Reset

What Reset does

RESET Standard is a non-profit organization that operates the world's first fully integrated, sensor-based performance standard and certification program for the built environment. Originating as a program within GIGA (Green Ideas Green Actions) in 2009 and spun out as an independent non-profit in 2025, RESET delivers a modular suite of standards covering operational performance (Air, Energy, Water, Waste) and embodied impact (Carbon, Circularity, Health). The technology stack combines accredited hardware monitors, accredited data providers, and the RESET Cloud analytics platform that streams continuous building data for benchmarking, certification audits, and ESG reporting.

The company monetizes through three primary revenue streams: (1) per-project documentation and site audit fees plus annual RESET Cloud subscriptions priced on a logarithmic scale by square meter (e.g., ~$2,010 first year and ~$670 recurring for a 1,000 m² commercial interiors project); (2) training and accreditation fees from the 603+ RESET Accredited Professionals required to guide projects; and (3) hardware and data provider accreditation testing fees. Distribution is partner-led via a global AP network, with 384+ certified projects across 3.25M+ m² and 25+ countries, including enterprise customers such as Starbucks, Louis Vuitton, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, PwC, Brookfield, Tishman Speyer, Dyson, and Vanke. RESET also maintains a strategic crosswalk partnership with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) for dual WELL v2 + RESET certification.

Name

Reset

Legal name

RESET Standard

Website

https://reset.build

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Sustainability Certification Software

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Regulatory & Disclosure Strategy (CSRD/ESRS, ISSB/IFRS S2, SEC, TCFD) (EUABAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Circular Economy & Waste/Materials Reporting (Zero waste, packaging) (EUAHAJAL)

Keywords

• Building sustainability certification
• Indoor air quality monitoring
• Green building standards
• Embodied carbon certification
• Sensor-based monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Changning

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Certification and Audit Fees: One-time documentation audit and site audit fees per standard module, plus annual RESET Cloud service fees including data audit and certification. Pricing uses logarithmic algorithm based on project size (m²), with larger projects receiving lower per-square-meter rates.
2. Annual Cloud Service Fees: Annual RESET Cloud subscription includes data audit and certification for all standard modules. Example pricing: 1,000 m² project first year ~$2,010 USD, second year onwards ~$670 USD.
3. RESET AP Training and Accreditation: Professionals pay for training intensive and exam to become RESET Accredited Professionals, required for guiding projects through certification.
4. Standards Documentation: RESET Standards are available for free download as lead generation for certification programs. Monitors and data providers pay for accreditation testing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

RESET develops and operates a modular standard and certification framework for sustainability in the built environment, combined with a cloud-based analytics platform (RESET Cloud) for continuous monitoring of air, energy, water, and waste. The organization certifies real estate projects, accredits professionals and data providers, and publishes open standards for embodied carbon, circularity, and material health.

