- That's interesting
Building Envelope is an important component to right-sizing your future decarbonized heating and cooling needs. From sealing gaps, cracks and holes to more capital intensive upgrades like window replacements, GreenerU identifies and implements the right solution for your building. -
Energy Efficiency Program Framework
Energy Efficiency
- GHG Impact
- Moderate
- Economic Impact
- Net Savings
- Feasibility
- Doable
- Timeline
- 1-2 years
- Maintenance
- Low / None
- Publicity
- That's cool
GreenerU’s iterative and phased approach to investigating, designing and construction energy solutions increases team efficiency, while accelerating tangible results in your buildings.
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Green Labs
Built Environment
- GHG Impact
- Large
- Economic Impact
- Net Savings
- Feasibility
- Some Challenges
- Timeline
- 1-2 years
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Publicity
- That's cool
We help labs develop more sustainable and energy efficient policies and procedures through our facilitated, stakeholder-engaged planning processes.
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Ground Source Heating and Cooling
HVAC
- GHG Impact
- Enormous
- Economic Impact
- Net Savings
- Feasibility
- A Big Lift
- Timeline
- 10 years +
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Publicity
- That's really cool
GreenerU helps organizations evaluate, plan, engineer and construct GSHP systems that help transition campus energy systems to low- and no-carbon.
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HVAC
HVAC
- GHG Impact
- Large
- Economic Impact
- Net Savings
- Feasibility
- Some Challenges
- Timeline
- 1-2 years
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Publicity
- That's interesting
GreenerU designs and constructs HVAC projects from terminal unit retrofits through wholesale capital renewal projects. We excel at finding the right solution at the intersection of energy efficiency and capital renewal, while understanding how to construct these projects with minimal downtime.
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Integrated Design & Construction for Energy Projects
Built Environment, Business Agreement Format
- GHG Impact
- Large
- Economic Impact
- Net Savings
- Feasibility
- Doable
- Timeline
- 2-5 years
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Publicity
- That's cool
GreenerU offers a turnkey approach that focuses on energy performance from start to finish. Our framework is flexible, keeps our customers in control, and offers a true partnership throughout the design and construction process.
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Lighting
Built Environment, Energy Efficiency
- GHG Impact
- Moderate
- Economic Impact
- Net Savings
- Feasibility
- Very Achievable
- Timeline
- < 1 year
- Maintenance
- Low / None
- Publicity
- That's cool
GreenerU offers a thoughtful approach to lighting upgrades through a focus on high quality and standardized product lines and lighting controls to maximize savings and future-proof systems.
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Smart Labs
Built Environment
- GHG Impact
- Large
- Economic Impact
- Net Savings
- Feasibility
- Very Achievable
- Timeline
- 2-5 years
- Maintenance
- High
- Publicity
- That's interesting
In addition to the technical challenges of identifying and implementing your campus lab energy projects, GreenerU helps organizations navigate the organizational and operational challenges that stand in the way of successful Smart Lab projects.
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Sustainable Energy Services Agreement (SESA)
Business Agreement Format, Financial/Accounting Strategies
- GHG Impact
- Large
- Economic Impact
- Net Savings
- Feasibility
- Doable
- Timeline
- < 1 year
- Maintenance
- Low / None
- Publicity
- That's really cool
GreenerU can design and implement energy efficiency projects that often result in zero out of pocket cost for our customers.
Campus Projects
- Yale University School of Medicine - Integrated Design & Construction for Energy Projects, Smart Lab
- Harvard Medical School - Integrated Design & Construction for Energy Projects, Lighting & HVAC
- Brown University - Energy Efficiency Program Framework, Lighting & HVAC
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Smart Lab, Green Lab, HVAC, Lighting
- Mt. Holyoke College - Sustainable Energy Services Agreement
- Bentley University - Ground Source Heating and Cooling
- Wellesley College - Lighting
- Brandeis University - Integrated Design & Construction for Energy Projects
- Project Portfolio
Testimonials
“Having GreenerU support initiative development that required multiple layers of stakeholders, with varying priorities and visions, was instrumental in ensuring the collaborative approach and buy-in required to make implementation and operations successful.” – Jess Berry, Brown University
“Having the structural and procedural support, as well as the emotional cheerleading support, was absolutely critical to these projects. It was so wonderful to have a third party facilitator come in—that took a lot of pressure off of me.” – Cameren Cousins, Director of Sustainability The Fenn School
“There is no other consulting firm that specializes in higher education the way that GreenerU does.” – Amanda King, Chief of Staff and Associate Vice President of Sustainability Bentley University
“GreenerU’s disciplined approach to meetings and meeting preparation enabled my team to focus more effectively on the content of the plan and engendered confidence that the final product would reflect our input. We got far more done and ended up with a better plan than we would have without GreenerU.” – Andy Feick, Associate Vice President, Sustainable Facilities Operations & Capital Planning Swarthmore College
“GreenerU’s team has boundless energy, patience, and keen expertise. Unflappable, they managed to keep a disparate committee on track and on point—and they are fun to work with!” – Jeff Adams, Chair, Corporation board of directors Concord Free Public Library
