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With Building Icons, we at Holcim showcase inspiring construction projects enabled by our sustainable and innovative building materials and building solutions. Join us as we explore how our materials and solutions are shaping the future of construction!

The Ellinikon sets new standards in sustainable urban regeneration

Greece
ECOCycle
ECOPact

In Greece’s mythic capital Athens, Europe’s largest urban regeneration project is taking shape. Covering 6 million square meters, the “modern, green city” of The Ellinikon is being built with Holcim’s end-to-end low-carbon solutions. With ECOPlanet cement, ECOPact and DYNAMax concretes, and more, Holcim is currently providing these for 90% of the project’s structures.

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London’s Wood Wharf is an icon of circular construction

United Kingdom
ECOCycle
ECOPact

In London’s historic Canary Wharf, the mixed-use development Wood Wharf is an icon of sustainable construction. It is blazing a trail as one of the first projects in the UK to use Holcim’s low-carbon concrete ECOPact with 20% construction demolition materials inside.

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MORANTA TOWER: SMART SUSTAINABILITY HITS NEW HEIGHTS

Mexico
ECOPact
Mixed-use

In the plains of Northeast Mexico, Saltillo city near Monterrey is a growing hub for high-tech industries, from aerospace to automotive and more. Moranta Tower, the centerpiece of the iconic new Distrito Karena mixed-use development in the north of the city, takes smart sustainability to new heights as Mexico’s first full ECOPact building.

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Learn about The Principles of Sustainable Design

In 2024 we launched the Holcim Sustainable Construction Academy, a free online training program, that equips participants with all the tools they need to measure the impact of their building project. The modules are Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certified and, upon completion, participants receive a shareable certificate.