A Step-by-step guide to entering the Holcim Awards competition is now available in Spanish. Entries in the competition can be submitted until February 29, 2008 at www.holcimawards.org in English.

The Step-by-step guide provides additional support for Spanish-speaking entrants, since the online entry form for the Holcim Awards may only be completed in English.

The guide explains the requirements of each section of the online form and provides an overview of the “target issues” for sustainable construction. These so-called “target issues” serve as a yardstick to measure the degree to which a building contributes to sustainable development, and set the scope for the evaluation of all entries by independent juries.

The Awards are open to anyone involved with projects in the area of sustainable construction – architects, planners, engineers, or project owners. The prize money for the five regional competitions and the global awards totals USD two million.

All building projects are eligible for the competition if construction had not started before June 1, 2007. The first phase of the competition will select regional winners in 2008 that will automatically qualify for the global competition to be held in 2009.