Effinature × LEED
LEED: Sustainable Sites
Compared with LEED: Sustainable Sites, Effinature covers the applicable biodiversity criteria as follows: NCO 10/13, EVO 9/13, HOR 10/13, HVE 3/13. The remaining Effinature criteria go beyond this framework's biodiversity scope.
With Effinature certification, you already meet LEED
The Effinature NCO reference covers 10/13 of LEED's applicable biodiversity criteria, and documents 56 additional criteria that LEED 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
10/13
+56 and more
EVO
9/13
+59 and more
HOR
10/13
+58 and more
HVE
3/13
+33 and more
Detailed correspondences (37)
| Framework provision | Effinature criterion | Relation | Confidence | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AÉS Préalable : Prévention de la pollution pendant la construction Prevention of Pollution from Construction Activity: erosion, sedimentation and dust control plan |
EFF-C-051
Low-nuisance worksite
|
Close match | High (82%) | The LEED prerequisite requires an erosion/sedimentation/dust control plan during the worksite phase, equivalent to Effinature's low-nuisance worksite. |
| AÉS Préalable : Prévention de la pollution pendant la construction Prevention of Pollution from Construction Activity: erosion, sedimentation and dust control plan |
EFF-C-115
Pollution treatment and risk prevention
|
Close match | Medium (75%) | Erosion and sedimentation control falls under pollution treatment and risk prevention on the worksite. |
| AÉS Préalable : Prévention de la pollution pendant la construction Prevention of Pollution from Construction Activity: erosion, sedimentation and dust control plan |
EFF-C-011
Site installation plan (PIC): soil component
|
Related match | Medium (60%) | The erosion-control plan overlaps with the worksite installation plan, soil component, which protects the soil during the works. |
| AÉS Préalable : Prévention de la pollution pendant la construction Prevention of Pollution from Construction Activity: erosion, sedimentation and dust control plan |
EFF-C-114
Worksite monitoring
|
Related match | Indicative (55%) | The implementation and control of the plan during the works correspond to Effinature's worksite monitoring. |
| AÉS Crédit : Évaluation du site Site Assessment: assessment of site conditions (topography, hydrology, climate, vegetation, soils, uses, human health) before design |
EFF-C-070
Environmental impact assessment
|
Close match | High (80%) | The prior assessment of site conditions (including vegetation, hydrology, soils) is equivalent to Effinature's environmental impact assessment. |
| AÉS Crédit : Évaluation du site Site Assessment: assessment of site conditions (topography, hydrology, climate, vegetation, soils, uses, human health) before design |
EFF-C-052
Initial soil state
|
Narrow match | Medium (70%) | The site assessment includes soils, which is specifically covered by Effinature's initial soil state. |
| AÉS Crédit : Évaluation du site Site Assessment: assessment of site conditions (topography, hydrology, climate, vegetation, soils, uses, human health) before design |
EFF-C-060
Initial flora state
|
Narrow match | Medium (68%) | The vegetation component of the site assessment corresponds to Effinature's initial flora state. |
| AÉS Crédit : Évaluation du site Site Assessment: assessment of site conditions (topography, hydrology, climate, vegetation, soils, uses, human health) before design |
EFF-C-073
Initial fauna state
|
Narrow match | Medium (62%) | The fauna/habitats component of the site assessment overlaps with Effinature's initial fauna state. |
| AÉS Crédit : Évaluation du site Site Assessment: assessment of site conditions (topography, hydrology, climate, vegetation, soils, uses, human health) before design |
EFF-C-061
Ecological continuities and habitat characterisation
|
Related match | Indicative (55%) | The analysis of the site's ecological conditions overlaps with the characterisation of continuities and habitats. |
| AÉS Crédit : Aménagement du site : protéger ou restaurer les habitats Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat: preserve natural spaces and restore with native vegetation to provide habitats and foster biodiversity |
EFF-C-062
Areas set aside for biodiversity
|
Close match | High (85%) | Preserving 40% of the undeveloped sector from any development corresponds to Effinature's set-aside areas for biodiversity. |
| AÉS Crédit : Aménagement du site : protéger ou restaurer les habitats Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat: preserve natural spaces and restore with native vegetation to provide habitats and foster biodiversity |
EFF-C-103
Implementation of a Structured Biodiversity Area (EBS)
|
Close match | High (80%) | Restoration with native vegetation to provide habitats is equivalent to the implementation of a Structured Biodiversity Area. |
