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Final version, English

July 2010

Step-by-step guidefor regional Holcim Awards competitions 2010/11

3rd International Holcim Awards competitionsfor sustainable construction projects and Next Generation visions

This publication includes general information and guides participants in completing the Online EntryForm at www.holcimawards.org/enter

Copyright 2010 Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, Zurich/Switzerland


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Step-by-step guide | page

Help page3

Introduction page4 Overview

Regions Prizes Juries

Conditions page7 Evaluation criteria Project eligibility Participation Impediments/conict of interest Consent Ownership and copyright

Documentation Schedule

Items required for the entry page10 Step 1 - Log-in Step 2 - Information on all project authors Step 3 - Description of the project Step 4 - Images illustrating the project Step 5 - Target issues and self assessment

Application procedure page13

Technical information page14 System requirements Image upload

Technical difculties page15

Online Entry Form - Step 1 page16

Welcome and log in


Information on all project authors


Project data and description (Project groups 1-3)


Upload of images


Target issues and self-assessment

Online Entry Form - Finalization page40

Review and submission

Appendix page45 Sample Completed entry submission PDF Overview Target issues for sustainable construction:

the evaluation criteria of the Holcim Awards competition

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Helpdesk

This Step-by-step guide contains comprehensive information and exampleson how to enter the 3rd International Holcim Awards competitions.

If you have questions concerning the competition procedure or experiencetechnical difculties while lling in the Online Entry Form, please check theQ&A platform at:www.holcimawards.org/qa

If you then require further clarication, please contact the Helpdesk at:[email protected]

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Introduction

Overview The 3rd Holcim Awards competition to promote sustainable construction

worldwide is open for entries from July 1, 2010 untilMarch 23, 2011 (14:00hrs GMT) at www.holcimawards.org.

The Holcim Awards is an initiative of the Holcim Foundation forSustainable Construction based in Switzerland. The competitionsaim to encourage and inspire a built environment that goes beyondconvention to address the challenges of sustainability. The HolcimAwards competitions are conducted in cooperation with: ETH Zurich -Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland; MIT - MassachusettsInstitute of Technology in Cambridge, USA; TJU - Tongji University inShanghai, China; UIA - Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City,Mexico; EAC - Ecole Suprieure dArchitecture de Casablanca, Morocco;USP - Universidad de So Paulo, Brazil; and Wits - University of theWitwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

English is the principal and legally binding language of the HolcimAwards competition. Competition entries may be submitted only inEnglish.

The prize money for the ve regional competitions and the global phasetotals USD 2 million.

All building projects are eligible to enter the competition if constructionor commercial production had not started before July 1, 2010.

The 3rd International Holcim Awards competition is held in two phases.The rst phase is the regional Holcim Awards competitions in 2010/11.The second phase, in which the regional Holcim Awards prize winnerscompete, is the global Holcim Awards competition in 2012.

In addition to construction projects at an advanced stage of design, theAwards competition seeks visions and ideas at a conceptual level.The Next Generation category is open to student projects createdwithin university programs at nal-year bachelor level or above (includingmasters and PhD). All project authors must be nal-year bachelor studentsor above for part/all of the entry period (July 1, 2010 to March 23, 2011).

All authors must be at least 18 years of age on March 23, 2011.

Regions

The Holcim Awards competition is comprised of ve regional Holcim Awardscompetitions (in 2010/11) and the global Holcim Awards (in 2012). Theregional Holcim Awards are based on ve geographic areas: Europe, NorthAmerica, Latin America, Africa Middle East, and Asia Pacic. Entries in thecompetition are allocated to a region based on the location of the project.In the case of submissions for which a site has not been selected, Region isdened as the principal place of residence of the Main Author.


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Prizes

The total prize money for each cycle of the regional and global HolcimAwards competitions is USD 2 million.

