Arc

What Arc does

Arc is a cloud-based sustainability performance platform operated by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the non-profit (501(c)(6)) organization affiliated with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) that administers LEED certification. The platform aggregates operational building data across five categories — energy, water, waste, transportation, and human experience — and produces an Arc Performance Score (0–100) that indicates LEED certification readiness, with scores above 40 eligible for certification and above 80 potentially qualifying for LEED Platinum. In December 2023, Arc Skoru Inc.'s ownership was consolidated under GBCI, ending a dual-entity structure.

The platform is built on a freemium model. The free tier enables any user to create projects, upload data, connect to 20+ integration partners, and generate performance scores. Arc Essentials, the first paid professional tier launched in May 2020, is priced at $70.83/user/month on annual billing (or $85/month monthly) and adds score modeling, custom reports, and portfolio analytics. Revenue is supplemented by Arc Performance Certificates (annual, per-category recognition), Arc Climate Risk ($500/project, with Moody's ESG Solutions powering physical risk analysis), Arc Financial Impact (powered by Autocase), and the sports-vertical Play to Zero program (co-developed with the Green Sports Alliance). The platform tracks over 7 billion square feet of building space across enterprise customers including JBG Smith (16M sq ft), Kilroy Realty, Boston Properties, Tishman Speyer, Vornado, Cadillac Fairview, BNY Mellon, Oracle, the Austin Convention Center, Delhi International Airport, and Bucknell University. Distribution is hybrid: self-serve product-led growth on the web platform paired with enterprise field sales for portfolios exceeding 5 users or 25 projects, and a channel motion through integration partners (Measurabl alone covers 40,000+ buildings / 8 billion sq ft / 70 countries).

Name

Arc

Legal name

Green Business Certification Inc.

Website

https://arcskoru.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arc is a cloud-based sustainability performance platform operated by GBCI/USGBC that scores real-world building performance across energy, water, waste, transportation, and human experience to drive LEED certification readiness for commercial real estate owners, enterprises, and institutions globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Performance Software

akta.pro primary industry

Semantic Layer, Metrics Store & Headless BI (HDAEAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Suites (HDAEAGAB)

Keywords

• Sustainability performance platform
• Building performance scoring
• Green building certification
• LEED certification tools
• Environmental data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Arc Free Tier: Free basic access allowing anyone to create projects, add data, connect to partners, score performance, communicate by email, and analyze LEED Readiness. No cost to use the core Program or Platform currently.
2. Arc Essentials Subscription: Professional tier at $70.83/user/month when billed annually ($85/month when billed monthly). Includes advanced features for planning, analyzing, and communicating project and portfolio performance including custom reports, score modeling, and portfolio analytics.
3. Arc Performance Certificates: Subscription-based recognition for operational performance in any of five categories. Priced per certificate with contact-based pricing for 5 or more certificates. Certificates are valid for up to 1 year.
4. LEED Certification Fees: GBCI charges fees for LEED certification including LEED v4.1 O+M, LEED Recertification, and LEED Zero. Fees are managed through USGBC fee schedule.
5. Climate Risk Service: Arc Climate Risk available for $500 per project. Volume pricing available upon request. Includes access to Climate Risk Performance Dashboard, Carbon and Electrification Scores, and one physical risk report from Moody's ESG Solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Arc is a cloud-based sustainability performance platform that measures, tracks, and scores real-world building performance across five categories — energy, water, waste, transportation, and human experience — and produces an Arc Performance Score that signals LEED certification readiness. The platform is operated by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), with native integration into LEED v4.1 O+M certification and LEED Recertification. Arc is offered via a free core tier with paid premium modules (Arc Essentials subscription, Performance Certificates, Climate Risk, Financial Impact, Re-Entry, Play to Zero).

