Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction
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| Founded | 2003 |
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| Founder | Holcim Ltd |
| Type | Educational, Promotional |
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| Coordinates | 47°24′52″N 8°33′35″E / 47.414571°N 8.559809°E |
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Area served
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Global |
| Product | LafargeHolcim Forum, LafargeHolcim Awards |
| Owner | Holcim Ltd (2003-2015), LafargeHolcim (2015- ) |
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Employees
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6 |
| Slogan | Building sustainable foundations for society's future |
| Mission | Promote Sustainable Construction |
| Website | http://www.lafargeholcim-foundation.org |
The LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction is a non-profit organization. Its goal is to raise awareness of the role that architecture, engineering, urban planning and construction have in achieving a sustainable built future. The organization encourages and rewards sustainable responses to the technological, environmental, socioeconomic, and cultural issues affecting building and construction. The two main initiatives of the Foundation are the LafargeHolcim Forums (a series of academic symposia) and the LafargeHolcim Awards (a USD 2 million competition for sustainable construction projects and visions).
The organization was established in 2003 in Zurich, Switzerland with Holcim Ltd as its sole sponsor. Holcim Ltd and Lafarge S.A. completed their global merger and launched LafargeHolcim Ltd, a world leader in the building materials industry, in July 2015. The name of the Foundation was changed to LafargeHolcim Foundation. The initiatives of the Foundation operate in a three-year cycle.
The LafargeHolcim Awards is an international competition that seeks projects and visions in sustainable construction. It offers USD 2 million dollars in prize money in each three-year cycle. Eligible for entry are projects in: buildings and civil engineering works; landscape, urban design and infrastructure; and materials, products and construction technologies. There are two categories: The main category of the competition is open to architects, planners, engineers, and project owners that showcase sustainable responses to technological, environmental, socioeconomic and cultural issues affective contemporary building and construction. The fifteen projects that receive LafargeHolcim Awards Gold, Silver or Bronze in the five regions are then qualified for the competition for the Global LafargeHolcim Awards. The “Next Generation” category is open to project visions of students aged 18 to 30. The first Holcim Awards took place from 2004 until 2006; the second Holcim Awards from 2007 until 2009; the third Holcim Awards from 2008 until 2012; and, the fourth Holcim Awards from 2013 until 2015.
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