Supporting people who are change accelerators for sustainable construction
Founded in 2003, the Holcim Foundation was one of the first organizations to define and promote the key principles of sustainability for the built environment. Today, we are more committed than ever to ensuring that leading-edge thinking and best practice solutions are placed in the hands of everyone.
About the Holcim Foundation
Learn more about who we are and how we are organized to achieve our vision for a future built environment in which both people and planet can thrive.
About UsHow we support our community
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Education
We partner with academics and industry-leading practitioners to create educational opportunities that foster a systemic enquiry approach for emerging talents in the built environment.
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Awards
We organize the world’s most significant competition for sustainable design to uncover and elevate the work of professionals who are implementing real-world innovative approaches for sustainable construction.
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Events
We organize events that enable the transfer of ideas and best practices and that help to spark, interrogate, and promote leading-edge thinking and solutions for sustainable construction.
News
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Fellowship in Brussels to focus on Adaptive Reuse
Designing Incentives for Change: Brussels, Belgium – September 1-12, 2025
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NUS Yusof Ishak House Nears Completion as Singapore’s First Net-Zero Heritage Retrofit
Holcim Foundation Awards winning project stays true to its original design while advancing practical sustainability on campus
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Kaiser Borsari Hall Opens at WWU Showcasing Zero Carbon Design
Holcim Foundation Award-winning building leads the way in sustainable construction and academic infrastructure
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Fujian Tulou Adaptive Reuse Project Reaches Key Construction Milestone
Xu Tiantian’s Holcim Foundation Award-winning work reimagines rural heritage for contemporary community life
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A Healthcare Hub Rises on Mount Kilimanjaro
Clinic of Care: Tanzania approaches completion ahead of opening mid-2025
Awarded projects
Awards 2023 Winners
Our 2023 Awards winning projects and the teams behind them exemplify the growing global effort to provide holistic design and construction responses that advance multiple aspects of sustainable development.
About the Awards