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Essential Homes Research Project,

The housing concept was designed by Norman Foster for displaced communities who are used to living in temporary settlements for years, providing the necessary needs of safety, comfort, and well-being.

The designed prototype is extremely sustainable and emits 70% less CO2 than conventional buildings. It is low-carbon, energy-efficient, and circular, incorporating a variety of Holcim sustainable building solutions.

Holcim and Norman Foster Foundation

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Nicolas Lunven, the skipper of the IMOCA Holcim-PRB, broke the outright solo monohull 24-hour record on the second day of the 2024-25 Vendée Globe. Opting for a more westerly route than the fleet, he covered 546.60 nautical miles in 24 hours (pending official ratification).

Lunven’s pace would surpass the same record set by Thomas Ruyant during the 2024 Retour à la Base event (539.58 nm/ 22.48 knot avg.). 

This boat also holds the outright monohull 24-hour record, with skipper Kevin Escoffier and crew covering 640.48 nm in the 5th leg of The Ocean Race 2022-23, with an average speed of 26.68 knots.

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Just a quick note to followers, although I am following The Ocean Race, I likely won’t be blogging about it. There is only so many hours in the day!

Frankly, using the IMOCA foils in the Southern Ocean on a super LONG leg seems to me a recipe for disaster because the ability to slow down and not speed up is key.

Talk about alarms ringing and being in continual crisis management on the boats. Thank g*d they are using an autopilot to steer the boats, because the crews have enough to contend with…And let’s not talk about difficulties eating, drinking, being sea sick while attending to one’s natural needs combined with the biggest sleep deficits known to sailors.

Anyway, I sincerely hope that I am wrong about this iteration of The Ocean Race. Especially since they have announced that the IMOCAs will be used for the next iteration of the The Ocean Race and the The Ocean Race Europe as well.

NO BETS on the number of boats who will actually finish this race.

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Internship, Procurement

ABOUT THE ROLE With today’s megatrends, from the rise in population and urbanization to improving living standards, the construction sector has never been more attractive, Holcim Building Envelope division is reinventing the way the world builds. We are committed to shaping a greener, smarter and healthier world. As we continue to look for more sustainable ways to build, we need world-class…

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BB 305 : Hampir Tak Bersisa

Seri BB 305 sendiri cukup bervariasi, PT Semen Nusantara (SIG) memiliki lokomotif BB 305 buatan Nippon Sharyo dengan nameplate BB 305 01. Sedangkan PT Kertas Leces (Persero) memiliki 6 lokomotif dengan seri yang sama namun beda peruntukan dan ukuran. Kertas Leces memiliki lokomotif BB 305 yang terdiri dari buatan Jenbacher (BB 305 01-03), dan buatan CFD (BB 305 04-06). Sejauh ini, keenam…

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What world do you want to live in? A world with greener cities? Powered by renewable energy? Connected with green mobility?

#decarbonization #northamerica #cement @Holcim

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Concrete cartel boosts costs, stifles supply

According to a federal antitrust investigation, Swiss firm Holcim’s India units and more than a dozen other cement makers conspired for years to raise prices and restrict supplies, including frequently examining one another to ensure there was no infringement of the agreements.

The Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) investigations arm has found top executives — CEOs or Managing Directors — of Holcim companies ACC and Ambuja, market leader UltraTech, and 17 other firms such as Shree Cement and Dalmia Cement responsible for antitrust offenses.

The inquiry report, released last month and obtained by Reuters, is the final but most important stage of the CCI investigation, which began in 2019. The report, which is not public, will now be evaluated by CCI’s top three officials, who have the authority to levy sanctions and will provide corporations with one last opportunity to defend themselves.

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Desde Blog Arte Plus: Casas Esenciales, refugios modulares reutilizables. 

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French cement firm Lafarge admits to doing business with so-called Islamic State

Bruno Lafont , former Lafarge CEO : « Holcim, (Lafarge’s parent company,) has conducted an “exclusively incriminating” investigation against me » Lafarge, now part of the Swiss building materials conglomerate Holcim, acknowledged that it paid nearly $13.7 million to middlemen to keep its Syrian cement factory running in 2013 and 2014, long after other French firms had pulled out of the…

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Amazon、バージニア州DCでHolcim社のグリーンコンクリートを採用へ

Holcim社のEcoPactは、一般的なコンクリートよりも排出量を最大で100％削減できると説明 Amazon Web Services（AWS）は、建材メーカーのHolcim USおよびBaker Concrete Constructionと、バージニア州北部での施設を始め、Amazonの���数のデータセンター建設に Holcim社の低炭素のEcoPactコンクリートを採用する契約を締結しました。Holcim社は、この素材にはさまざまなバリエーションがあり、炭素排出量を通常のコンクリートよりも30～100％削減できるとしています。 コンクリートは地球温暖化の主な原因であり、その生産や…

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New 44-minute interview with Rosie Kuiper from The Ocean Race (check out her cool campervan!)

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Holcim en Argentina se abastecerá con Energía Renovable de Pampa Energía

#Empresariales | #Holcim en #Argentina se abastecerá con #EnergíaRenovable de #PampaEnergía

Holcim en Argentina y Pampa Energía firmaron hoy un importante acuerdo destinado a la provisión de energía renovable para las plantas productivas. El evento se llevó a cabo en la sede de Pampa Energía en Buenos Aires con la presencia de Christian Dedeu, CEO de Holcim en Argentina y Gustavo Mariani, CEO de Pampa Energía. Con el acuerdo de suministros de energía con Pampa, Holcim sumará un 25% más…

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