| AÉS Crédit : Aménagement du site : protéger ou restaurer les habitats Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat: preserve natural spaces and restore with native vegetation to provide habitats and foster biodiversity |
EFF-C-100
Preservation of the initial plant heritage
|
Close match | Medium (72%) | The preservation of existing natural spaces overlaps with Effinature's preservation of the initial plant heritage. |
| AÉS Crédit : Aménagement du site : protéger ou restaurer les habitats Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat: preserve natural spaces and restore with native vegetation to provide habitats and foster biodiversity |
EFF-C-063
Plant palette
|
Narrow match | Medium (65%) | The requirement for native/adapted vegetation for restoration corresponds to Effinature's local plant palette. |
| AÉS Crédit : Aménagement du site : protéger ou restaurer les habitats Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat: preserve natural spaces and restore with native vegetation to provide habitats and foster biodiversity |
EFF-C-108
Fauna preservation
|
Related match | Indicative (55%) | Providing habitats for species overlaps with Effinature's fauna-preservation objective. |
| AÉS Crédit : Aménagement du site : protéger ou restaurer les habitats Site Development, Protect or Restore Habitat: preserve natural spaces and restore with native vegetation to provide habitats and foster biodiversity |
EFF-C-035
Specific management of the Structured Biodiversity Area (EBS)
|
Related match | Indicative (50%) | The management of the restored spaces overlaps with the specific management of the Structured Biodiversity Area (EBS) in operation. |
| AÉS Crédit : Espaces verts Open Space: create green, vegetated outdoor spaces fostering interaction with the environment and social bonding |
EFF-C-090
Strengthening social bonds
|
Close match | Medium (72%) | Creating outdoor spaces fostering social interaction and recreation corresponds to Effinature's strengthening of social bonding. |
| AÉS Crédit : Espaces verts Open Space: create green, vegetated outdoor spaces fostering interaction with the environment and social bonding |
EFF-C-087
Sensory stimulation through landscaping
|
Narrow match | Medium (60%) | The development of accessible green spaces fostering interaction with the environment overlaps with sensory stimulation through landscaping. |
| AÉS Crédit : Espaces verts Open Space: create green, vegetated outdoor spaces fostering interaction with the environment and social bonding |
EFF-C-066
Building greening
|
Related match | Indicative (50%) | The credit rewards greening (canopy, green roofs) which overlaps with Effinature's building greening. |
| AÉS Crédit : Espaces verts Open Space: create green, vegetated outdoor spaces fostering interaction with the environment and social bonding |
EFF-C-089
Social bond and awareness
|
Related match | Indicative (50%) | Green spaces strengthening the connection to nature overlap with Effinature's social bonding and awareness. |
| AÉS Crédit : Gestion des eaux pluviales Rainwater Management: reproduce the site's natural hydrology, reduce run-off and improve water quality (DFI / infiltration) |
EFF-C-068
Sustainable stormwater management
|
Close match | High (85%) | Reproducing natural hydrology and managing run-off on site is equivalent to Effinature's sustainable stormwater management. |
| AÉS Crédit : Gestion des eaux pluviales Rainwater Management: reproduce the site's natural hydrology, reduce run-off and improve water quality (DFI / infiltration) |
EFF-C-067
Water-resource management plan
|
Close match | Medium (72%) | The on-site stormwater management strategy falls under Effinature's water-resource management plan. |
| AÉS Crédit : Gestion des eaux pluviales Rainwater Management: reproduce the site's natural hydrology, reduce run-off and improve water quality (DFI / infiltration) |
EFF-C-018
Stormwater management along roads
|
Narrow match | Indicative (55%) | Low-impact development applied to run-off overlaps with Effinature's stormwater management along roads (HOR). |
| AÉS Crédit : Gestion des eaux pluviales Rainwater Management: reproduce the site's natural hydrology, reduce run-off and improve water quality (DFI / infiltration) |
EFF-C-006
Combating soil sealing and heat islands
|
Related match | Indicative (50%) | The DFI infiltration approach combats soil sealing, a theme covered by EFF-C-006 (EVO). |
| AÉS Crédit : Réduction des îlots de chaleur Heat Island Reduction: limit the effects on microclimates and human and fauna habitats (green roofs, reflectance, canopy) |
EFF-C-006
Combating soil sealing and heat islands
|
Close match | Medium (72%) | Reducing heat islands through green roofs and reflective surfaces overlaps with Effinature's combating of soil sealing and heat islands (EVO). |
| AÉS Crédit : Réduction des îlots de chaleur Heat Island Reduction: limit the effects on microclimates and human and fauna habitats (green roofs, reflectance, canopy) |
EFF-C-066
