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.org

1. Promoting and rewarding sustainable construction

3. Starting in the Swiss village of Holderbank 98 years ago 1930 1950 1960 1970 1990 2000 1920 1980

4. “ Our vision is ‘Building foundations for society’s future’ . W e want to know what happens to our materials and how we can contribute to sustainable development.” Markus Akermann, CEO Holcim Ltd

5. Sustainable development – Balanced triple bottom line Prosperity People Planet

7. Environmental performance Social responsibility Economic growth © Holcim Ltd 2010 Sustainability – essence of the triple bottom line

8. Sustainability in construction: A step towards sustainable development

9. (Source: World Green Building Council, The ecological footprint ) Global lifecycle footprint of buildings

10. “ Green labels ” : Construction certification systems sadfg

11. Codes, standards, permits, economy, politics, trends, awareness… Bridging the value chain promoting and rewarding Sustainability and “ green ” design Architects Planners Engineers Policy makers Constructors Promoters Investors End-users Building materials Products & services Solutions & applications Lifecycle & certificates – Being a solution provider

12. Governance of the Holcim Foundation Technical Competence Center Rolf Soiron Holcim, Switzerland Yolanda Kakabadse WWF International, Ecuador Amory Lovins Rocky Mountain Institute, USA Enrique Norten TEN Arquitectos, Mexico/USA Klaus Toepfer ex UNEP, Germany Simon Upton OECD Environ. Direct., New Zealand Muhammad Yunus Grameen Bank, Bangladesh Markus Akermann Holcim, Switzerland Marc Angélil ETH Zurich, Switzerland Alexander Biner MS Mgmt Service, Switzerland Hans-Rudolf Schalcher ETH Zurich, Switzerland Roland Walker Holcim, Switzerland Hans-Rudolf Schalcher Prof. em. ETH Zurich, Switzerland Marc Angélil Prof. ETH Zurich, Switzerland Hansjürg Leibundgut Prof. ETH Zurich, Switzerland Andrew Scott Prof. MIT Cambridge, USA Holger Wallbaum Prof. ETH Zurich, Switzerland Zhiqiang Wu Prof. Tongji University, China Management Board Advisory Board

13. Partner Universities Advisory Board K. Töpfer, E. Norten, S. Upton, Y. Kakabadse, A. Lovins, M. Yunus, R. Soiron massachusetts institute of technology

14. Holistic approach to sustainable construction ” Building in a way that is socially, economically, environmentally, functionally, and aesthetically balanced to meet today's needs and to conserve resources for future generations.”

16.  Innovation and transferability Switzerland P rogress Significant advancements; multipliable innovative approaches Zermatt, Switzerland Zermatt, Switzerland

17.  Environmental quality and resource efficiency Sudbury, Canada P lanet Environmental performance; management of natural resources

18.  Economic performance and compatibility Maribor, Slovenia P rosperity Economic efficiency; feasibility

19.  Ethical standards and social equity Medellín, Colombia P eople Social responsibility; long-term impact

20. India  Contextual and aesthetic impact Hyderabad, India P roficiency Architectural quality; impact on physical environment

21. Activities to promote sustainability in construction Progress, Planet, People, Prosperity, Proficiency: “ Target issues” for sustainable construction Accelerate progress by communicating, exhibiting, lecturing and publishing International competition to recognize outstanding construction projects and next generation visions Symposium series for academia and practitioners to debate future approaches to the built environment Implementation funding for promising research projects and tangible building initiatives

22. IUCN Gland Benny Farm, Canada

23. ETH Zurich 2004 Tongji Shanghai 2007

24. UIA Mexico City 2010

25. 270 participants from 39 countries – 4 workshops Reduce CO2 With technology to zero emissions Stimulate stakeholders With incentives to implementation Manage complexity With integral solutions to an economy of means Mine the city With logistics to circular metabolisms

27. Regional and global Awards competitions

29. Regional and global competitions: prize money USD 2 Mio Asia Pacific Latin America Europe Africa Middle East North America Prize money per region 2011 Holcim Awards (main) category: Gold award: USD 100,000 Silver award: USD 50,000 Bronze award: USD 25,000 4 > Acknowledgements prizes, budget: USD 75,000 “ Next Generation” (student) category: “ Next Generation” 1st prize: USD 25,000 “ Next Generation” 2nd prize: USD 15,000 “ Next Generation” 3rd prize: USD 10,000 Total for five regions USD 1,500,000 Total for global phase 2012 USD 500,000

30. 1st and 2nd Holcim Awards competitions 2005 2008 120 countries 121 3008 entries 4774 1450 formally correct 1875 1360 evaluated 1720 46+4 prizes 52+4

31. Independent Awards juries in five regions 2008 Europe Asia Pacific Africa Middle East Latin America North America Asia Pacific

32. Five regional Awards ceremonies 2008 Madrid Marrakech New Delhi Mexico City Montreal

33. Global Jury 2009 Rolf Soiron, Peter Head, Saskia Sassen, Hans-Rudolf Schalcher, Charles Correa

34. Global Holcim Awards Gold 2009 Main authors Aziza Chaouni (left) and Takako Tajima at the Global Holcim Awards Gold hand-over at the Wilaya Conference Center in Fez , Morocco , July 16, 2009. River remediation and urban development scheme Fez, Morocco

35. Global Holcim Awards Gold 2009 River remediation and urban development scheme Fez, Morocco

37. Global Holcim Awards Silver 2009 Low-impact greenfield university campus Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Main authors Kazuhiro Kojima (left) and Daisuke Sanuki at the Global Holcim Awards Silver hand-over at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 3, 2009.

38. Global Holcim Awards Silver 2009 Low-impact greenfield university campus Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

39. Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2009 Sustainable planning for a rural community Beijing, China From left : LI Yeqing, CEO of Huaxin Cement, with main authors NI Feng and ZHANG Yue at the Global Holcim Awards Bronze hand-over at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall in Beijing, China, June 19, 2009.

40. Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2009 Sustainable planning for a rural community Beijing, China

41. Global Holcim Awards Gold 2006 Upgrading San Rafael-Unido Caracas, Venezuela

42. Global Holcim Awards Gold 2006 Main station Stuttgart, Germany

43. Global Holcim Awards Silver 2006 Water power – Renewal strategy for the Mulini Valley Amalfi and Scala, Italy

44. Global Holcim Awards Bronze 2006 Greening the infrastructure at Benny Farm Montreal, Canada

47. Entries only at www.holcimawards.org in English

57. Thank you for making our world more sustainable!