The new Holcim Projects section of the website reports on the progress of sustainable construction projects associated with the Holcim Foundation. The updates explain how projects – including prize winners in the Holcim Awards competitions – have evolved from inspired ideas into tangible flagships of sustainable construction.
Last updated: November 10, 2010 Zurich, Switzerland
The initial selection of project updates includes the opening of the “New Monte Rosa Alpine Hut” in Switzerland which began as a two-year design project for students at the ETH Zurich and captured the imagination of some 11,000 overnight visitors in its inaugural season. Further Award winning projects featured include the “California Academy of Sciences” in San Francisco, USA which won a Holcim Award in 2005 and has since become the world’s largest Platinum-level LEED certified public building – and the “Ecological Boulevard” which has been fully constructed in a new suburb of Madrid and was also exhibited in the Spanish Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo.
Project updates will be regularly added at www.holcimprojects.org and can also be followed on the Holcim Awards Facebook page and via Twitter.