These assumptions, however, are not guaranteed.

Operational reductions cannot occur without targeted investments, and their timing, magnitude, and financial feasibility vary widely across buildings. Grid-modernization projections are equally uncertain—especially as policy priorities shift and climate-related programs face delays. As a result, building owners frequently find themselves reverting to manual calculations to verify or correct the assumption-driven outputs they initially received.

RUHL AI takes a fundamentally different approach.

Our Decarbonisation design methodology also begins with a calculator, but one that is strictly grounded in known, published, and legally enforceable data—without introducing speculative reductions or unverified future conditions. We rely exclusively on:

• The emission factors and limits explicitly stated in Local Law 97 and its accompanying rules, and
• The building’s own historical emissions as reported under the Benchmarking Law.

By eliminating assumptions about future grid performance, operational behavior, or investment outcomes, we ensure that every output reflects present-day realities and the law as it is written—not how it might evolve. The results only change if the law itself changes, providing building owners with calculations that are stable, transparent, and fully aligned with regulatory requirements.

This makes RUHL AI one of the most reliable and defensible analysis tools available. And the Fines Calculator is just the first step.