Quick guide
The Quick guide provides a brief checklist on requirements for entering the 4th Holcim Awards competition. The guide is currently available in English only. Additional translations of the guide will be available on this website when published.
Last updated: July 03, 2013 Zurich, Switzerland
The Holcim Awards promote innovation in sustainable construction through a series of regional and global competitions. Prizes at both levels total USD 2 million for each three-year competition cycle. The juries consist of independent, renowned representatives from science, business and society.
The Holcim Foundation and its renowned partner universities have identified a set of five “target issues” for sustainable construction, which serve as a basis for the evaluation of submissions in the Holcim Awards competition. The “target issues” are:
- Innovation and transferability – Progress
- Ethical standards and social equity – People
- Environmental quality and resource efficiency – Planet
- Economic performance and compatibility – Prosperity
- Contextual and aesthetic impact – Proficiency