ModeScore Resources

ModeScore is the only globally recognised certification focused exclusively on helping real estate assets maximise their connectivity by supporting the full range of sustainable mobility options.

It builds on ActiveScore’s criteria for in-house active travel facilities, while taking a broader view of a building’s surrounding context, ensuring all forms of active and sustainable travel, from walking and transit to scootering and EVs, are supported.

ModeScore launched in 2024 in response to growing demand for a certification that reflects the full spectrum of sustainable mobility options.

While ModeScore aligns with and complements leading global certifications such as LEED, WELL, and BREEAM, we offer a few key advantages:

➔ More affordable: Our starting certification price is often a fraction of other systems, and without the need for third-party consultants, overall costs remain comparably low.

➔ More efficient: In as little as 5 weeks, we’re able to deliver a formal certification. 

➔ Locally tailored:  We don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, we benchmark certifications against local planning standards.

➔ No prerequisites: There are no requirements to meet before applying.

➔ Universal eligibility: All assets—regardless of use type, size, or location—are eligible, including those currently under development. 

➔ Flexible and upgradeable: Scores can be improved and upgraded anytime during the license term at no extra cost.

➔ Fully digital: The entire certification process is conducted online, saving time and avoiding costly on-site assessments.

ModeScore encompasses the ActiveScore certification and its active-travel focus on infrastructure, engagement, and future-proofing.

Taking a broader view of sustainable mobility, ModeScore also assesses connectivity across four key pillars: public transport, private vehicles, active travel, and green logistics (site-wide mobility).

Scoring within each of these pillars is awarded for ease of access and infrastructure related to different modes, as well as credit for engagement, innovation, and future-proofing, as in the ActiveScore standard.

Because everyone should enjoy a more sustainable travel future, we underpin each of these pillars with a distinct focus on universal accessibility.

A sample reference assessment is made available for free download on the Certification page of our website.

Our full blank assessment templates, which include scoring criteria, are available exclusively to ActiveScore and ModeScore Accredited Professionals (AP).

We encourage individuals to complete our AP course to gain important instructions and product information before beginning an assessment. The AP program is free, open to everyone, and can be completed in under a day. Register here today!

Already an AP? After completing the course, you should have received a certificate and a link to access exclusive materials, including our templates. If you’re still having trouble, please reach out to our team for assistance.

Our certifications are under three-year license terms, invoiced annually. (Note: you may request to pay for the entire license term upfront.)

ModeScore, which includes ActiveScore certification, is priced starting at £1,950 (or $2,450 USD). 

We offer select pricing discounts on a case-by-case basis. We are happy to offer discounts to partners who commit to applying certification across multiple properties within their portfolio.

We are also able to offer a small discount for projects that choose to pay their full three-year license term upfront. For more information, please contact us.

Yes, both certifications can be applied to any asset type of any size, in any location, and regardless of whether completed or in the development stages:

➔ Commercial office
➔ Multifamily residential
➔ Retail parks and enclosed retail
➔ Industrial and logistics
➔ Business and research parks
➔ Hospitality, including hotels and restaurants
➔ Universities and institutions
➔ Sporting facilities and other special uses
➔ Mixed-use projects

The certification process typically takes 4 to 5 weeks to complete.

Once you submit an expression of interest through one of our contact forms, our team will gather some initial information about your asset and issue an invoice. After that, you’ll move through four main stages:

1. Information Gathering: You’ll receive a questionnaire to provide detailed project information and supporting documentation, such as building specifications, floor plans, and, if available, photographs.

2. Preliminary Assessment: Once you submit your materials, our team will review them and deliver a Preliminary Assessment report. This includes your initial rating, any requests for missing information, and suggestions to improve your score.

3. Revisions & Resubmission: You’ll then have the opportunity to make improvements based on our feedback and submit updated evidence.

4. Formal Assessment: After reviewing your final submission, we’ll issue a Formal Assessment that includes your certificate, final report, and opportunities to help you market and celebrate your achievement.

At any point after your Formal Assessment—and during your license term—you’re welcome to submit additional evidence to improve your score. If approved, we’ll update your score and rating at no additional cost.

Our certification team accepts a variety of evidence types.

For existing and operational properties, we typically rely on annotated maps (including Google Maps), floor plans, architectural drawings, specification drawings, photographs, policies, planning documents, internal communications, promotional materials, and more.

For projects in the design and development phase, we similarly rely on annotated maps, renderings/CGIs, architectural and specification drawings, site plans, procurement documents, and statements of intention confirming future amenities and services.

Our team is happy to collaborate with you to determine which documentation will best support a thorough assessment.

Recertification is required every two or three years, depending on your most recent certification. This ensures continued high performance aligned with planning standards and best practices, and to qualify for maximum GRESB reporting credit. 

You can check your project’s certification period by viewing the expiration date on the Key Information page of your Final Assessment and on your property’s award certificate.

Have a property that is coming due for recertification? We invite you to review our Recertification Guide, which outlines 4 key actions you can take to prepare for a smooth renewal.