Product overview

RESET Standard is a non-profit organization providing a modular standards and certification framework for measurable sustainability in the built environment. The offering is organized into two main standard categories: RESET Operational Standards (Air, Energy, Water, Waste) focused on operational phase performance with continuous monitoring, and RESET Embodied Standards (Carbon, Circularity, Health) focused on materials and construction lifecycle impacts. The core offering includes free publicly-available standard documentation and a paid three-tier certification program (Documentation Audit, Site Audit, Data Audit). Supporting the standards are the RESET Cloud analytics platform, the RESET AP (Accredited Professional) program, the RESET Data Provider accreditation, and the RESET Monitor accreditation. All standards are modular, allowing projects to implement individual modules over time according to their priorities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RESET Air Standard Performance-based indoor air quality standard that requires continuous monitoring with calibrated sensors. Target users are real estate owners, consultants, and building operators.
• RESET Energy Standard Continuous energy monitoring standard for built environments, requiring ongoing data collection from energy meters. Target users are real estate owners and operators.
• RESET Water Standard Continuous water monitoring standard covering water quality and consumption. Target users are real estate owners and building operators.
• RESET Waste Standard Continuous waste monitoring standard for built environments, tracking waste streams and diversion rates. Target users are real estate owners and operators.
• RESET Embodied Standard Umbrella standard for assessing building products and materials across carbon, circularity, and chemical-of-concern dimensions. Target users are product manufacturers and the building industry supply chain.
• RESET Cloud Cloud-based analytics and data validation platform that ingests sensor and meter data, runs RESET analytics (e.g., RESET Air Index, Viral Index, Days of Life Gained), and serves as the certification engine. Target users are certified projects, Accredited Professionals, and Accredited Data Providers.
• RESET Project Certification Program Three-level project certification program (Core, Core+Shell, Communities) verifying that a building or community continuously meets RESET performance standards. Target users are real estate owners, developers, and tenants.
• RESET Accredited Professional (AP) Program Training, accreditation, and certification program for professionals who implement RESET on projects. Target users are consultants, engineers, and sustainability professionals.
• RESET Accredited Data Provider Program Accreditation program for third-party data platforms whose sensors, meters, and monitoring software integrate with RESET Cloud. Target users are IoT and building analytics vendors.
• RESET Accredited Monitor Program Accreditation program for sensor hardware that meets RESET Air calibration and performance specifications. Target users are sensor manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 384+ RESET Projects completed globally across 25+ countries
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• GIGA (Green Ideas Green Actions)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009GIGA is the original parent organization that launched RESET in 2009. Originally born as a program within GIGA, RESET Standard evolved from GIGA's social enterprise focus on environmental sustainability. In 2025, RESET transitioned to an independent non-profit while maintaining close ties with GIGA's research and development initiatives.
• International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create crosswalk between RESET Air 2.0 Certification and WELL v2, making dual certification more achievable. RESET certification can contribute to WELL certification requirements, enabling projects to pursue both standards simultaneously.
• QLEARcoreTechnology or IntegrationQLEAR is an accredited data provider connected to RESET Cloud for data collection and analytics. Projects use QLEAR platform to retrieve and store monitor data for RESET certification.
• KaiterracoreTechnology or IntegrationKaiterra is a RESET Accredited Data Provider and monitor manufacturer (Sensedge Mini). Provides complete solution for RESET projects with certified air quality monitoring hardware and data platform integration.
• TongdycoreTechnology or IntegrationTongdy is a RESET Accredited Monitor manufacturer (PMD-18 Induct Air Detector). Chinese monitor brand providing hardware for RESET certified projects.
• DST SEEDBYTEcoreTechnology or IntegrationDST SEEDBYTE IEQ-Series is the 7th accredited monitor from DST to join RESET's growing list of Air Accredited Monitors.
• AirvedacoreTechnology or IntegrationAirveda AV-DUCT is an Indian monitor brand joining the growing list of RESET Air Accredited Monitors for project certification.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• International Living Future Institute (Living Building Challenge): ILFI operates the Living Building Challenge and other regenerative building standards with strong overlap to RESET's regeneration mission. Both push beyond conventional green building toward net-positive and health-focused outcomes, competing for the most ambitious developer projects.

Direct peers

• WiredScore: WiredScore certifies digital connectivity and smart building technology in commercial real estate. While focused on connectivity rather than air/energy, it competes in the same building certification sales motion targeting landlords, developers, and tenants seeking third-party verification of building performance.
• Fitwel: Fitwel is a building certification focused on occupant health and wellbeing, operated by the Center for Active Design. It overlaps with RESET Air on indoor environmental quality and competes for the same commercial interiors and tenant engagement use cases.
• Arc Skoru / Arc Performance Platform: Arc is a performance-based building certification and benchmarking platform tied to LEED, providing continuous performance scoring. Arc and RESET Cloud both deliver ongoing performance benchmarking rather than point-in-time certification, making them directly comparable in approach and customer base.
• GRESB: GRESB is the leading ESG benchmark for real estate and infrastructure portfolios, used by institutional investors to assess sustainability performance. RESET explicitly supports GRESB reporting via its benchmarking data, and both serve real estate owners and investors seeking verified ESG performance metrics.
• International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) / WELL: IWBI administers the WELL Building Standard, the closest direct competitor to RESET's Air standard. Both target indoor environmental quality and occupant health in built environments and have an official crosswalk enabling dual certification, making them direct peers with overlapping customer bases and methodologies.

Regional players

• Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) / Green Star: GBCA operates the Green Star rating system, dominant in Australia and active across the Asia-Pacific. While regionally focused, it competes for the same Asia-Pacific real estate certification projects that RESET targets, including projects in Singapore, Australia, and surrounding markets where RESET has a foothold.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) / LEED: USGBC administers LEED, the dominant global green building rating system. LEED covers broader sustainability categories (energy, water, materials, sites) with a more prescriptive approach, while RESET focuses on performance-based continuous monitoring. They compete for the same real estate developer and owner budgets.
• UL Solutions (UL Healthy Building / SPOT): UL offers indoor air quality and building performance verification services (UL SPOT, Healthy Building Mark), competing with RESET Air in third-party verified IAQ certification. UL's broader testing and certification portfolio gives it incumbency advantages in the same enterprise and real estate customer base.
• BRE Group / BREEAM: BRE operates BREEAM, one of the world's longest-established building certification schemes with strong European and emerging-market penetration. BREEAM competes with RESET across commercial real estate certifications and is frequently specified alongside or in place of performance-based standards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reset-standard

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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