WiredScore, the connectivity certification

WiredScore certification assesses a building’s digital connectivity: internet access, mobile coverage, robustness of infrastructure and capacity to take on new technology. It does not judge energy or carbon, but what an occupier notices on arrival: can they work, or live, without interruption?

WiredScore was founded in New York in 2013, then won the Greater London Authority tender in 2015 to become the Mayor of London’s Digital Connectivity Rating Scheme. The company writes its scorecards and awards the certification itself: there is no separate certification body.

On 25 March 2026, Meter, a US provider of enterprise network infrastructure, announced its acquisition of WiredScore. WiredScore states that its certifications remain global, independent standards, and plans to hand the development of its scorecards to a Governance Council drawn from its network of accredited professionals.

Sources: WiredScore website and announcement of the Meter acquisition, March 2026.

WiredScore comes in versions by asset type (offices, homes, industrial and logistics), while SmartScore, its smart building certification, covers offices and hotels. Two designations apply to several buildings at once: Neighborhood for a district, Portfolio for a property portfolio.

Sources: WiredScore FAQ on eligible buildings, launch of the industrial and logistics label in France, launch of SmartScore and the SmartScore page, which presents the Neighborhood and Portfolio designations.

There is no separate “Developer” or “Landlord” certification: the difference between a project and a building in use is handled by the scorecard. For offices, WiredScore offers an Office (development) and an Office (occupied) version, chosen according to the building’s stage.

Launched on 20 April 2021, SmartScore was built with the WiredScore Smart Council, which brings together tenants, landlords and real estate professionals. At launch, 44 landlords had committed 70 buildings in 7 countries.

WiredScore certification assesses seven categories, from internet access to the building’s capacity to evolve; SmartScore assesses nine, focused on the features offered to occupiers and on the technical foundations.

The seven WiredScore categories

Internet Service Provision

Number and quality of the providers able to serve the building, and how easily an occupier can subscribe to a service.

Mobile Performance

Quality of the mobile signal inside the building. Requirements were raised significantly in 2025, especially for the highest levels.

Digital Services

Wi-Fi in common areas and for guests, booking systems, personalised amenity access, smart parcel lockers: baseline expectations since 2025.

Sustainability Technology

Tracking and managing the building’s environmental impact, and data supplied to occupiers for their ESG reporting.

Infrastructure Setup

Provider entry points, cable pathways, telecom rooms and internal networks that carry connectivity.

Technology Resilience

The building’s ability to stay connected through an outage: diverse connections, protected technical rooms, backup power. The 2023 scorecard began rewarding lower-carbon backup power sources.

Future Readiness

Spare space and capacity to take on new technology without major works.

Source: WiredScore certification page.

The industrial and logistics scorecard uses six of these categories, without digital services: a warehouse first needs connection, mobile coverage and continuity of service.

The nine SmartScore categories

Access and Navigation

Entry into the building and wayfinding for occupiers and visitors.

Digital Services

Building services offered to occupiers through digital channels.

Operational Excellence

Tools that help the operator maintain and run the building.

Safety and Security

Technology for the safety and security of people and property.

Sustainability Technology

Tracking and reducing the building’s environmental impact.

Wellbeing

Technology supporting occupier health and comfort.

Cybersecurity

Protection of connected building systems, strengthened in the 2025 scorecards.

Data Management

Governance of and access to the data the building produces.

Systems Integration

Ability of building systems to exchange their data.

Source: SmartScore certification page.

Which version in October 2026?

The scorecards in force are those from the update announced in June 2025 as coming “later this year” for WiredScore and SmartScore; by July 2025, WiredScore was describing its certifications as “newly updated”, without publishing a switchover date (WiredScore post of July 2025). WiredScore does not publish a version number on its public pages; the previous known reference for offices was v3.1, from July 2023. Have the applicable scorecard confirmed at registration.

Source: announcement of the 2025 WiredScore and SmartScore scorecard updates.

WiredScore certification has four levels, Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum, plus the Pre-certified designation, reserved for buildings in development. The level depends first on meeting the minimum requirements, then on the breadth and depth of the technology implemented.

