Prize money for each of the five regional Awards amounts to USD 300,000. Winners are free to use the prize money for their respective project or anything else.

Promoting and rewarding sustainable construction

The sponsor: Holcim Ltd Triple bottom line – Sustainable development The Holcim Foundation Background and mission “Target issues” for sustainable construction Activities The Holcim Awards competition Examples of winning projects How to participate Agenda

1930 1950 1960 1970 1990 2000 1920 1980 Starting in the Swiss village of Holderbank 98 years ago

“Our vision is ‘Building foundations for society’s future’. We want to know what happens to our materials and how we can contribute to sustainable development.” Markus Akermann, CEO Holcim Ltd

Prosperity People Planet Sustainable development – Balanced triple bottom line

Focus on education, building infrastructure and community development Community spending of CHF 41 million in 2008, with over 2 million people directly benefitting Alliances help to make step changes: Global recognition and awards 6 © Holcim Ltd 2010 UN Global Compact (UNGC) World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Stakeholder engagement, community involvement People

Environmental performance Social responsibility Economic growth 7 © Holcim Ltd 2010 Sustainability – essence of the triple bottom line

Sustainability in construction: A step towards sustainable development

(Source: World Green Building Council, The ecological footprint) Global lifecycle footprint of buildings

sadfg “Green labels”: Construction certification systems

Codes, standards, permits, economy, politics, trends, awareness…

Technical Competence Center Rolf Soiron Holcim, Switzerland Yolanda Kakabadse WWF International, Ecuador Amory Lovins Rocky Mountain Institute, USA Enrique Norten TEN Arquitectos, Mexico/USA Klaus Toepfer ex UNEP, Germany Simon Upton OECD Environ. Direct., New Zealand Muhammad Yunus Grameen Bank, Bangladesh Markus Akermann Holcim, Switzerland Marc Angélil ETH Zurich, Switzerland Alexander Biner MS Mgmt Service, Switzerland Hans-Rudolf Schalcher ETH Zurich, Switzerland Roland Walker Holcim, Switzerland Hans-Rudolf Schalcher Prof. em. ETH Zurich, Switzerland Marc Angélil Prof. ETH Zurich, Switzerland Hansjürg Leibundgut Prof. ETH Zurich, Switzerland Andrew Scott Prof. MIT Cambridge, USA Holger Wallbaum Prof. ETH Zurich, Switzerland Zhiqiang Wu Prof. Tongji University, China Management Board Advisory Board Governance of the Holcim Foundation

Partner Universities Advisory Board K. Töpfer, E. Norten, S. Upton, Y. Kakabadse, A. Lovins, M. Yunus, R. Soiron

”Building in a way that is socially, economically, environmentally, functionally, and aesthetically balanced to meet today's needs and to conserve resources for future generations.” Holistic approach to sustainable construction

Significant advancements  Progress Environmental performance  Planet Economic efficiency  Prosperity Social responsibility  People Architectural quality  Proficiency “Target issues” – criteria for sustainable construction

 Innovation and transferability Switzerland Progress Significant advancements; multipliable innovative approaches Zermatt, Switzerland Zermatt, Switzerland

 Environmental quality and resource efficiency Sudbury, Canada Planet Environmental performance; management of natural resources

 Economic performance and compatibility Maribor, Slovenia Prosperity Economic efficiency; feasibility

 Ethical standards and social equity Medellín, Colombia People Social responsibility; long-term impact

India  Contextual and aesthetic impact Hyderabad, India Proficiency Architectural quality; impact on physical environment

Progress, Planet, People, Prosperity, Proficiency: “Target issues” for sustainable construction Accelerate progress by communicating, exhibiting, lecturing and publishing Activities to promote sustainability in construction

IUCN Gland Benny Farm, Canada

ETH Zurich 2004 Tongji Shanghai 2007

UIA Mexico City 2010

Reduce CO2 With technology to zero emissions Stimulate stakeholders With incentives to implementation Manage complexity With integral solutions to an economy of means Mine the city With logistics to circular metabolisms 270 participants from 39 countries – 4 workshops

Regional and global Awards competitions

Seeking interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable construction; projects with high probability of execution; independent of the building material to be used Addressing architects, engineers, materials technologists, planners, social scientists, and related professions, including students of all these disciplines; anyone may enter any project Promoting cross-border approaches and regional adaptation of sustainable construction 3-year-cycle of regional and global competitions

Asia Pacific Latin America Europe Africa Middle East North America Prize money per region 2011 Holcim Awards (main) category: Gold award: USD 100,000 Silver award: USD 50,000 Bronze award: USD 25,000 4 > Acknowledgements prizes, budget: USD 75,000 “Next Generation” (student) category: “Next Generation” 1st prize: USD 25,000 “Next Generation” 2nd prize: USD 15,000 “Next Generation” 3rd prize: USD 10,000 Total for five regions USD 1,500,000 Total for global phase 2012 USD 500,000 Regional and global competitions: prize money USD 2 Mio

2005 2008 1st and 2nd Holcim Awards competitions

Europe Asia Pacific Africa Middle East Latin America North America Asia Pacific Independent Awards juries in five regions 2008

Madrid Marrakech New Delhi Mexico City Montreal Five regional Awards ceremonies 2008

Global Jury 2009 Rolf Soiron, Peter Head, Saskia Sassen, Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Charles Correa

Main authors Aziza Chaouni (left) and Takako Tajima at the Global Holcim Awards Gold hand-over at the Wilaya Conference Center in Fez, Morocco, July 16, 2009. River remediation and urban development scheme Fez, Morocco Global Holcim Awards Gold 2009

River remediation and urban development scheme Fez, Morocco Global Holcim Awards Gold 2009

