Holcim Sustainable Construction Awards
Holcim are about to launch the next round of their Sustainable Construction Awards. I don’t seem to have received my invitation but then I don’t think my double-glazing efforts will count based on the winners from the last competition.
Of course, Holcim’s plans for a new cement plant at Weston, just outside Oamaru are being opposed by the Waiareka Valley Preservation Society [Scoop story] and the Greens’ Metiria Turei and Russel Norman.
I guess they won’t be planning on using glulam (glue laminated) construction in building their cement plant - but if you are interested in some examples of timber being used for construction that has become dominated by the use of concrete - try these examples from the Glued Laminated Timber Association in the UK, or these by Lilleheden, one of Europe’s leading glulam companies.