Sources: WiredScore FAQ on levels and WiredScore French website.

WiredScore certification follows six steps, from registration to promoting the result, with a dedicated contact at WiredScore (Client Success Manager). The main difference lies in the building’s status: a project is assessed on documents, an occupied building may be assessed on site.

RegisterStep 1

The building is registered and the flat fee, due at the start of the process, is paid.

Kick offStep 2

Meeting with WiredScore to set the target level, timeline and action plan.

AssessStep 3

Document submission or site survey. A building in development is assessed on plans, photos and documents, with no site visit, including after completion.

EvidenceStep 4

Review of the evidence against the scorecard and identification of quick wins that can gain a level.

CertifyStep 5

Delivery of the certificate, a fact sheet, a detailed building report and a marketing toolkit.

PromoteStep 6

Use of the level achieved in marketing, including the Pre-certified designation during development.

Sources: WiredScore certification process and WiredScore FAQ on assessing developments.

WiredScore publishes no standard timeline: the length of the process varies by building. On the client side, projects are handled by Accredited Professionals, trained and examined by WiredScore, whose accreditation renews in two-year periods: free if the professional certified a building during the period, $250 otherwise (WiredScore FAQ on accreditation renewal).

In France, WiredScore certification fees start at €5,450 excl. VAT for an operational building and €14,700 excl. VAT for a building in development. They are flat, due at the start of the process, and vary with the type of certification and the size and structure of the asset.

Source: certification fees shown on the WiredScore French website.

Two further items come on top, and no public source prices them: support from an accredited professional or a project management consultant, and any works (connecting a second provider, an in-building antenna system for indoor mobile coverage, backup power for technical rooms). Ask for proposals that price these items separately.

Renewal is a new certification: a building in development moves to the occupied scorecard 18 months after completion, then every two years. A project budget should therefore allow for at least a second assessment.

WiredScore certification is not permanent: it lasts 18 months after completion for a building in development, then two years, renewable, for an occupied building. After that, the owner can no longer market the certification without renewing it.

Sources: WiredScore FAQ on certification validity and WiredScore FAQ on renewal.

Each renewal is assessed against the latest scorecard. A building rated Gold in 2024 is therefore not guaranteed to stay Gold: with the 2025 increase in mobile and cybersecurity requirements, it can lose a level without having changed. Renewal is also the chance to move up a level.

WiredScore has been present in France since 2017: the company announced its Paris launch for March 2017, starting with the Greater Paris office market. It operates through a subsidiary, WiredScore SAS, and runs a French-language website.

WiredScore publishes no current count of certified buildings in France. The latest public figure comes from a Cushman & Wakefield study of December 2018, carried out in partnership with WiredScore: 45 certified buildings totalling nearly one million m², 77% of them new or redeveloped.

Source: Cushman & Wakefield study on the WiredScore label, December 2018.

Since then, WiredScore has broadened its French offer: WiredScore Home in December 2021, with first schemes from Cogedim, Covivio and Immovalor Gestion, then the industrial and logistics label in July 2025. Among the references shown on the French website: Emblem in La Défense (SmartScore), 53 Hoche in Paris and New in Asnières-sur-Seine (WiredScore).

Sources: Commercial Observer, February 2017 and WiredScore French website.

French buildings and their level

Sources: Defense-92, Tour W, March 2019, Defense-92, Latitude, November 2021, Defense-92, Landscape, November 2017 and Eiffage Construction, Landscape handover, March 2021.

WiredScore measures the connectivity the occupier experiences and is read internationally; the R2S label certifies an open, secure digital infrastructure ready for services, and is read mainly in France. SmartScore and R2S overlap more, on cybersecurity, data and systems integration.

Sources: WiredScore French website and R2S label page at Certivéa.

WiredScore complements environmental certifications without overlapping them: neither BREEAM, LEED nor HQE assesses connectivity in the same detail. SmartScore was designed to fit with LEED and the WELL label, with which WiredScore claims alignment.

For investors, WiredScore and SmartScore are recognised by GRESB, the ESG reporting benchmark for real estate funds.

