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Global Holcim Awards Silver 2009 hand-over in Ho Chi Minh City
July 3, 2009 - Low-impact greenfield university campus in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: The project avoids massive land reclamation on an island in the Mekong Delta and aims for harmony with all elements of the surrounding ecosystem. Jury representative Ashok B Lall and Chairman of the Management Board of the Holcim Foundation Markus Akermann presented the USD 200,000 Global Holcim Awards Silver 2009.

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Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2009 hand-over in Beijing
June 19, 2009 - Sustainable planning for a rural community in Beijing combines heritage preservation, traditional knowledge, local materials, modern technology, and professional project management. The USD 100,000 Global Holcim Awards Bronze was handed-over by Tom Clough, member of the Executive Committee of Holcim Ltd.

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Winners of the Global Holcim Awards 2009
Zurich, May 8, 2009 - The second cycle of the Holcim Awards competition has reached its pinnacle: the four top sustainable construction projects out of thousands of submissions from all continents have been selected.

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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