The prize money for each of thefve regional competitions is USD 300,000:Holcim Awards Gold USD 100,000; Holcim Awards Silver USD 50,000;Holcim Awards Bronze USD 25,000; at least 4 Acknowledgement prizesfrom a total budget of USD 75,000 per region.

On regional level, juries will also award three Next Generation prizes froma total budget of USD 50,000 per region: Holcim Awards Next Generation1st prize USD 25,000, Holcim Awards Next Generation 2nd prize USD 15,000,and Holcim Awards Next Generation 3rd prize USD 10,000.

Awards and prizes of the regional competition will be presented at Holcim

Awards ceremonies in each region from September to November 2011. Theprojects awarded Holcim Awards Gold, Holcim Awards Silver, or HolcimAwards Bronze in all regional competitions automatically qualify for theglobal Holcim Awards competition in 2012.

The total prize amount for theglobal competition is USD 500,000:Global Holcim Awards Gold USD 200,000; Global Holcim Awards Silver USD100,000; Global Holcim Awards Bronze USD 50,000.

The Holcim Innovation prize for up to three winners is allocated a totalbudget of USD 150,000. All prize-winning projects and visions from the ve

regional Holcim Awards competitions (Awards, Acknowledgements, andNext Generation prizes) are eligible to be considered for this prize.

All prizes of the global competition will be presented at dedicated HolcimAwards hand-over events from May 2012.

Prizes will be awarded to the person listed as Main Author on the entry formas the Holcim Foundations sole contact. In the case of a project submittedby more than one author, the Main Author must indicate how prize moneywill be distributed (in percentages) between the Main Author and all FurtherAuthors listed.

All prizes are subject to the positive outcome of a verication process tocheck project eligibility and compliance with local and international lawslawsand regulations..

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Juries

After a centrally-performed technical pre-assessment, regional juries willevaluate and rank all entries. The juries consist of independent, renownedrepresentatives from science, business and society. The regional juriesare supported by the respective partner university and the global jury issupported by the Technical Competence Center of the Holcim Foundation(ETH Zurich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tongji University).Please nd a list and proles of all members of the Holcim Awards juries at:www.holcimawards.org/jury

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Evaluation criteria

The Holcim Awards recognize contributions to sustainable construction irrespective of scale in architecture, landscape and urban design, civiland mechanical engineering and other related disciplines. The design mustdemonstrate proof of sustainability according to the ve target issues forsustainable construction.The target issues are listed in this document (see Appendix pages 53-54),and described in detail at: www.holcimawards.org/target

Project eligibility

Holcim Awards (main) categoryThe project is ineligible for submission if its execution commences beforeJuly 1, 2010. Building and civil engineering works, and landscape, urban

design and infrastructure projects are deemed to have started constructionwhen the rst site preparation, excavation, and/or environmentalremediation takes place. Materials, products and construction technologiesare deemed to have started production once manufacturing for commercialreturns takes place.

Next Generation (student) categoryThe Next Generation category is open to student projects created withinuniversity programs at nal-year bachelor level or above (including mastersand PhD). All project authors must be nal-year bachelor students or abovefor part/all of the entry period (July 1, 2010 to March 23, 2011).

Submissions in the Next Generation category use the same Online EntryForm as used for the Holcim Awards (main) category at:www.holcimawards.org/enter

Participation

Entries in the Holcim Awards (main) category may be submitted by theprojects design team which consists of the author(s) and all other personsresponsible for the project. Eligible for participation are private or publicpromoters/investors or architects/planners/engineers involved in the

project, providing that they hold the right of authorship or are participatingin agreement with the person(s) holding the right of authorship. Legalentities and design teams must name an authorized representative who willact as the responsible contact person (Main Author).Entries in the Next Generation category may only be submitted by theprojects design team, which consists of the author(s) and all other personsresponsible for the project who must all be nal-year bachelor studentsor above for part/all of the entry period (July 1, 2010 to March 23, 2011).The submission must be created within a university program at nal-yearbachelor level or above (including masters and PhD).

