RESET Air Standard

RESET Air is the world’s first sensor-based, performance-driven indoor-air-quality certification. Its Commercial Interiors v2.0 standard is about continuous monitoring and transparent reporting, not a one-time design check. This article summarizes the monitored parameters and the targets a space must hold.

What Gets Monitored

RESET requires continuous monitors covering at least 80% of occupants across all regularly occupied space types, tracking PM2.5, TVOC, CO₂, and CO. Temperature and relative humidity are monitored (no set limit) because they affect the particle and VOC sensors.

Performance Targets

Paramètre	Acceptable	High Performance
PM2.5	< 35 μg/m³	< 12 μg/m³
TVOC	< 500 μg/m³	< 400 μg/m³
CO2	< 1,000 ppm	< 600 ppm
CO	< 9 ppm (combustion spaces only)	—

Certification Mechanics

• Data is streamed to the RESET Assessment Cloud; daily averages must stay within the Acceptable limits for three consecutive months (the data-review period) for initial certification.
• Monitors must be RESET-accredited Grade A (calibration) or Grade B (commercial), wall-mounted in the breathing zone (0.9–1.8 m), and at least 5 m from operable windows, filters, and fresh-air diffusers.
• Results must be shown to occupants via display, app, or QR code — transparency is part of the intent.

Where Recovery Fits

RESET does not mandate recovery, but good ventilation is needed to keep CO₂ below 1,000 ppm in occupied spaces — and that ventilation load is exactly what an VRE offsets. Filtration (see cleanroom HVAC practice) supports the PM2.5 target. For the design-side health standard, compare with WELL v2 ventilation: RESET is monitoring-first, WELL is design-plus-performance.

Practical Takeaway

Because RESET is performance-based, the recovery and filtration system must actually deliver clean air every day, not just on paper. Meter the loops and keep the commissioning records — the same discipline that ISO 50001 demands for energy.

Questions fréquemment posées

What does RESET Air monitor?
Continuous PM2.5, TVOC, CO2, and CO across at least 80% of occupied space, with temperature and humidity tracked.

What are the RESET performance targets?
For example PM2.5 below 35 micrograms per cubic meter acceptable, CO2 below 1,000 ppm acceptable, with stricter high-performance thresholds.

How is certification achieved?
Monitors stream data to the RESET cloud, and daily averages must stay within acceptable limits for three consecutive months.

Where does heat recovery fit with RESET?
Recovery offsets the ventilation load needed to keep CO2 low, and filtration supports the PM2.5 target; the standard is performance-based, so the system must deliver daily.

Questions fréquemment posées

What does RESET Air monitor?

Continuous PM2.5, TVOC, CO2, and CO across at least 80% of occupied space, with temperature and humidity tracked.

What are the RESET performance targets?

For example PM2.5 below 35 micrograms per cubic meter acceptable, CO2 below 1,000 ppm acceptable, with stricter high-performance thresholds.

How is certification achieved?

Monitors stream data to the RESET cloud, and daily averages must stay within acceptable limits for three consecutive months.

Where does heat recovery fit with RESET?

Recovery offsets the ventilation load needed to keep CO2 low, and filtration supports the PM2.5 target; the standard is performance-based, so the system must deliver daily.