Effinature × BREEAM Communities
BREEAM Communities
Compared with BREEAM Communities, Effinature covers the applicable biodiversity criteria as follows: NCO 12/16, EVO 12/16, HOR 10/16, HVE 2/16. The remaining Effinature criteria go beyond this framework's biodiversity scope.
With Effinature certification, you already meet BREEAM Communities
The Effinature NCO reference covers 12/16 of BREEAM Communities's applicable biodiversity criteria, and documents 58 additional criteria that BREEAM Communities does not require.
Inverse coverage per Effinature reference
Share of this framework's applicable biodiversity criteria covered by each Effinature reference. "And more" = Effinature criteria beyond the framework's scope.
NCO
12/16
+58 and more
EVO
12/16
+59 and more
HOR
10/16
+60 and more
HVE
2/16
+33 and more
Detailed correspondences (38)
| Framework provision | Effinature criterion | Relation | Confidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE 03 Flood risk assessment |
EFF-C-068
Sustainable stormwater management
|
Broad match | Indicative (55%) | The district-scale flood-risk assessment encompasses the sustainable stormwater management required by Effinature at the operation scale. |
| SE 03 Flood risk assessment |
EFF-C-018
Stormwater management along roads
|
Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | Stormwater management along roads (HOR) is an operational sub-case of the district-scale flood-risk assessment/management. |
| SE 04 Noise pollution |
EFF-C-083
Reduction of noise nuisance
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Effinature's reduction of noise nuisance corresponds directly to the noise-pollution issue of SE04. |
| SE 04 Noise pollution |
EFF-C-002
White infrastructure: control of noise nuisance
|
Related match | Indicative (45%) | The white infrastructure (control of noise nuisance, ecological component) is related to the noise issue of SE04, with a biodiversity purpose. |
| SE 08 Microclimate |
EFF-C-006
Combating soil sealing and heat islands
|
Broad match | Indicative (55%) | The microclimate (heat islands, shading, greening) encompasses Effinature's combating of sealing and heat islands. |
| SE 08 Microclimate |
EFF-C-021
Greening and buildings
|
Related match | Indicative (40%) | Building greening contributes to the microclimate targeted by SE08. |
| SE 10 Adapting to climate change |
EFF-C-006
Combating soil sealing and heat islands
|
Related match | Indicative (35%) | Climate adaptation partially overlaps with de-sealing/combating heat islands, but SE10 is broader (overall resilience). |
| SE 11 Green infrastructure |
EFF-C-061
Ecological continuities and habitat characterisation
|
Broad match | Medium (60%) | The district-scale connected green infrastructure encompasses Effinature's ecological continuities and habitat characterisation (operation scale). |
| SE 11 Green infrastructure |
EFF-C-019
Assessment of ecological continuities and habitat characterisation
|
Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | The assessment of ecological continuities (HOR) is a component of the green infrastructure of SE11. |
| SE 11 Green infrastructure |
EFF-C-062
Areas set aside for biodiversity
|
Related match | Indicative (40%) | Set-aside areas for biodiversity are part of the district's green infrastructure. |
| SE 13 Flood risk management |
EFF-C-068
Sustainable stormwater management
|
Broad match | Indicative (55%) | District-scale flood-risk management (retention, infiltration, SUDS) encompasses Effinature's sustainable stormwater management. |
| SE 13 Flood risk management |
EFF-C-067
Water-resource management plan
|
Narrow match | Indicative (45%) | The water-resource management plan is part of flood-risk management, as an operational sub-component. |
| SE 16 Light pollution |
EFF-C-081
Reduction of light nuisance
|
Close match | Medium (65%) | Effinature's reduction of light nuisance (dark infrastructure) corresponds directly to the light-pollution issue of SE16. |
| SE 16 Light pollution |
EFF-C-082
Assessment of outdoor-lighting needs
|
Narrow match | Indicative (45%) | The assessment of outdoor-lighting needs is an operational sub-case of light-pollution control. |
| RE 03 Water strategy |
EFF-C-067
Water-resource management plan
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Effinature's water-resource management plan corresponds to the water strategy (efficiency, reuse) of RE03. |
| RE 03 Water strategy |
EFF-C-038
Reasonable water use
|
Narrow match | Indicative (45%) | Reasonable water use (HVE) is an operational translation of the district's water strategy. |
| RE 05 Low impact materials |
EFF-C-084
Quality and responsible sourcing of wood
|
Related match | Indicative (40%) | Low-impact materials overlap with Effinature's quality and responsible provenance of wood. |
