holcim awards for sustainable construction
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Sustainable Construction & Holcim Global Awards
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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(Source: World Green Building Council, The ecological footprint)
The Global Footprint of Buildings Will Grow
This represents the collective impact of all building materials & services
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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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India’s Urban Growth in 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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“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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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 & servicesSolutions & applications
Lifecycle & certificates
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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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“ 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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Promoting Sustainable Construction
Symposium series for academia and practitioners to debate future approaches to the built environment
Implementation funding for promising research projects and tangible building initiatives
FUNDS & GRANTS FORUM AWARDS
International competition to recognize outstanding construction projects and next generation visions
Communicating, Exhibiting, Debating, Lecturing, Publishing Supporting and Rewarding
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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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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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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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Holcim Awards carry total Prize Money of US $ 2 million, the highest among global awards for architecture or
construction.
Main Category
Regional Winners US$ 100,000/50,000/25,000
Global Winners US$ 200,000/100,000/50,000
Next Generation CategoryRegional Winners US$ 25,000/15,000/10,000
Prize Money - Unmatched
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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 with a high potential for execution 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 level & above incl Post Graduate, PhD students
for projects created within university programs. within university programs = university/ institute must approve student entry
(this category seeks visions and ideas at a conceptual level)
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 & aesthetics
Five Target Issues
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Not about cement... any material
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- Metropol Parasol
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Material Reduction - Efficient Fabric-Formed Concrete, Canada – a proposal to deploy inexpensive geotextile fabrics available worldwide offers a novel opportunity for the concrete industry to deliver products and services to a wider range of clientele regardless of the level of industrial sophistication. Benefits
include cost reductions for formwork material and transport.
… Not about Building Structures
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Not a Matter of Scale... any size will do
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Coral Restoration Concept
River remediation and urban development scheme (Fez, Morocco) is a multi-sited, multi-functional project that is centered upon the recovery of a river. Work on restoring it triggered a range of interventions in the Medina. Core components are rehabilitation of the old city’s architecture, revitalizing public spaces and traditional tanneries, and creating new pedestrian zones.
Not only about new buildings…..
Holcim Awards is only for Designs – not finished structures
Low-impact greenfield university campusHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Significant advancements Progress
Environmental performance Planet
Economic efficiency Prosperity
Social responsibility People
Architectural quality Proficiency
“Target issues” – criteria for sustainable construction
Innovation and transferabilitySwitzerland
ProgressSignificant advancements; multipliable innovative approaches
Zermatt, SwitzerlandZermatt, Switzerland
Environmental quality and resource efficiencySudbury, Canada
PlanetEnvironmental performance; management of natural resources
Economic performance and compatibility
Maribor, Slovenia
ProsperityEconomic efficiency; feasibility
Ethical standards and social equity
Medellín, Colombia
PeopleSocial responsibility; long-term impact
India
Contextual and aesthetic impactHyderabad, India
ProficiencyArchitectural quality; impact on physical environment
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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:
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THANK YOU& Visit
www.holcimawards.org
Contest closes
March 23, 2011