What ActiveScore does

ActiveScore operates a building certification and assessment platform focused on Active Travel — walking and cycling infrastructure, services, and strategy in real estate. Its core methodology rates buildings across three pillars: physical Infrastructure (bike racks, showers, lockers, way-finding), Tenant Engagement Services (bike servicing, laundry, active travel user groups), and Future-Proofing, awarding tiered ratings from Certified through Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Platinum 100. The company claims recognition or alignment with major green building frameworks — WELL, BREEAM, LEED, and GRESB — so its recommendations can earn cross-credits in adjacent certifications, and is recognized by the UK Green Building Council.

The company's customers are primarily commercial real estate owners, developers, and property portfolio managers who use ActiveScore to differentiate on ESG credentials, retain tenants, and access sustainability-linked financing. Revenue is generated through four streams: one-time fees for individual building certifications, one-time fees for portfolio assessments, professional services for consultancy/design work on amenity upgrades, and recurring revenue from the AP (Accredited Professional) training program. Go-to-market is enterprise-led, primarily direct, and supported by a network of trained AP advocates and partnerships with major commercial real estate services firms including Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, CBRE, Knight Frank, and Savills. More than 450 projects across 15 countries have been certified.

Name

ActiveScore

Legal name

ActiveScore US

Website

https://activetravelscore.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ActiveScore operates a certification and assessment platform that rates buildings on active travel infrastructure, tenant engagement services, and future-proofing, serving commercial real estate owners and developers across 15 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Green Building Certification

NAICS

Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupancy, Space Utilization & Workplace Experience (HSAPAPAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAA)

Keywords

• Building certification services
• Active travel assessment
• Green building standards
• ESG real estate compliance
• Cycling infrastructure certification

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Building Certification: Fees for assessing, certifying and enhancing Active Travel facilities and services in buildings. Certification is available for both existing buildings and proposed buildings.
2. Portfolio Assessment: Streamlined assessment services for property portfolios, enabling multiple buildings to be certified under unified processes.
3. Consultancy/Design Services: Advisory services for upgrading active travel amenities in buildings, including guidance on infrastructure improvements.
4. AP Program: Training and certification program for professionals who want to become Active Travel experts. The program equips APs to advise clients, colleagues and partners on trends, benchmarks and regulations in Active Travel.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ActiveScore assesses, certifies, and enhances Active Travel facilities and services in real estate buildings worldwide. Its methodology rates buildings on Infrastructure (bike racks, showers, lockers, way-finding), Tenant Engagement Services (bike servicing, laundry, user groups), and Future-Proofing strategy, awarding Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Platinum 100 ratings. It also provides portfolio assessments across multiple buildings and design/consultancy services for upgrading amenities.

Product overview

ActiveScore is a certification and assessment platform for Active Travel facilities in real estate. The core offering consists of the ActiveScore Certification system which awards ratings (Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Platinum 100) based on three assessment pillars: Infrastructure, Tenant Engagement Services, and Future-Proofing. The platform is complemented by Portfolio assessment services for streamlining multi-building certification, Consultancy services for designing and upgrading amenities, and the AP (Accredited Professional) Program for training property professionals. More than 450 projects across 15 countries have been certified.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ActiveScore Certification Assessment and certification service that evaluates buildings across Infrastructure (bike racks, showers, lockers, way-finding), Tenant Engagement Services (bike servicing, laundry, user groups), and Future-Proofing, awarding ratings of Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Platinum 100. Available for both existing and proposed buildings and intended for commercial real estate owners, developers, and property managers.
• ActiveScore Portfolios Property portfolio assessment service that streamlines the certification process across multiple buildings under unified criteria, providing consistency and efficiency for owners of large property portfolios such as REITs and institutional investors.
• ActiveScore Consultancy (Design) Advisory and design service for building owners and developers upgrading active travel amenities, providing guidance on the most efficient and effective approaches for creating world-class end-of-trip facilities and active travel infrastructure.
• ActiveScore AP (Accredited Professional) Program Training and accreditation program for professionals who want to become Active Travel experts, equipping participants to advise clients, colleagues, and partners on the latest trends, benchmarks, and regulations in active travel.