The statements made in the online Declaration of Authorship are consideredto be true and legally binding in compliance with all applicable lawsand regulations. Every author is required to individually clarify his or hereligibility for participation. The eligibility of the authors will be re-checkedbefore prizes are conferred.

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All authors must be at least 18 years of age on March 23, 2011.

Impediments/conict of interestIneligible for participation are those who, due to their collaboration inthe preparation or running of the competition, might be in a favoredposition, able to inuence the jurys decision or have any other (maturedor unmatured) conict of interest. This concerns, in particular, all jurors,examiners and guests as well as their spouses, rst- and second-degreerelatives or in-laws and their permanent business or project partnersand the immediate superiors and collaborators of ineligible persons.Staff of Holcim Group companies, and staff of the partner and associateduniversities of the Holcim Foundation may only participate if they are notdirectly involved in the preparation or running of the competition.

Consent

By virtue of their participation in or by contribution to the competition, allparties including participants, jurors, examiners and guests declare theirconsent to the present conditions. By contributing to the competition,entrants agree to accept the decision of the respective jury as nal. There isno right of appeal and no participant shall have recourse to any national orinternational court of law.

Ownership and copyrightAlthough the right of authorship, including protection against the copyingof ideas, and the right to publication of the design remains with eachauthor, the latter explicitly grants the Holcim Foundation for SustainableConstruction the right to use the data, documents and les submitted intheir entirety or in part, internally or externally in every form and for anypurpose whatsoever in relation to the Holcim Awards competition.

Documentation

Submitted projects may be compiled by the Holcim Foundation forSustainable Construction for public access in electronic and/or printedformat, giving credit to the authors and their collaborators in compliancewith the authorship declaration.

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Conditions

Schedule

Regional Holcim Awards competition 010/11

Q &A Platform and Helpdesk July 1, 2010 - March 23, 2011Competition opens July 1, 2010, 14:00 hrs GMTCompetition closes March 23, 2011, 14:00 hrs GMTMeetings of regional juries June/July, 2011

Regional Holcim Awards ceremonies 011

Europe September 22/23, 2011North America October 20/21, 2011Latin America October 6/7, 2011Africa Middle East September 8/9, 2011

Asia Pacic November 24/25, 2011

Global Holcim Awards 01

Meeting of global jury March, 2012Global Holcim Awards hand-over events from May, 2012


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Step-by-step guide | page 10

To enter the Holcim Awards competition at www.holcimawards.org thefollowing information is required (* = mandatory):

Step 1- Log-InTo start a new entry in the competition, you must indicate the category intowhich you wish to submit your entry:- Holcim Awards (main) category- Next Generation categoryand then click on New entry.To continue working on an entry you have already started for the HolcimAwards 2010/11, enter your ID and Passwordand then click on Submit. An ID and Password will be assigned to each

entry once the elds for Last name and Email are completed for the Mainauthor and contact.

Step - Information on all project authorsHolcim Awards (main) category(Main and further authors) Title (Prof/Dr/Mr/Ms/etc) Name* Profession* Position (within the Organization)

Date of birth* Gender Organization Address* Telephone* (including country and area codes) Fax (including country and area codes) Email* Website Distribution of prize money* (where more than one author)

Next Generation category

(Main and further authors) Title (Prof/Dr/Mr/Ms/etc) Name* Date of birth* Gender Address* Telephone* (including country and area codes) Fax (including country and area codes) Email* Website Study program* (select from list) Study direction* Supervising academic* (eg: Prof) Name of university* Distribution of prize money* (where more than one author)

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Please note:

Individual step-by-step instructions for the Holcim Awards (main) categoryand Next Generation category are provided only in Step 2. Common step-by-step instructions are provided for Steps 3-5 since the requirements areidentical for both categories.

