HolcimAwards Step by Step Guide ENG Highres

Step-by-step guide
for regional Holcim Awards competitions 2010/11

3rd International Holcim Awards competitions
for sustainable construction projects and “Next Generation” visions
This publication includes general information and guides participants in completing the Online Entry
Form at www.holcimawards.org/enter
Copyright 2010 © Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, Zurich/Switzerland
Final version, English

July 2010
Contents
Help page 3
Introduction page 4
• Overview
• Regions
• Prizes
• Juries
Conditions page 7
• Evaluation criteria
• Project eligibility
• Participation
• Impediments/conflict of interest
• Consent
• Ownership and copyright
• Documentation
• Schedule
Items required for the entry page 10

• 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 page 13
Technical information page 14

• System requirements
• Image upload
Technical difficulties page 15
Online Entry Form - Step 1 page 16

• 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 page 40

• Review and submission
Appendix page 45
• Sample – Completed entry submission PDF
• Overview – “Target issues” for sustainable construction:
the evaluation criteria of the Holcim Awards competition
Step-by-step guide | page
Help
Helpdesk
This Step-by-step guide contains comprehensive information and examples
on how to enter the 3rd International Holcim Awards competitions.
If you have questions concerning the competition procedure or experience

technical difficulties while filling in the Online Entry Form, please check the
Q&A platform at:
www.holcimawards.org/qa
If you then require further clarification, please contact the Helpdesk at:
helpdesk@holcimawards.org

Introduction
Overview
• The 3rd Holcim Awards competition to promote sustainable construction
worldwide is open for entries from July 1, 2010 until
March 23, 2011 (14:00hrs GMT) at www.holcimawards.org.
• The Holcim Awards is an initiative of the Holcim Foundation for
Sustainable Construction based in Switzerland. The competitions
aim to encourage and inspire a built environment that goes beyond
convention to address the challenges of sustainability. The Holcim
Awards competitions are conducted in cooperation with: ETH Zurich -
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland; MIT - Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in Cambridge, USA; TJU - Tongji University in
Shanghai, China; UIA - Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City,
Mexico; EAC - Ecole Supérieure d’Architecture de Casablanca, Morocco;
USP - Universidad de São Paulo, Brazil; and Wits - University of the
Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• English is the principal and legally binding language of the Holcim
Awards competition. Competition entries may be submitted only in
English.
• The prize money for the five regional competitions and the global phase
totals USD 2 million.
• All building projects are eligible to enter the competition if construction
or commercial production had not started before July 1, 2010.
• The 3rd International Holcim Awards competition is held in two phases.
The first phase is the regional Holcim Awards competitions in 2010/11.
The second phase, in which the regional Holcim Awards prize winners
compete, is the global Holcim Awards competition in 2012.
• In addition to construction projects at an advanced stage of design, the
Awards competition seeks visions and ideas at a conceptual level.
The “Next Generation” category is open to student projects created
within university programs at final-year bachelor level or above (including
masters and PhD). All project authors must be final-year bachelor students
or 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 five regional Holcim Awards
competitions (in 2010/11) and the global Holcim Awards (in 2012). The
regional Holcim Awards are based on five geographic areas: Europe, North
America, Latin America, Africa Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Entries in the
competition 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” is
defined as the principal place of residence of the Main Author.

Introduction
Prizes
The total prize money for each cycle of the regional and global Holcim
Awards competitions is USD 2 million.
The prize money for each of the five 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 prizes
from a total budget of USD 75,000 per region.
On regional level, juries will also award three “Next Generation” prizes from
a total budget of USD 50,000 per region: Holcim Awards “Next Generation”
1st 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. The
projects awarded Holcim Awards Gold, Holcim Awards Silver, or Holcim
Awards Bronze in all regional competitions automatically qualify for the
global Holcim Awards competition in 2012.
The total prize amount for the global competition is USD 500,000:
Global Holcim Awards Gold USD 200,000; Global Holcim Awards Silver USD
100,000; Global Holcim Awards Bronze USD 50,000.
The Holcim Innovation prize for up to three winners is allocated a total

budget of USD 150,000. All prize-winning projects and visions from the five
regional Holcim Awards competitions (Awards, Acknowledgements, and
“Next Generation” prizes) are eligible to be considered for this prize.
All prizes of the global competition will be presented at dedicated Holcim