Quantifiable outcome

• Buildings with green certifications can charge higher rent
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cushman & WakefieldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor global commercial real estate services firm that partners with ActiveScore for active travel certification of buildings they manage and advise on.
• JLLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading professional services firm specializing in real estate and investment management, collaborating with ActiveScore on building certifications.
• CBREcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's largest commercial real estate services firm, working with ActiveScore on active travel certification solutions.
• Knight FrankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent global real estate consultancy that has published joint research with ActiveScore on soft mobility trends.
• AXAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsurance company involved in real estate investments, partnering with ActiveScore for ESG-related property assessments.
• WorkmanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProperty management and real estate services firm working with ActiveScore on active travel certification.
• SavillscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal real estate services provider collaborating with ActiveScore on building certification.
• Tishman SpeyercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational real estate developer and owner using ActiveScore certification for their properties.
• VornadocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate investment trust using ActiveScore certification for their building portfolio.
• LendleasecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational property and infrastructure group that has conducted portfolio assessments with ActiveScore in Australia.
• PAGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate investment management firm partnering with ActiveScore for ESG certification.
• GIDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate investment and development company using ActiveScore certification.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fitwel: Fitwel is a building certification focused on occupant health and wellbeing, using a similar scoring approach to ActiveScore. Both sell certifications and consultancy to commercial real estate owners seeking tenant-experience differentiation and ESG-aligned building credentials.
• SmartScore: SmartScore, from WiredScore, certifies buildings for smart technology readiness, using a similar methodology and rating structure to ActiveScore. Both are niche building certifications sold to the same commercial real estate buyer segment with comparable enterprise sales motions.
• WiredScore: WiredScore certifies buildings for digital connectivity infrastructure using a tiered rating system (Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum), mirroring ActiveScore's structure. Both target commercial real estate owners, position certifications as tenant attraction and ESG tools, and sell assessment services globally to the same enterprise buyer profiles.

Broad incumbents

• WELL Building Standard (IWBI): WELL is a much larger and broader health-focused building certification that ActiveScore explicitly aligns with. WELL serves the same commercial real estate owners but covers a wider scope (air, water, light, etc.), positioning it as an incumbent that could absorb ActiveScore's active travel category.
• GRESB: GRESB is the dominant ESG benchmark for real estate portfolios and explicitly recognizes ActiveScore as a contributing certification. GRESB is a strategic ally in the value chain but also a larger institution that could expand its own building-level assessment scope.
• LEED (USGBC): LEED is the most widely recognized green building certification globally and serves the same commercial real estate owner base as ActiveScore. As with BREEAM, LEED is both a complementary standard that ActiveScore feeds into and an incumbent that could add active travel criteria to its own framework.
• BREEAM: BREEAM is a global green building certification scheme covering sustainability categories that overlap with ActiveScore's ESG positioning. ActiveScore integrates with BREEAM credit frameworks, but BREEAM operates at much greater scale and brand recognition, making it both a partner and a competitive threat.

Regional players

• NABERS: NABERS is the Australian national building rating system covering energy, water, and waste. Like ActiveScore, it certifies building performance against defined criteria, but operates primarily in Australia and is government-backed, positioning it as a regional incumbent in a comparable certification niche.
• BOMA BEST: BOMA BEST is a Canadian commercial building certification for environmental performance. It uses a similar tiered certification model to ActiveScore and serves a comparable tenant-experience and ESG-focused customer base, though primarily in the Canadian market.

Emerging players

• CyclingScore (UK): CyclingScore is an emerging UK-based cycling infrastructure certification for places and developments. It overlaps directly with ActiveScore's active travel focus on cycling, but at a smaller scale and narrower scope, positioning it as a direct emerging competitor in the cycling-specific certification niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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