Step - Description of the project Project group*

Entries in both the Holcim Awards (main) category and Next Generationcategory must select the Project group from one of three options:Project group 1: Building and civil engineering worksProject group 2: Landscape, urban design and infrastructure

Project group 3: Materials, products and construction technologiesInformation on projects of group 1 - Building and civil engineering works: Project title* Client* Intervention* (select from list) Status of planning* (select from list) Status of formal permission* (select from list) Estimated start of construction* (select from list) Project background* (select from list) City, Country*

Latitude*, longitude*, and height above sea level* Details on other competitions for which the project has been enteredincluding award/prize received *

Outcome and title of the competition procedure Project details (gross oor area GFA, gross volume GV, construction costs

in USD, site area, footprint area, building height/depth) Further relevant key gures (such as envelope surface, area indices)

Materials used* (up to 200 characters) Project description* (up to 2,800 characters)

Information on projects of group 2 - Landscape, urban design and

infrastructure: Project title* Client* Intervention* (select from list) Status of planning* (select from list) Status of formal permission* (select from list) Estimated start of construction* (select from list) Project background* (select from list) City, Country* Latitude*, longitude*, and height above sea level* Details on other competitions for which the project has been entered

including award/prize received * Outcome and title of the competition procedure Project details (gross oor area GFA, gross volume GV, construction costs in

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Further relevant key gures (such as dimensions, numbers of users/inhabitants, buildings an open spaces)

Materials used* (up to 200 characters) Project description* (up to 2,800 characters)

Information on projects of group 3 - Materials, products and constructiontechnologies: Project title* Client* Status of planning* (select from list) Estimated start of production* (select from list) City, Country Project background* (select from list) Dimensions* Patent pending* Financial concept* Technical data*, e.g. key gures regarding density, thermal transmittance,

weight etc. Materials used and production methods* (up to 200 characters) Project description* (up to 2,800 characters)

Step - Images illustrating the project A minimum number of ve and a maximum of ten images (eg: photos,

drawings, plans etc.)*

Caption for each image (recommended) Two of the images are presented in a larger format than the other imagesand should be the key images of your project

You are encouraged to include a photograph of you and/or projectauthors/design team

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An image le can be composed of two or more images and contain textsand tables as long as their readability is assured.The juries will receive all data provided in both printed and digital formats.The printed copies consist of two A3 pages including all images, texts,

project information and self-assessments; similar to the conrmation PDFyou can download after submission of your application. The approximateimage sizes for printed copies are: images #1 and #2: 142 cm x 106.5 cm andall further images: 68 cm x 51 cm.In addition, all data may be presented to the jury digitally on a screen andincludes a zoom function.

Step - Target issues and self-assessment A concise statement explaining your projects contribution to meeting

target issues and particular criteria* A self-assessment rating relating to each target issue from one (lowest)to ve (highest) stars*


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Application procedure

Submission of entries is only possible via the Internet. No writtenapplications (hardcopy) will be accepted. There are no submission fees toenter the competition.

You submit your application in ve steps, each of which will be savedseparately. Information can be added to the steps in any order and saved forfurther updates.

An individual ID and Password will be assigned after the Authors name andEmail contact in Step 2 are completed. Your submission may be edited atany time until the close of entries on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 14:00 hrsGMT.

To resume working on your application, enter your ID and Password in Step 1to retrieve your submission. You do not need to re-enter previously uploadeddata except if you change the project group in Step 3 (see also page 32).

The nal stage of submitting an entry in the competition is the conrmationstage, which can be completed at any time until close of entries. The systemchecks that all mandatory elds have been completed and generates a PDFle, which contains all sections of your application in a single document. Allmandatory elds must be completed and all text length conditions met tonalize the submission. The application can be re-edited at any time untilthe close of entries on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 14:00 hrs GMT.

Your entry in the competition is submitted by clicking on Submit at theend of Step 6 (Conrmation). No further action is required.The entry can be edited even after submission and re-submitted by clickingon Submit at the end of Step 6 at any time until the close of entries onWednesday, March 23, 2011 at 14:00 hrs GMT.