Awards hand-over events from May 2012.
Prizes will be awarded to the person listed as Main Author on the entry form
as the Holcim Foundation’s sole contact. In the case of a project submitted
by more than one author, the Main Author must indicate how prize money
will be distributed (in percentages) between the Main Author and all Further
Authors listed.
All prizes are subject to the positive outcome of a verification process to

check project eligibility and compliance with local and international laws
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Introduction
Juries
After a centrally-performed technical pre-assessment, regional juries will
evaluate and rank all entries. The juries consist of independent, renowned
representatives from science, business and society. The regional juries
are supported by the respective partner university and the global jury is
supported by the Technical Competence Center of the Holcim Foundation
(ETH Zurich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tongji University).
Please find a list and profiles of all members of the Holcim Awards juries at:
www.holcimawards.org/jury

Conditions
Evaluation criteria
The Holcim Awards recognize contributions to sustainable construction
– irrespective of scale – in architecture, landscape and urban design, civil
and mechanical engineering and other related disciplines. The design must
demonstrate proof of sustainability according to the five “target issues” for
sustainable 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) category
The project is ineligible for submission if its execution commences before
July 1, 2010. Building and civil engineering works, and landscape, urban
design and infrastructure projects are deemed to have started construction
when the first site preparation, excavation, and/or environmental
remediation takes place. Materials, products and construction technologies
are deemed to have started production once manufacturing for commercial
returns takes place.
“Next Generation” (student) category

The “Next Generation” category is open to student projects created within
university programs at final-year bachelor level or above (including masters
and PhD). All project authors must be final-year bachelor students or above
for part/all of the entry period (July 1, 2010 to March 23, 2011).
Submissions in the “Next Generation” category use the same Online Entry
Form 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 the
project’s design team which consists of the author(s) and all other persons
responsible for the project. Eligible for participation are private or public
promoters/investors or architects/planners/engineers involved in the
project, providing that they hold the right of authorship or are participating
in agreement with the person(s) holding the right of authorship. Legal
entities and design teams must name an authorized representative who will
act as the responsible contact person (“Main Author”).
Entries in the “Next Generation” category may only be submitted by the
project’s design team, which consists of the author(s) and all other persons
responsible for the project who must all be final-year bachelor students
or 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 final-year
bachelor level or above (including masters and PhD).
The statements made in the online Declaration of Authorship are considered

to be true and legally binding in compliance with all applicable laws
and regulations. Every author is required to individually clarify his or her
eligibility for participation. The eligibility of the authors will be re-checked
before prizes are conferred.
Conditions
All authors must be at least 18 years of age on March 23, 2011.
Impediments/conflict of interest
Ineligible for participation are those who, due to their collaboration in
the preparation or running of the competition, might be in a favored
position, able to influence the jury’s decision or have any other (matured
or unmatured) conflict of interest. This concerns, in particular, all jurors,
examiners and guests as well as their spouses, first- and second-degree
relatives or in-laws and their permanent business or project partners
and the immediate superiors and collaborators of ineligible persons.
Staff of Holcim Group companies, and staff of the partner and associated
universities of the Holcim Foundation may only participate if they are not
directly involved in the preparation or running of the competition.
Consent
By virtue of their participation in or by contribution to the competition, all
parties including participants, jurors, examiners and guests declare their
consent to the present conditions. By contributing to the competition,
entrants agree to accept the decision of the respective jury as final. There is
no right of appeal and no participant shall have recourse to any national or
international court of law.
Ownership and copyright

Although the right of authorship, including protection against the copying
of ideas, and the right to publication of the design remains with each
author, the latter explicitly grants the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable
Construction the right to use the data, documents and files submitted in
their entirety or in part, internally or externally in every form and for any
purpose whatsoever in relation to the Holcim Awards competition.
Documentation
Submitted projects may be compiled by the Holcim Foundation for
Sustainable Construction for public access in electronic and/or printed
format, giving credit to the authors and their collaborators in compliance
with the authorship declaration.