Building greening
|
Related match | Indicative (55%) | The green-roof option to reduce heat islands overlaps with Effinature's building greening. |
| AÉS Crédit : Réduction de la pollution lumineuse Light Pollution Reduction: limit uplight and light trespass, reduce the consequences on fauna and people |
EFF-C-081
Reduction of light nuisance
|
Close match | High (85%) | Limiting uplight and light trespass to protect fauna is equivalent to Effinature's reduction of light nuisance. |
| AÉS Crédit : Réduction de la pollution lumineuse Light Pollution Reduction: limit uplight and light trespass, reduce the consequences on fauna and people |
EFF-C-082
Assessment of outdoor-lighting needs
|
Close match | Medium (70%) | The BUG/calculation approach to define lighting zones and levels overlaps with Effinature's assessment of outdoor-lighting needs. |
| AÉS Crédit : Réduction de la pollution lumineuse Light Pollution Reduction: limit uplight and light trespass, reduce the consequences on fauna and people |
EFF-C-048
Outdoor lighting
|
Narrow match | Medium (60%) | The requirements on outdoor luminaires overlap with Effinature's outdoor-lighting requirement (HVE, operation). |
| AÉS Crédit : Plan directeur du site Site Master Plan: directing planning integrating the site strategies over the long term |
EFF-C-016
Architectural, urban, landscape and environmental specifications (CPAUPE)
|
Narrow match | Medium (62%) | Upgraded from relatedMatch to narrowMatch: the Effinature CPAUPE (Specification of Architectural, Urban, Landscape and Environmental Prescriptions) is the directing instrument that genuinely responds to the LEED Site Master Plan: it is a prescriptive planning document integrating the site's landscape and environmental strategies over the long term. The LEED scope is slightly broader (architectural/urban), hence narrowMatch. |
| AÉS Crédit : Lieux de répit Places of Respite (health): soothing natural outdoor spaces for occupants |
EFF-C-086
Indoor user well-being
|
Related match | Indicative (55%) | The greened places of respite improving occupant well-being overlap with Effinature's user well-being. |
| AÉS Crédit : Lieux de répit Places of Respite (health): soothing natural outdoor spaces for occupants |
EFF-C-087
Sensory stimulation through landscaping
|
Narrow match | Medium (60%) | Upgraded from relatedMatch to narrowMatch: the Effinature requirement 'Sensory stimulation through landscaping' specifically concerns soothing outdoor landscaped spaces for the benefit of users, which genuinely responds to the LEED Places of Respite (soothing natural outdoor spaces for occupants). |
| AÉS Crédit : Accès extérieur direct Direct Exterior Access (health): access to greened outdoor spaces |
EFF-C-086
Indoor user well-being
|
Related match | Indicative (50%) | Direct access to greened outdoor spaces overlaps with Effinature's user well-being. |
| AÉS Préalable : Évaluation environnementale du site Environmental Site Assessment: screening/remediation of environmental contamination (health of vulnerable populations) |
EFF-C-080
Initial state of pollution
|
Narrow match | Medium (62%) | The assessment of the site's environmental contamination overlaps with Effinature's initial state of pollution. |
| ET Crédit : Protection de terres sensibles Sensitive Land Protection: avoiding the development of ecologically sensitive land (habitats, wetlands, prime farmland) |
EFF-C-062
Areas set aside for biodiversity
|
Close match | Medium (75%) | Avoiding the development of ecologically sensitive land to protect habitats overlaps with Effinature's setting-aside of areas for biodiversity. |
| ET Crédit : Protection de terres sensibles Sensitive Land Protection: avoiding the development of ecologically sensitive land (habitats, wetlands, prime farmland) |
EFF-C-100
Preservation of the initial plant heritage
|
Related match | Indicative (55%) | Not developing the existing habitats and wetlands overlaps with the preservation of the initial plant heritage. |
| ET Crédit : Protection de terres sensibles Sensitive Land Protection: avoiding the development of ecologically sensitive land (habitats, wetlands, prime farmland) |
EFF-C-057
Sustainable soil management
|
Related match | Indicative (50%) | The protection of prime farmland and soils overlaps with Effinature's sustainable soil management. |
| ET Crédit : Site de haute priorité High Priority Site: redevelopment of brownfields/already-disturbed sites rather than virgin land |
EFF-C-054
Land use
|
Narrow match | Indicative (58%) | Upgraded from relatedMatch to narrowMatch: the Effinature 'Land use' requirement aims to limit the consumption of natural/virgin spaces, which genuinely responds to the intent of the High Priority Site credit (redeveloping brownfields/already-disturbed sites rather than virgin land). The LEED incentive is more specific (brownfields), hence narrowMatch. |
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