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System requirements

The Online Entry Form has been optimized for a resolution of 1024 by 768pixels and the following browsers work best: Internet Explorer for Windows from 7.0 Mozilla Firefox from 2.0 Opera from 9.0 Chrome Safari

Javascript must be active.Cookies must be accepted.

Image upload

Image formatsImages must be in JPG, PNG, BMP or TIF format. AutoCad or PDF les arenot permitted. All images must use the RGB color set. Images in CMYK colorset will be rejected. Please convert images into RGB color set and checkresolution and accuracy of color rendering. If you are unable to convertimages, please contact the Helpdesk for assistance.

The images will be presented in landscape format in the proportion of 4:3.(That means at least: 800 by 600, 1024 by 768, 1280 by 960 or 1240 by 1065pixels.) Portrait format images may be used, but will not utilize the fullimage space available.

Image sizesFile sizes should be large enough to produce clear images in the applicationform (maximum 3 MB each). At the same time the size of the image lesinuences the size of the PDF le you will receive as conrmation of yourapplication.

Please ensure that standard characters (see list of standard characters onp. 17) are used for all entries and all image le names.

Image selection and upload

You can upload images in two ways:1. Upload several images at once2. Upload each image separatelyYou will nd detailed information on the procedure for uploading images onpages 34 to 36 of this guide.

Data transfer rateDepending on the data transfer rate of your internet connection, the uploadprocess may take up to several minutes - so please have some patience.Particulary at the end of the application period (March 23, 2011) when a highvolume of trafc on the website is anticipated, the response time of the

Online Entry Form may slow down.It is recommended to enter the applications as early as possible.

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Technical difculties

Log in failed

The most common problems with ID and/or Password include:1. Check all gures and letters of your ID and Password are entered correctly;especially use of letter O and number 0 (zero).2. You havent register yet. Please click on New Entry.3. You dont remember your ID or Password. Please complete section Lostyour ID/Password.4. You have started an application but havent conrmed Step 2. So, youhavent received an ID. Please contact the Helpdesk or start a new entry.5. You clicked on New Entry but nothing happened - please check yourbrowser settings if you have activated Javascript and allowed cookies.

Problems with proceeding to next step

Make sure that your browser settings allow cookies. Deactivated cookies

may send you back to start page when clicking on Save or Continue.

Image upload failed

Automatic logout during upload session or error message appears:1. Make sure that your image les are either in JPG, BMP, PNG or TIF formatand in RGB color set. Image le sizes should not exceed 3MB each.3. Make sure that you use standard Latin characters in your le names.4. Check your internet connection. Slow internet connections (e.g. by usinga 56 kilobytes modem) may cause a timeout. You may reduce the lesizes or use another computer with a faster internet connection (higher

transmission rate).5. Try to re-set your Internet connection, or at least re-open your webbrowser.

Problems with downloading the conrmation PDF

1. Missing or incorrect data within your application - please log-in again andcheck all data.2. Automatic logout because of a slow internet connection - please retry orcontact the Helpdesk.3. Make sure that your images are either in JPG, BMP, PNG or TIF format and

in RGB color set and that they use standard Latin characters in their lenames.

Further questions

If you have questions concerning the competition procedure or technicaldifculties encountered while lling in the Online Entry Form, please checkthe Q&A platform at www.holcimawards.org/qa.

If you then require further clarication, please contact the Helpdesk at:[email protected]


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In Step 1 you log in tothe application process.

If this is your rst visitto the site and you arenot yet registered pleaseindicate into whichcategory you wish tosubmit your entry andthen click onNew Entry.

For more details aboutthe two categories pleasefollow the respective link.

For more information onprizes and conditions ofentry, please follow therespective link.

If you already have anID/Password irrespectiveof the category, pleaseenter them here and clickSubmit.

If you cannot remember

your ID/Password, enterthe email address usedon the entry and clickSubmit.The ID/Password will beforwarded via email.