| RE 05 Low impact materials |
EFF-C-056
Ban on plastic for outdoor developments
|
Related match | Indicative (35%) | The ban on plastic for outdoor developments is related to the low-impact materials requirement. |
| RE 06 Resource efficiency |
EFF-C-116
Waste-management programme
|
Related match | Indicative (40%) | Resource efficiency and waste management overlap with Effinature's waste-management programme (worksite). |
| RE 06 Resource efficiency |
EFF-C-058
Prioritising on-site reuse of soil
|
Related match | Indicative (35%) | On-site soil reuse is part of the resource efficiency targeted by RE06. |
| LE 01 Ecology strategy |
EFF-C-061
Ecological continuities and habitat characterisation
|
Close match | Medium (70%) | The ecological strategy (ecologist survey, continuities, habitats) corresponds to Effinature's ecological continuities and habitat characterisation. |
| LE 01 Ecology strategy |
EFF-C-072
Fauna analysis
|
Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | Fauna analysis is a component of the ecological strategy led by the ecologist. |
| LE 01 Ecology strategy |
EFF-C-059
Flora analysis
|
Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | Flora analysis is a component of the ecological strategy of LE01. |
| LE 01 Ecology strategy |
EFF-C-012
Site visits by the ecologist
|
Related match | Indicative (45%) | Site visits by the ecologist reflect the involvement of a qualified ecologist required by LE01. |
| LE 02 Land use |
EFF-C-054
Land use
|
Close match | Medium (65%) | Effinature's land use (prior use, artificialisation) corresponds to the land-use issue of LE02 (prioritising already-developed land). |
| LE 02 Land use |
EFF-C-052
Initial soil state
|
Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | The initial soil state is a component of LE02's land-use assessment. |
| LE 02 Land use |
EFF-C-006
Combating soil sealing and heat islands
|
Related match | Indicative (40%) | Combating sealing overlaps with LE02's frugal land-use objective. |
| LE 03 Water pollution |
EFF-C-115
Pollution treatment and risk prevention
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Effinature's pollution treatment and risk prevention corresponds to LE03's water-pollution prevention. |
| LE 03 Water pollution |
EFF-C-047
Maintenance methods limiting pollution
|
Related match | Indicative (40%) | Maintenance methods limiting pollution contribute to the water-pollution prevention targeted by LE03. |
| LE 04 Enhancement of ecological value |
EFF-C-113
Update of the Ecological Coherence Indicator (ITCE)
|
Close match | Medium (65%) | The update of the ITCE (measure of ecological-coherence gain) corresponds to the measured improvement of ecological value of LE04. |
| LE 04 Enhancement of ecological value |
EFF-C-007
IVS determination
|
Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | The determination of the IVS (ecological value index) is a measurement instrument for LE04's enhancement. |
| LE 04 Enhancement of ecological value |
EFF-C-099
Update of the CBSh (harmonised Biotope Area Factor)
|
Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | The update of the CBSh measures the gain in biotope area, contributing to LE04's ecological-value enhancement. |
| LE 04 Enhancement of ecological value |
EFF-C-062
Areas set aside for biodiversity
|
Related match | Indicative (40%) | Set-aside areas for biodiversity contribute to the improvement of ecological value. |
| LE 05 Landscape |
EFF-C-063
Plant palette
|
Close match | Medium (60%) | Effinature's plant palette corresponds to the landscaping (species choice) of LE05. |
| LE 05 Landscape |
EFF-C-065
Plant-heritage management plan
|
Narrow match | Indicative (50%) | The plant-heritage management plan is a component of the long-term landscape management of LE05. |
| LE 05 Landscape |
EFF-C-069
Sustainable management of plant heritage
|
Narrow match | Indicative (45%) | The sustainable management of plant heritage is part of LE05's long-term landscape management. |
| LE 06 Rainwater harvesting |
EFF-C-068
Sustainable stormwater management
|
Close match | Indicative (55%) | Effinature's sustainable stormwater management overlaps with LE06's rainwater harvesting/recovery. |
| LE 06 Rainwater harvesting |
EFF-C-042
Integrity check of stormwater-harvesting systems
|
Narrow match | Indicative (45%) | The integrity check of stormwater-harvesting systems is an operational component of LE06's rainwater harvesting. |
Source & licence
- Publisher : IRICE (groupe NORMAXIS)
- Accreditation : Cofrac (Comité français d'accréditation) n°5-0655 rév. 1 (NF EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012), scope at www.cofrac.fr
- Dataset version : 9.1
- Licence : CC BY-ND 4.0