Encouraging innovative approaches to sustainable construction

Internationally-renowned architects and Holcim Awards prize winners (l-r): Frank Barkow, Barkow Leibinger Architects; Tim Edler, realities united and Diébédo Francis Kéré, Kéré Architecture presented their projects to guests from architecture, engineering, authorities and the construction industry at the launch of the book “Machen! – Die Deutschen Gewinner der Holcim Awards 2011/2012” in Hamburg, Germany.

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Publication announcement – Reduce CO2 from buildings with technology to zero emissions
Research article developed from Holcim Forum workshop on “Reduce CO2 from buildings with technology to zero emissions” published in Sustainable Cities and Society. The paper extends the discussion of the workshop “Reduce CO2 from buildings with technology to zero emissions” from the 3rd International Holcim Forum.
Zurich, Switzerland – May 19, 2012

Global Holcim Awards 2012 jury member, Yolanda Kakabadse

What does sustainable construction mean to you?
Internationally renowned experts put their own ideas of sustainable construction into words, following the Global Holcim Awards jury and Global Holcim Innovation prize jury meetings. Click on the link below to watch a 6:00 minute compilation of jury member responses to the question “What does sustainable construction mean to you?”

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Hubert Klumpner: “An educational example”
Project co-author Hubert Klumpner explains that the multifunctional community center in the Paraisópolis favela of São Paulo demonstrates a leading approach to ecological, social and economic sustainability that is interesting in terms of the interplay between each objective.

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The Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction promotes sustainable responses to the technological, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural issues affecting building and construction at the national, regional and global levels. To encourage innovative approaches to sustainable construction, the foundation conducts activities including: Holcim Awards competition, Holcim Forum symposium, Holcim Grants seed funding for building initiatives and grants for research projects.

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