The Step-by-step guide(this document) isavailable for download(PDF). Additionaltranslations (whenreleased) are available at

www.holcimawards.org/guide

If you still have a questionor require claricationregarding how to enterthe Holcim Awardscompetition, please referto the Q&A platformat www.holcimawards.org/qaor send your enquiry

to the Helpdesk via theonline form.

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In Step you are askedto enter informationconcerning theauthor(s) of the project.

At the top of the pageyour selected category isshown.

It is mandatory to ll inall boxes marked with anasterisk (*).

There is a limit to thenumber of characters

that may be entered ineach eld of the entryform. An error messagewill notify you if youexceed the pre-set limits.

Only the follwingchracters (see below) maybe used in the applicationform. Non-standardcharacters must besubstituted:

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Error messages willappear if you click onSave or Continue whilemandatory information ismissing. You may proceedto the next step andcomplete the missinginformation at any timebefore the competitioncloses.


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Enter the requesteddetails, and then click theContinue button at thebottom of the page tomove to Step 3.

If you DO NOT wish toreceive a copy of yourID/Password via emailplease check the box asindicated.

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After completion of atleast Authors nameand Email addressand clicking Save orContinue at the bottomof the page you will beassigned an ID/Passwordthat can be used to log-into your online application.Please record your ID/Password and keep themin a safe place.

An email will be sentto the Main authorsnominated email

address containing theID and Password of yoursubmission.

Click on the ID at the topof the page to display theID and Password.

If you wish to receiveanother ID/Passwordreminder via email,please click on the box as

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The form for the NextGeneration categoryis almost the same as

for the Holcim Awards(main) category.

Additionally, eachauthor must indicateinformation on the studyprogram and studydirection, the supervisingacademic and the nameof the university.

For more detailed

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In Step you are askedto enter informationconcerning the project.

Please select from thethree Project groupslisted using the radiobuttonsand click the Continuebutton.

The Project groupselection adds relevantelds to the Generalproject data, Project

details and/or Materialsused and productionmethods sections of theentry form.

Please note:The Project groupselection adds relevantelds to the entry formto enable competitionentrants to explain theirsubmission in further

detail. Project groupselection will have noimpact on the juryevaluation process or onthe allocation or prizeswithin the competition.

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Online Entry Form - Step 3 (Project group 1)

Group 1 for projectsof building and civilengineering works.

Only standard charactersmay be used in theapplication form (seepage 17 or the helpsection). If text doesnot display correctly asstandard characters,please adapt specialcharacters wherenecessary.

It is mandatory to ll in

all boxes marked with anasterisk (*).

Some of the boxes arerestricted by a maximumnumber of permittedcharacters. The numberof characters includesspaces. An error messageindicates where textsexceed the maximum size(see also page 39).

To know more about thepermitted number ofcharacters, please followthe link.

For a precise denition ofhow the starting date isdened, please follow thelink status of planning.

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The project title maycontain up to 60characters.

If your project hasreceived any award/prizeor has been submitted toany other competition,please provide the detailsof competition nameand outcome if alreadyknown.

Expected time for thestart of construction,on site preparation,

excavation, and/orenvironmentalremediation. Please selectfrom list.

For all key guresrequested under Projectdetails please use themetric system.

Details on how cost ofconstruction is dened

for the competition areavailable via the link atthe top of the page.

Please use USD.

To convert your localcurrency into USD youmay use the link next tothe Construction costsbox.

You are asked to enter

further relevant keygures of your project forwhich you may use up to150 characters.

A short description of thematerials used within

your project may containup to 200 characters.

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Please note that entriesmust be completed inEnglish only. A warningmessage appears if youenter texts in languagesother than English. Youmay see this warningmessage even if yoursubmission is completelyin English but usestechnical/specializedlanguage or manyabbreviations within thedata elds.

After entering the details

required, please click theContinue button at thebottom of the page.

