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Programming life: why certification must follow, not precede

The Boulogne Biodiversity School project serves as a reminder of an obvious point that the real estate sector too often overlooks: living organisms are not a criterion for compliance. They are slow, dynamic, and uncertain systems. The role of a methodological framework is not to...

April 17, 2025 Read →

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How to integrate biodiversity into your project without falling into ideology?

Biodiversity is becoming an essential requirement in planning, calls for tenders, and the expectations of local authorities and investors. But it is too often approached as an ideological, costly, or even contentious addition. And...

April 11, 2025 Read →

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Water, living soils, public health: certification in the service of regenerative urban planning

Preserving water resources, restoring ecological continuity, and protecting living soils are no longer isolated initiatives. These requirements are becoming fundamental to quality of life, public health, and the resilience of territories.

April 7, 2025 Read →

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Nature 2050: the future is planned down to the living world

While the ONCV report on living conditions underscores the urgent need for more resilient urban planning, territorial strategies are converging on an increasingly central principle: integrating nature into the long-term planning process. This is precisely...

April 2, 2025 Read →

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Water and real estate: turning constraints into territorial performance

On the occasion of World Water Day, IRICE reaffirms the importance of basing the quality of real estate projects on rigorous environmental management of water resources. More than a regulatory requirement, water is becoming a strategic indicator...

March 22, 2025 Read →

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Biodiversity, nature and living environment: what the ONCV 2024 report reveals

The 2024 edition of the report from the National Observatory of Living Conditions (ONCV) offers a detailed analysis of the expectations of the French regarding their daily environment. A key finding emerges: nature is no longer perceived as an added bonus...

January 6, 2025 Read →

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Biodiversity and real estate: 4 key insights to structure your projects

In the first quarter of 2024, IRICE published a series of in-depth articles on a central but often poorly addressed topic: how to integrate biodiversity into real estate projects in a structured, credible, and useful way. This series of publications aims to...

April 18, 2024 Read →

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Biodiversity framework: what operational value in a real estate project?

In a complex and ever-changing regulatory environment, technical standards abound. However, the proliferation of guides, frameworks, and labels sometimes obscures their purpose. A biodiversity standard is only valuable if it serves the project. That is to say...

March 11, 2024 Read →

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Why biodiversity cannot be summarized in an environmental rating

In many real estate projects, biodiversity is addressed as a sub-environmental component, diluted within a broader analytical framework. This approach using an "overall score" gives the illusion of comprehensive management, but often results in...

January 29, 2024 Read →