RESET^® Air

Completeness

RESET Air standardizes the continuous monitoring requirements of air quality in built environments. Continuous monitoring makes visible the invisible factor that impacts all indoor spaces in regards to health, productivity, and sustainability by using live data to highlight the changes in indoor air quality in real time.

The completeness of data verifies whether or not all the data is there and whether there is enough data to understand the state of indoor air quality.

Quality

RESET is first and foremost a standard for data quality. Air quality performance results are only as good as the data being assessed.

RESET addresses data quality at the source and specifies requirements for the monitors and the deployment methodology in a project. RESET also makes sure the data is trusted and relevant by requiring monitors to be installed in the right way and to have plans for long term maintenance. Lastly, RESET sets requirements for how the data is reported and connected to guarantee transparency and access via analysis and reporting.

The quality of data verifies that the data is true and reflects the actual situation.

Performance

RESET Air is performance-based and sets performance targets based on industry best-practices and international standards.

Acceptable targets are requisite for projects pursuing the RESET Air Project Certification, tracked through continuous monitoring and calculated into a daily average according to hours of occupancy. High Performance targets are listed as a reference for projects striving for more rigorous IAQ goals and/or for projects located in regions where ambient outdoor air quality levels typically stay within recommended health limits.

Performance Targets for the Commercial Interior Project Typology

Performance Targets for the Core & Shell Project Typology

*Note that if TVOC is in ppb, the equivalent to 500 ug/m3 and 400 ug/m3 is 220 and 176 ppb respectively. Learn more in the FAQ.

Intent

The intent of the RESET Air Standard is:

• Promote the continuous monitoring of air quality in built environments.
• Standardize how indoor air quality performance is measured and communicated to make them comparable and benchmark-able.
• Advocate awareness and transparency around air quality by reporting the data to project occupants to foster education and promote social equity.
• Raise public awareness of indoor air quality and its impacts on environmental and occupant health.
• Gamify the data to create incentives for better air quality.

Health and Productivity

Healthy air can lead to less health issues and higher productivity. Exposure to bad air quality in and indoor environment can make people sick and miss work days. It can also lead workers to being less productive due to the effect of pollutants on cognitive function.

• Particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) refers to particles with diameter 2.5 µm or less. Exposure to high concentrations of PM2.5 can cause diseases in respiratory and cardiovascular systems.
• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds that easily become vapors or gases. Common VOCs include formaldehyde, benzene, toluene, and styrene. Long-term exposure to VOCs can cause damage to the liver, kidneys, and the central nervous system.
• Carbon Dioxide (CO2) concentration has a direct impact on productivity and comfort. Elevated CO2 levels lead to drowsiness, dizziness and cognitive disfunction.

Learn more by downloading the 2.1. RESET Air Introduction in the downloads section.

Accredited Professionals

RESET Accredited Professionals (RESET APs) are expert advisors trained in the RESET Standards who provide this knowledge to project teams pursuing RESET.

To optimize the process, RESET APs are responsible, and required, for guiding project teams through the entire project accreditation and certification process.

RESET will not provide the service of guiding projects because we maintain the third-party auditor role.

To learn more about RESET APs, click here.

To see a list of the current RESET APs in the RESET Directory, click here.

Accredited Data Providers

Data Providers are responsible for collecting and aggregating the data according to RESET requirements, in addition to providing projects with a way to access the indoor air quality data in real time. The required data is to be collected and transferred to the RESET Cloud for assessment purposes.

To facilitate the process, projects pursuing RESET Project Accreditation or Certification must use a RESET Accredited Data Provider, who are already connected to the RESET Cloud for auditing and assessment purposes.

RESET will not provide data provider services and will maintain only the third-party assessment cloud.

For more information, please refer to the 2.8 RESET Air Accredited Data Provider Standard in the downloads section.

Accredited Monitors

RESET Air requires continuous monitoring of regularly occupied spaces. The accuracy of air quality monitors is of critical importance to determine how IAQ is impacting occupant health and to appropriately guide HVAC operations and maintenance. Market-available monitors range widely in quality, accuracy and reliability, therefore, RESET Air sets standards for sensor performance, maintenance, and calibration.

RESET Accredited Monitors, monitors which have passed our testing procedure (Section 2.7 in downloads), are required for a project pursuing RESET Project Accreditation or Certification. Only Grades A and B are acceptable for use in RESET Air Projects. Grade Cs are not acceptable.

RESET will not develop nor sell monitors and will only test and accredit monitors in the industry as a third-party assessor.

For more information, please refer to the 2.6 RESET Air Accredited Monitor Standard in the downloads section.

RESET Air Index

The RESET Air Index is a continuous monitoring air quality index that describes the optimization of a space based on RESET Air's performance targets.

RESET Viral Index

The RESET Viral Index is an index, leveraging continuous monitoring of air quality, that uses research on airborne viral transmissions to derive an algorithm to inform the optimization of a building's or indoor space's air quality and expresses it in one number.

For more information, please check out the RESET Initiative: RESET Viral Index.