Training · Niveau 1
Intégrer la biodiversité dans vos projets de construction et de rénovation
Une journée pour comprendre ce que la biodiversité change concrètement à un projet, de la conception à l'exploitation.
7 heures, 1 jour · No prerequisite · 880 € HT · On site or virtual classroom · Catalogue reference ENV34P
In brief
The course "Integrating biodiversity into construction and renovation projects" lasts 7 hours, that is one day.
The course "Integrating biodiversity into construction and renovation projects" has no entry requirement: no ecology degree, no prior experience.
It costs 880 € excluding tax and carries the catalogue reference ENV34P.
It is delivered with QUALITEL Formation, a Qualiopi-certified body, and is therefore eligible for funding by a French skills operator.
It is held on site or as a virtual classroom, in groups of 3 to 12.
It closes with a questionnaire assessing whether the learning objectives have been met.
It is designed by IRICE, which has operated the Effinature biodiversity certification scheme since 2009.
It covers biodiversity as applied to buildings: greening, embodied biodiversity, construction phase, operation, regulation and labels.
Who this training is for
You have an annual continuing professional development requirement.
Several professional bodies require their members to log a set number of hours each year, a proportion of which must be structured learning — a defined programme, a measurable duration, a certificate. The course "Integrating biodiversity into construction and renovation projects" provides 7 such hours and a named attendance certificate. Whether those hours count towards your own requirement is decided by your professional body, not by us.
You work on the built environment and were trained on natural habitats.
Ecology curricula are built around natural habitats and their survey. Buildings raise a different set of questions: embodied biodiversity, greening substrates and species selection, fauna features integrated into the fabric, soil protection during works, differentiated management after handover. This course covers that gap.
You are preparing for emerging reporting frameworks.
Organisations subject to European sustainability reporting, and those anticipating comparable frameworks elsewhere, need people who can read a biodiversity assessment and challenge it. That is a client-side competence, distinct from producing the ecological data itself.
You commission projects without being a specialist.
Client, architect, developer, local authority. You do not need to become an ecologist, but you do need to know what you are asking for, from whom, and how to check what you are given.
Detailed programme
Understanding biodiversity
Conservation issues, ecosystem services, ecological networks, drivers of decline, ordinary biodiversity and its functional role in cities.
What it changes for buildings
Sector impacts, and the notion of embodied biodiversity.
At design stage
Ecological survey, greening of the building fabric, species selection, fauna features, avoidance of hazards, soil protection, rainwater management.
During construction
Controlling impacts on site.
In operation
Differentiated management of green spaces, awareness among facility managers and occupants, urban agriculture.
Tools and frameworks
Avoid-reduce-offset sequence, French biodiversity law, protected sites, national biodiversity strategy. HQE and BREEAM certification, dedicated labels. Biomimicry and biophilia. Worked examples in new build and refurbishment.
Who designs this training
IRICE operates the Effinature biodiversity certification scheme, in place since 2009. The public register of certified operations lists 63 projects, of which 62 are certified.
The content of the course "Integrating biodiversity into construction and renovation projects" is designed and delivered by the IRICE specialists who assess the files and audit the projects. What the course conveys is not a theory about the evidence expected, it is the practice of those who examine it.
QUALITEL Formation, which handles registration and issues the certificate of attendance, is Qualiopi-certified by QUALIBAT, under number FP 2021/0027-5, valid until 29 mars 2027. In 2025, QUALITEL Formation trained 1 623 people, with a satisfaction score of 4,3 sur 5 and a recommendation score of 4,4 sur 5 (données 2025, périmètre global QUALITEL Formation).
What this training does not replace
One day does not replace an ecologist's training, which assumes a master's level degree and several years of field practice.
The course "Integrating biodiversity into construction and renovation projects" does not qualify you to guide a project towards certification. That is the purpose of the course "Becoming a Biodiversity Partner", to which it gives access.
It carries no equivalence with any professional status awarded outside France. Statuses such as Suitably Qualified Ecologist require a degree in ecology, several years of relevant experience and full membership of a recognised professional body. No automatic cross-border recognition exists, and an attendance certificate does not create one.
We claim no approval from third-party networks or bodies. What we publish are their own texts, with their source and date, alongside our programmes. The decision belongs to them, and we give you what you need to ask them.
Have your training funded
The training "Intégrer la biodiversité dans les projets de construction et de rénovation" is eligible for funding by your skills operator, because it is delivered with QUALITEL Formation, a Qualiopi-certified body.
- You pre-register.
- IRICE checks your prerequisites and passes the file on.
- QUALITEL Formation issues the quotation and the agreement.
- Your company files the funding request with its operator, before the training starts.
Depending on your collective agreement, this is most often Atlas for design offices, engineering and architecture practices, Constructys for construction companies, and Uniformation for social housing. Local authority staff come under the CNFPT.
Constructys requires a complete file at least fifteen days before the training starts, and does not process late files.
Reference to quote: ENV34P
Getting your registration approved
In most cases the company decides and pays. Here is what makes the request easy to accept.
What it unlocks
A competence that can be evidenced in a technical submission, at the moment the environmental criterion becomes mandatory in every public contract.
What it secures
A team that knows what to ask an ecologist, what evidence it must produce, and at which stage of the project.
What it actually costs
880 € HT, 7 heures, 1 jour away from the office, and possible funding by the skills operator.
Message template
Subject: training request, biodiversity and construction projects Hello, I would like to attend the training "Intégrer la biodiversité dans les projets de construction et de rénovation", 7 heures, 1 jour, at 880 € HT. Since 22 August 2026, every public contract must include an environmental award criterion. We will have to evidence a biodiversity competence in our technical submissions, and we have nothing to produce on that point today. The training is delivered with QUALITEL Formation, a Qualiopi-certified body, so it is eligible for funding by our skills operator. The reference to quote on the file is ENV34P. One scheduling constraint: the file must be submitted before the training starts, and at least fifteen days in advance for some operators. I am available to discuss it.
Terms and sessions
- Duration
- 7 heures, 1 jour
- Format
- On site or virtual classroom, confirmed at registration
- Group size
- 3 à 12 personnes
- Prerequisites
- Aucun
- Assessment
- Questionnaire de validation des objectifs, inclus dans la durée
- Awarded
- Attestation de formation, délivrée par QUALITEL Formation
- Catalogue reference
- ENV34P
- Price
- 880 € HT
Pre-registration
Five minutes is enough. IRICE checks your prerequisites, then sends you the link to the full application.
Frequently asked questions
Will this course count towards my continuing professional development?
Does it grant a professional status such as Suitably Qualified Ecologist?
Is the course delivered in English?
I have no background in ecology. Will I be able to follow?
How does this differ from Becoming a Biodiversity Partner?
Can my employer fund it?
The rest of the pathway
Devenir Biodiversity Partner
La qualification qui vous permet d'accompagner des opérations vers la certification Effinature, et qui inscrit votre nom à un annuaire public.
Biodiversity Partner Aménagement, référentiel Horizon
ZAC, écoquartiers, opérations d'ensemble, connectivité écologique et articulation avec les documents d'urbanisme.
Biodiversity Partner Exploitation, additif Haute Valeur Écologique
Additif Haute Valeur Écologique, protocole de contrôle, indicateurs de suivi écologique après livraison.