Holcim awardsforsustainableconstruction

Sustainable Construction & Holcim Global Awards

Sandip DasguptaACC Limited, India

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ACC Ltd.3rd Cycle of Holcim Awards 2010-11

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)(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

1/4

- 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

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