Error messages willappear if you click onSave or Continue whilemandatory information ismissing. You may proceedto the next step andcomplete the missinginformation at any time

before the competitioncloses.

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Group for projects oflandscape, urban designand infrastructure.


It is mandatory to ll in

all boxes marked with anasterisk (*).

Some of the boxes arerestricted by a maximumnumber of permittedcharacters. The numberof characters includesspaces. An error messageindicates where textsexceed the maximumsize.

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Please note that entriesmust be completed inEnglish only. A warningmessage appears if youenter texts in languagesother than English. Youmay see this warningmessage even if yoursubmission is completelyin English but usestechnical/specializedlanguage or manyabbreviations within thedata elds.


required, please click theContinue button at thebottom of the page.

Error messages willappear if you click onSave or Continue whilemandatory information ismissing. You may proceedto the next step andcomplete the missinginformation at any time

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Group for projectsof materials, productsand constructiontechnologies.


It is mandatory to ll inall boxes marked with anasterisk (*).

Some of the boxes arerestricted by a maximumnumber of permittedcharacters. The numberof characters includesspaces. An error messageindicates where textsexceed the maximum

size.To know more about thepermitted number ofcharacters please followthe link.

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Materials, productsand constructiontechnologies aredeemed to have startedcommercial productiononce manufacturingfor commercial returnsstarts.

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Please use USD for yournancial concept.

To convert your localcurrency into USD youmay use the link currencyconverter.

You are asked to enterspecial technical data of

your project for whichyou may use up to 150characters.

A short description ofthe materials used and

production methods ofyour project may containup to 200 characters.

For a general projectdescription regardingthe background and theconcept of your project

you may use up to 2,800characters within 22 lines.


required, please click theContinue button at thebottom of the page.Error messages willappear if you click onSave or Continue whilemandatory information ismissing. You may proceedto the next step andcomplete the missinginformation at any timebefore the competition

closes.

Please note that entriesmust be completed inEnglish only. A warningmessage appears if youenter texts in languagesother than English. Youmay see this warningmessage even if yoursubmission is completelyin English but uses

technical/specializedlanguage or manyabbreviations within thedata elds.

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You may change theProject group using thebutton indicated at thetop of Step 3.

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Please note:If the Project group ischanged after data isentered in the entry formsections General projectdata, Project detailsor Materials used andproduction methods,the data entered in some

elds will be lost . Formore information pleasesee the help section.A conrmation textappears. Please selectyes to change theProject group or no tocancel.

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In Step , graphicalrepresentations may beuploaded.

A minimum number ofve and a maximum often images (eg: photos,drawings, plans, etc) areallowed.

You can upload images intwo ways:1. Upload several imagesat once2. Upload each imageseparately

The default settinguploads several images atonce.

If you wish to switch toa simpler upload controlthat uploads les oneby one, click the buttonSwitch upload control.

Make sure that you usestandard Latin characters

even for the names of theles.

Depending on the datatransfer rate of yourinternet connection, theupload process may takeup to several minutes- so please have somepatience.

Detailed information onimage formats and sizes

is available on page 1 4of this guide and in theonline help section.

Images #1 and #2 will bepresented in larger size inall steps of the procedure.They should be the keyimages of your project.

If you have furtherproblems with uploading

your image les, pleasecontact the Helpdesk.

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1. Upload several imagesat once

Click on the appropriateUpload le button (1-11)of the chosen positionto select and upload animage le from yourcomputer.

An upload statusindicator will show theprogress of the uploadprocess.

While a le is uploading

you may select andupload further imageles.

When images areuploaded, thumbnailswill be generated in thechosen position.

Click on the arrow tochange the order ofimages the images on

each side of the arrow willswap positions.

It is recommended to adda caption to each image(maximum length 175characters for images #1and #2, 30 characters foreach of the others).

