Winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation prizes for North America announced
The LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation prizes for North America has announced Off the Wall ? Making building components from food-processing byproducts as this year?s 2nd prize winner.
The Next Generation of the LafargeHolcim Awards recognizes the visionary concepts and bold ideas of young professionals and students. In the competition region of North America, the jury selected four entries to receive Next Generation prizes.
?The issue of sustainability in the construction sector is of paramount importance because the construction and maintenance of buildings accounts for 40 percent of both energy and material consumption worldwide,? says the organization. ?In view of climate change and diminishing resources, new approaches are needed along the entire value chain of the construction industry. Developing and applying these new approaches are what the LafargeHolcim Awards promote. Every three years, the competition is held in five world regions and then globally. The prize money totals $2 million (USD).?
The project by Daniel Francisco Gonzalez and Noor Shaikh from Waterloo and Toronto, Canada, proposes a sustainable production method for alternative, sustainably producible materials as insulation and wall veneer.
The masonry elements are made of reclaimed cement-kiln dust and agroindustrial byproducts. Fish processing residue is used as a natural binder. The produced blocks will have different colors, weights, and textures depending on the materials used. Above ...
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