holcim award for sustainable constructions
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The Holcim Awards is an international competition of the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction. The competition celebrates innovative, future-oriented and tangible sustainable construction projects and visions from around the globe and provides prize money of USD 2 million per three-year competition cycle. It is op open for entries until March 23, 2011. More information are available on: http://www.holcimawards.orgTRANSCRIPT
Global Awards for Sustainable Construction
R Nand KumarACC Limited, India
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Taking responsibility for making a difference
Concrete is the most consumed substance on earth after water (~ 1 m3 of concrete per person/year)
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“About 90% of all buildings of the modern world are unsustainable.‘‘Prof Holger Wallbaum, Holcim Chair for Sustainable Construction, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland
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ACC Ltd.3rd Cycle of Holcim Awards 2010-11(Source: World Green Building Council, The ecological footprint)
The global footprint of buildings
This represents the collective impact of all building materials & services
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India: Urban growth in the next 5 years
© Ashok Lall, India
Source: Bureau of Energy Efficiency
20 million dwelling units
Housing
50,000rooms
Hotels
13 million m2
Retail spacein malls
19 million m2
Commercialspace
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Sustainable construction is building in a way that is socially, economically, environmentally, functionally, and aesthetically balanced to meet today's needs and to provide and conserve resources for future generations
A Simple Definition
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Sustainable Construction is a Holistic approach to Construction
Sustainable construction seeks harmony between•Today and Tomorrow,•Resources and Consumption•Needs and Opportunities
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Codes, standards, permits, economy, politics, trends, awareness…
Sustainable Construction Bridges This Value Chain
promoting and rewarding
Sustainability and “green” design
Architects Planners Engineers Policy makers
Builders Promoters Investors End-users Building materials
Products & services Solutions & applications Lifecycle & certificates
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“ non-commercial promotion and development of sustainable construction, regionally as well as globally:
Holcim Foundation Objectives
Regional adaptation of sustainable construction
Interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable construction
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Partner Universities
Advisory Board : Globally respected names - K. Töpfer, E. Norten, S. Upton, Y. Kakabadse, A. Lovins, M. Yunus, R. Soiron
massachusetts institute of technology
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Europe Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland
North America Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, USA
Latin America Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA),Mexico City, Mexico
Africa Middle East University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa
Asia Pacific Tongji University (TJU), Shanghai, China
SHORTLY SIGNING WITH AN INDIAN UNIVERSITY
massachusetts institute of technology
Partnerships - Technically competent & credible
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“ non-commercial promotion and development of sustainable construction, regionally as well as globally:
Holcim Foundation Activities
FORUMS for academia and practioners
FUNDS for building projects and research projects.
GLOBAL AWARDS innovative design solutions
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Forum - A Symposium of Experts ZURICH Swiss Fed Institute ETH September 2004 “Basic Needs” TONGJI University April 2007 “Urban Transformation” MEXICO CITY – Ibero Americana April 2010 “Reinventing Construction”
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Worldwide Experts met in Mexico City
Hosted by Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), April, 2010
270 participants from 39 countries
Next Holcim Forum will meet at a new Indian Partner University
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Funding sustainable construction Building projects
Funding sustainable construction research PhD projects/teams
Project Seed Funding
Implementation funding for promising research projects and tangible building initiatives
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Website: www.holcimfoundation.org
www.holcimfwards.org
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News Letter – No Fee – Subscribe Today
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Publications
IUCN Gland Benny Farm, Canada
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Regional and global competitions in a 3 Year Cycle Seeking interdisciplinary approaches to
sustainable construction and projects with high probability of execution
Addressing architects, engineers, materials technologists, planners, social scientists, and related professions – including students
Promoting and rewarding regional approaches to sustainable construction
Evaluation by an independent jury of experts
Holcim Global Awards
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3rd International Holcim Awards competition: OPEN FOR ENTRIES
Contest closes March 23, 2011
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Open for entries till March 23, 2011 Online entries in English 5 regional competitions, 5 regional Awards ceremonies May 2011
Global Prize Money : USD 2 Million Global Ceremonies in prize winners’
countries
3rd Awards cycle: www.holcimawards.org
Goal: To increase the overall quality of entries
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5 Regional Awards ceremonies 2011
Europe: September 22/23Milan, Italy
North America: October 20/21National Building Museum, Washington DC, USA
Latin America: October 6/7Buenos Aires, Argentina
Africa Middle East: September 8/9Rabat, Morocco
Asia Pacific: November 24/25 Singapore
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The Holcim Award – The Icosahedron
• Self-consolidating micro concrete
• CEMROC super sulfated slag cement produced by Holcim France-Benelux
• 1232 g CEMROC1350 g EN standard sand319 g water
Produced by • Holcim Product Innovation
and Development, Holderbank, Switzerland
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MAIN NEXT GENERATION
Very Easy To Apply
Online - Menu Driven
Two Award Categories For Entries
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MAIN : Any construction project at an advanced stage of design is eligible for the competition where execution of project or commercial supply of product/service had not started before July 1, 2010.
Anyone can enter - architects, engineers, materials technologists, material suppliers, service providers, landscape & horticulturists, decorators, planners, promoters, builders, social scientists, and related professions
MAIN Category
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Anyone can apply
TOWN PLANNER STUDENT
COMPANY COLLEGE
GROUP/TEAMSOCIAL
SCIENTIST
ACADEMICLANDSCAPER
CONSULTANT
INDIVIDUAL
GOVT / NGO
ANYONE
CIVIL ENGINEER PROMOTERBUILDERARCHITECTS
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NEXT GENERATION category open for
Final Year students of Graduate, Post Graduate, PhD student for projects created within university programs.
(this category seeks visions and ideas at a conceptual level)
within university programs = university or institute must approve the student entry
NEXT GENERATION Category
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Evaluating Sustainable Construction
Progress Significant advancements
Planet Environmental performance
Prosperity Economic efficiency
People Social responsibility
Proficiency Architectural quality
Five Target Issues
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Not about cement... any material
1/4
- Metropol Parasol
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Not a Matter of Scale... any size will do
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Coral Restoration Concept
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EASY TO APPLY NO ENTRY FEE ONLINE ENTRY in English No Hard copies needed at all ANYONE CAN APPLY NO RESTRICTIONS Closing date March 23, 2011 Apply at www.holcimawards.org
3rd Holcim Global Awards competition:
THANK YOU& Visit
www.holcimawards.orgContest closes
March 23, 2011