Product overview

Arc is a sustainability performance platform operated by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The platform uses a freemium model with the free Arc tier providing basic project creation, data upload, and performance scoring across five categories. Premium offerings include Arc Essentials (professional tools for $70.83/user/month), Arc Performance Certificates, Climate Risk ($500/project), Financial Impact (via Autocase), Arc Re-Entry, and Play to Zero. The platform integrates with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, Measurabl, Schneider Electric, Wattics, arbnco, B-Line, Commutifi, QLEAR, and other partners for automated data flows. Arc supports LEED certification and GRESB reporting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Arc Essentials: Professional subscription tier providing advanced features for project and portfolio performance analysis, custom reports, and market insights.
• Arc Performance Certificates
• Play to Zero
• Arc Re-Entry
• Arc Climate Risk
• Arc Financial Impact

Products and services

• Arc Free sustainability performance platform that enables any project team to create projects, upload data, and generate Arc Performance Scores across energy, water, waste, transportation, and human experience categories for spaces, buildings, or places. Used as the entry point for LEED readiness analysis and as the foundation for all premium modules.
• Arc Essentials Premium subscription tier at $70.83/user/month (annual) or $85/user/month (monthly) that adds professional analytics for portfolio managers and sustainability teams, including custom date ranges, score modeling, advanced scoring, custom reports, portfolio analytics, and market insights via Arc Insights. Targeted at users managing multiple projects or portfolios who need deeper analysis and reporting beyond the free tier.
• Arc Performance Certificates Third-party validated recognition certificates that confirm leadership or improvement in any of the five Arc categories (energy, water, waste, transportation, human experience). Certificates are valid for up to one year, suitable for stakeholder communication, and earn GRESB points. Contact-based pricing for 5 or more certificates.
• Arc Climate Risk Climate risk assessment module providing transition risk metrics (Arc Carbon Score, Arc Electrification Score) and site-specific physical climate risk reports (covering sea level rise, storm surge, and wildfire) via Moody's ESG Solutions. Available for $500 per project with volume pricing on request. Includes access to the Climate Risk Performance Dashboard, GHG emissions charts, and one Moody's physical risk report per project.
• Arc Financial Impact Financial impact analysis module powered by Autocase that calculates retrospective and 25-year scenario-based dollar-denominated financial, social, and environmental impacts of sustainability performance. Designed for building owners and investors who need to quantify the business case for sustainability investments.
• Arc Re-Entry Pandemic-era module providing tools for infection-control policy benchmarking, occupant experience tracking, and indoor air quality monitoring (including CO2 and PM2.5). Used by facility managers to communicate infection control plans, engage occupants, and measure indoor air quality for safe re-entry into workplaces.
• Play to Zero Sustainability performance toolkit developed in collaboration with Green Sports Alliance for sports venues, teams, leagues, and conferences. Provides sports-specific benchmarking tools, roadmaps, and recognition programs designed to guide the sports sector toward net-zero carbon goals. Distributed through the Green Sports Alliance network of 300+ member organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7+ billion square feet of building space tracking operational performance metrics
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MeasurablcoreTechnology or IntegrationMeasurabl is the world's leading ESG data management platform for commercial real estate with over 40,000 buildings across 70 countries. Integration enables pre-filling Arc's required LEED fields with auto-collected ESG data, removing manual entry and reducing inaccuracies.
• Schneider ElectriccoreTechnology or IntegrationSchneider Electric provides energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability. Partnership enables efficiency analysis tools and data integration for Arc users.
• arbncocoreTechnology or IntegrationBased in Glasgow, UK and Detroit, Michigan, arbnco is a building performance software company providing sensors for air quality and thermal comfort monitoring, occupant engagement tools, and dashboard analytics. One-click integration with Arc.
• AutocasecoreTechnology or IntegrationAutocase provides economic analysis tools to calculate financial impacts of sustainability performance. Partnership brings dollar-denominated financial, social, and environmental impact analysis to Arc users including retrospective analysis and scenario modeling.
• Moody's ESG SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership expanded Arc's Climate Risk offering to include site-specific physical risk reports covering sea level rise, storm surge, and wildfire. Moody's Climate Solutions suite provides forward-looking, location-specific climate risk data.
• Green Sports AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlay to Zero is a leadership recognition platform and sustainability toolkit developed in collaboration with 300+ Green Sports Alliance members. Guides sports sector toward net-zero carbon with sports-specific benchmarking tools and targets.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/arcskoru
• Facebookfacebook.com/arcskoruinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arcskoru

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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