Source: WiredScore FAQ on alignment with other certifications. To compare the standards with each other, see our certification comparison.

A successful WiredScore certification is won at design stage: points lost on provider entry points, technical rooms or indoor mobile coverage can only be recovered through works. The method below is the one we recommend as project management consultants.

FeasibilityChoose the scorecard

Decide between WiredScore alone, WiredScore and SmartScore, or WiredScore and R2S, according to the target occupiers. Register the project early enough to use the Pre-certified designation in marketing.

Concept and outline designConnections and rooms

Plan several provider entry points via separate routes, protected technical rooms and backup power: technology resilience is decided with the site plan and the underground networks.

Detailed designMobile coverage

Low-emissivity glazing and thick structures attenuate the mobile signal. Have indoor coverage studied and reserve space for a possible distributed antenna system, which has become decisive since the 2025 increase in requirements.

Tender documentsSpecifications

Write into the low-voltage work package specifications the requirements of the target scorecard, the cybersecurity of connected systems and the evidence to be supplied (as-built drawings, provider confirmations).

CompletionPlan for recertification

The development certification expires 18 months after completion. Prepare the occupied-scorecard file from handover: it checks on site what the plans promised.

What is WiredScore certification?

WiredScore is an international certification for the digital connectivity of buildings: it assesses internet access, mobile coverage, the resilience of technical infrastructure and its capacity to evolve. Created in New York in 2013, it covers offices, homes and industrial and logistics buildings, with more than 4,000 certified buildings worldwide.

Who awards WiredScore certification?

The WiredScore company writes the scorecards and awards the certification itself, with no third-party body. It was acquired in March 2026 by Meter, a US provider of network infrastructure; WiredScore states that its certifications remain independent standards. In France it operates through a subsidiary, WiredScore SAS, based in Paris.

Is WiredScore still independent since its acquisition by Meter?

WiredScore says so: according to the announcement of 25 March 2026, WiredScore and SmartScore remain global, independent standards, and scorecard development is to be entrusted to a governance council drawn from its network of accredited professionals. The announcement sets out no rule separating Meter’s network products from the scorecards: a client can ask in writing that the choice of supplier has no effect on the rating.

How much does WiredScore certification cost?

WiredScore fees are flat and payable at the start of the process: in France they start at €5,450 excl. VAT for an operational building and €14,700 excl. VAT for a building in development, then vary with the certification sought and the size and structure of the asset. Consultancy fees and any works come on top, and no public source prices them.

What are the WiredScore certification levels?

WiredScore awards four levels: Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum. A building in development can also carry the Pre-certified designation while it goes through the process. The level depends on meeting the minimum requirements, then on the breadth and depth of the technology implemented.

What is the difference between WiredScore and SmartScore?

WiredScore assesses connectivity: internet, mobile coverage, infrastructure, resilience. SmartScore, launched in 2021 by the same company, assesses smart building features: access and navigation, digital services, wellbeing, safety, cybersecurity, data management, systems integration. SmartScore applies to offices and hotels.

How long is WiredScore certification valid?

A WiredScore certification for a building in development lasts 18 months after completion; the building is then recertified on the occupied scorecard. An occupied building enters a two-year rolling renewal cycle, with a new on-site visit and an assessment against the latest scorecard.

Can an existing building get WiredScore certification?

Yes. WiredScore has one scorecard for occupied buildings and another for buildings in development, new or under redevelopment. An occupied building is assessed on documents or through a site survey; a building in development is assessed on plans, photos and documents, with no site visit.

Should you choose WiredScore or the R2S label?

WiredScore measures the connectivity the occupier experiences and speaks to international tenants and investors; the R2S label, awarded by Certivéa, certifies an open, secure digital infrastructure ready to host services, and is mainly recognised on the French market. They do not measure the same thing and can be combined.

Is WiredScore an environmental certification?

No. WiredScore sets no energy or carbon threshold. Its Sustainability Technology category does, however, assess how environmental impact is tracked and how data is shared with occupiers for their ESG reporting, and the certification is recognised by GRESB.