Low-impact greenfield university campus Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Main authors Kazuhiro Kojima (left) and Daisuke Sanuki at the Global Holcim Awards Silver hand-over at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 3, 2009. Global Holcim Awards Silver 2009

Low-impact greenfield university campus Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Global Holcim Awards Silver 2009

Sustainable planning for a rural community Beijing, China From left: LI Yeqing, CEO of Huaxin Cement, with main authors NI Feng and ZHANG Yue at the Global Holcim Awards Bronze hand-over at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall in Beijing, China, June 19, 2009. Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2009

Sustainable planning for a rural community Beijing, China Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2009

Upgrading San Rafael-Unido Caracas, Venezuela Global Holcim Awards Gold 2006

Main station Stuttgart, Germany Global Holcim Awards Gold 2006

Water power – Renewal strategy for the Mulini Valley Amalfi and Scala, Italy Global Holcim Awards Silver 2006

Greening the infrastructure at Benny Farm Montreal, Canada Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2006

Competition closes for entries March 23, 2011; Help-desk at helpdesk@holcimawards.org Holcim Awards (main) category Projects at an advanced stage of design Construction/production may not have commenced before July 1, 2010 Holcim Awards “Next Generation” (student) category Visions and ideas also at conceptual level Student projects created within university programs at final-year bachelor level or above (incl. masters and PhD) No restrictions to eligibility of entries Landscape, urban design and infrastructure Building and civil engineering works Materials, products and construction technologies 3rd Holcim Awards competition cycle

Entries only at www.holcimawards.org in English

Date and location July 28-30, 2011, IIT, Mumbai, India (tbc) Members Uday ATHAVANKAR, designer, India (tbc) Olivia la O’ CASTILLO, social scientist/administrator, Philippines Wowo DING, architect, China (Head) Paul HUGENTOBLER, civil engineer, Switzerland (Holcim) Momoyo KAIJIMA, architect, Japan Ashok B. LALL, architect, India Valérie PORTEFAIX, architect, China Hans-Rudolf SCHALCHER, civil engineer, Switzerland (TCC) Gunawan TJAHJONO, architect/planner, Indonesia Holcim Awards jury 2011 for Asia Pacific

Date and location June 23-25, 2011, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Members Bjarke Ingels, architect/designer, Denmark Hansjürg Leibundgut, mechanical engineer, Switzerland (TCC) Winy Maas, architect/urban designer, The Netherlands Marta Malé-Alemany, architect, Italy/Spain Jürgen Mayer H., architect, Germany (Head) Lucy Musgrave, urban planner, UK Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, civil engineer, Switzerland (TCC) Jean-Philippe Vassal, architect, France (tbc) Representative of Holcim, administrator, Switzerland Holcim Awards jury 2011 for Europe

Date and location July 14-16, 2011, MIT, Cambridge, USA Members Ray Cole, architect/civil engineer, Canada Keller Easterling, architect/urbanist, USA Harry Gugger, architect, Switzerland (TCC) Sheila Kennedy, architect, USA Mohsen Mostafavi, architect/educator, USA (Head) Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, civil engineer, Switzerland (TCC) Nader Tehrani, architect, USA Bernard Terver, engineer, USA (Holcim) Mark West, architect/researcher, Canada Holcim Awards jury 2011 for North America

Date and location July 7-9, 2011, UIA, Mexico City, Mexico Members Carolyn Aguilar-Dubose, architect/urban planner, Mexico (Head) Marc Angélil, architect/urban planner, USA/Switzerland Daniel Bermúdez Samper, architect, Colombia Angelo Bucci, architect/urbanist, Brazil Vanderley M. John, civil engineer, Brazil Andreas Leu, economist, Switzerland (Holcim) Michel Rojkind, architect, Mexico Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, civil engineer, Switzerland (TCC) Bruno Stagno, architect, Costa Rica Holcim Awards jury 2011 for Latin America

Date and location June 16-18, 2011, EAC, Casablanca, Morocco Members Javier de Benito, economist, Switzerland (Holcim) Chrisna du Plessis, researcher, South Africa Abderrafih Lahbabi, architect/urban planner, Morocco Mphethi Morojele, architect, South Africa Amer Moustafa, architect, United Arab Emirates Joe Osae-Addo, architect, Ghana Hashim Sarkis, architect, Lebanon (Head) Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, civil engineer, Switzerland (TCC) Holger Wallbaum, architect/ecologist, Switzerland (TCC) Holcim Awards jury 2011 for Africa Middle East

Innovation and transferability Progress: Significant advancements; multipliable innovative approaches Environmental quality and resource efficiency Planet: Environmental performance; management of natural resources Economic performance and compatibility Prosperity: Economic efficiency; feasibility Ethical standards and social equity People: Social responsibility; long-term impact Contextual and aesthetic impact Proficiency: Architectural quality; impact on physical environment Holcim Awards competitions: Jury criteria

Europe: September 22/23 Milan, Italy North America: October 20/21 National Building Museum, Washington DC, USA Latin America: October 6/7 Buenos Aires, Argentina Africa Middle East: September 8/9 Rabat, Morocco Asia Pacific: November 24/25 Singapore Holcim Awards ceremonies 2011

All winning projects from the five regional competitions are automatically qualified for the Holcim Innovation Prize Jury for this competition is the Management Board of the Holcim Foundation (1 to 3 prizes from a budget of USD 150,000) Additionally, the 15 Award winning projects (Gold, Silver and Bronze in each of the five regions) are automatically qualified for the Global Holcim Awards Gold, Silver or Bronze Jury for this competition is an independent board of globally renowned specialists from the fields of architecture, engineering, social science, NGOs, etc. (3 awards from a budget of USD 350,000: Gold 200,000, Silver 100,000, Bronze 50,000) Global phase of 3rd Holcim Awards competition cycle

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