We encourage you toinclude a photograph of

you and/or your design

team as image #11.Please note that anadditional project imagemay not be substitutedfor the project teamportrait at image #11.

Delete uploaded image.

After all image les (5-10) and the author/teamportrait are uploaded

and in the desired order,please click on Continueto move to the next step.

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2. Upload each imageseparately

You have to select animage le on yourcomputer system byclicking on the Browsebutton.

After selecting the imagele, please click on theappropriate button(Upload 1 to Upload 11).

When the imageis uploaded and a

thumbnail is generatedin the chosen position

you may upload the nextimage.

Click on the arrow tochange the order ofimages the images oneach side of the arrow willswap positions.

It is recommended to add

a caption to each image(maximum length 175characters for images #1and #2, 30 characters foreach of the others).

We encourage you toinclude a photograph of

you and/or your designteam as image #11. Pleasenote that an additionalproject image may not besubstitute for the project

team portrait at image#11.

Delete uploaded image.

After all image les (5-10) and the author/teamportrait are uploadedand in the desired order,please click on Continueto move to the next step.

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In Step enter aconcise statementthat explains yourprojects contributionto meeting the targetissues for sustainableconstruction andparticular criteria.

Detailed information onthe ve target issuesand the criteria projectedto direct the assessmentare described in detail

under More information.

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Any two elds maycontain up to 1000characters includingspaces within up to 12lines.

Please note that theallowed number of linespermits the text to becomprised of severalparagraphs, rather than asingle block of text.

You can select which twotext elds may contain1000 characters by

checking the box adjacentto Enlarge under therelevant two boxes.

The remaining threeelds may contain up to500 characters includingspaces within up to 10lines each.

To place your projectscharacter in context,

complete the self-assessment sectionby providing a rating(one star lowest to vestars highest) for yourprojects compliance withthe target issues forsustainable construction.

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After completing Step 5,the entire entry form isdisplayed for review and

submission to nalizethe entry process.

Please check foraccuracy of all recordedinformation. Onlystandard Latin charactersmay be used in theapplication form. If textis displayed as crypticcharacters, please adaptspecial characters where

necessary.

Changes to yourapplication can be madeuntil Wednesday, March23, 2011 at 14:00 GMTusing your ID / Password.

An error messageappears in a red boxunder each section ofthe conrmation page if

mandatory information ismissing or invalid data isentered into any eld.

Please use the linkto go back to therespective step andadapt information wherenecessary.

To change your data youmay also use the menuat the top of the page.

Please click the respectivenumber of the step.

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The competition regionto which your projecthas been assigned isdisplayed here. Thecompetition region isbased on the location of

your project and speciesin which of the veregional Holcim Awardscompetitions your projectwill take part.

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Please conrm yourauthorship by checking atleast the rst two of thefour boxes.

To submit yourapplication click thebutton Submit at thebottom of the page.

The Submit buttonwill only be active whenall mandatory elds arecompleted correctly. Ifmandatory elds havenot been completed, the

button will be inactive.

Please edit/enter allmandatory informationin the previous stepsas required. If you havefurther problems, pleasecontact the Helpdesk.

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You can download a PDFle containing all sectionsof your application byclicking on DownloadPDF.

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Appendix

A Sample page46Completed entry submission PDF

B Overview - Target issues for sustainable construction page53The evaluation criteria of the Holcim Awards competition


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Please note: Most sections of the submission form for the Project group 2 Landscape, urban design and infrastructureare the same as for Group 1 (see p.46). Sections of the page that are common to all entry forms are in grey on this page.


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Please note: Most sections of the submission form for the Project group 3 Materials, products and construction techn.are the same as for Group1 (see p.46). Sections of the page that are common to all entry forms are in grey on this page.


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Please note: Most sections of the submission form for the Next Generation category are the same as for the HolcimAwards main category (see p.46). Sections of the page that are common to all entry forms are in grey on this page.


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Documents

HolcimAwards Step by Step Guide ENG Highres