Conditions
Schedule
Regional Holcim Awards competition 2010/11

Q &A Platform and Helpdesk July 1, 2010 - March 23, 2011
Competition opens July 1, 2010, 14:00 hrs GMT
Competition closes March 23, 2011, 14:00 hrs GMT
Meetings of regional juries June/July, 2011
Regional Holcim Awards ceremonies 2011

Europe September 22/23, 2011
North America October 20/21, 2011
Latin America October 6/7, 2011
Africa Middle East September 8/9, 2011
Asia Pacific November 24/25, 2011
Global Holcim Awards 2012

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

Items required for the entry
To enter the Holcim Awards competition at www.holcimawards.org the
following information is required (* = mandatory):
Step 1 - Log-In
To start a new entry in the competition, you must indicate the category into
which you wish to submit your entry:
- Holcim Awards (main) category
- “Next Generation” category
and then click on “New entry”.
To continue working on an entry you have already started for the Holcim
Awards 2010/11, enter your
– ID and Password
and then click on “Submit”. An ID and Password will be assigned to each
entry once the fields for “Last name” and “Email” are completed for the Main
author and contact.
Step 2 - Information on all project authors

Holcim 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) category
and “Next Generation” category are provided only in Step 2. Common step-
by-step instructions are provided for Steps 3-5 since the requirements are
identical for both categories.
Step 3 - Description of the project

– Project group*
Entries in both the Holcim Awards (main) category and “Next Generation”
category must select the Project group from one of three options:
Project group 1: Building and civil engineering works
Project group 2: Landscape, urban design and infrastructure
Project group 3: Materials, products and construction technologies
Information 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 entered
including award/prize received *
– Outcome and title of the competition procedure
– Project details (gross floor area GFA, gross volume GV, construction costs
in USD, site area, footprint area, building height/depth)
– Further relevant key figures (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 formal permission* (select from list)
– Estimated start of construction* (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 floor area GFA, gross volume GV, construction costs in
USD, site area, footprint area, floor area ratio FAR, site occupancy ratio SOR)

– Further relevant key figures (such as dimensions, numbers of users/
inhabitants, buildings an open spaces)
– Materials used* (up to 200 characters)
Information on projects of group 3 - Materials, products and construction

technologies:
– Project title*
– Client*
– Estimated start of production* (select from list)
– City, Country
– Dimensions*
– Patent pending*
– Financial concept*
– Technical data*, e.g. key figures regarding density, thermal transmittance,
weight etc.
– Materials used and production methods* (up to 200 characters)
Step 4 - Images illustrating the project

– A minimum number of five 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 images
and should be the key images of your project
– You are encouraged to include a photograph of you and/or project
authors/design team
Please note:
An image file can be composed of two or more images and contain texts
and 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 confirmation PDF
you can download after submission of your application. The approximate
image sizes for printed copies are: images #1 and #2: 142 cm x 106.5 cm and
all further images: 68 cm x 51 cm.
In addition, all data may be presented to the jury digitally on a screen and
includes a zoom function.
Step 5 - “Target issues” and self-assessment

– A concise statement explaining your project’s contribution to meeting
“target issues” and particular criteria*
– A self-assessment rating relating to each “target issue” from one (lowest)
to five (highest) stars*

Application procedure
Submission of entries is only possible via the Internet. No written
applications (hardcopy) will be accepted. There are no submission fees to
enter the competition.
You submit your application in five steps, each of which will be saved
separately. Information can be added to the steps in any order and saved for
further updates.
An individual ID and Password will be assigned after the Author’s name and
Email contact in Step 2 are completed. Your submission may be edited at
any time until the close of entries on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 14:00 hrs
GMT.
To resume working on your application, enter your ID and Password in Step 1

to retrieve your submission. You do not need to re-enter previously uploaded
data except if you change the project group in Step 3 (see also page 32).
The final stage of submitting an entry in the competition is the confirmation

stage, which can be completed at any time until close of entries. The system
checks that all mandatory fields have been completed and generates a PDF
file, which contains all sections of your application in a single document. All
mandatory fields must be completed and all text length conditions met to
finalize the submission. The application can be re-edited at any time until
the 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 the

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

Technical information
System requirements
The Online Entry Form has been optimized for a resolution of 1024 by 768
pixels 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 formats
Images must be in JPG, PNG, BMP or TIF format. AutoCad or PDF files are
not permitted. All images must use the RGB color set. Images in CMYK color
set will be rejected. Please convert images into RGB color set and check
resolution and accuracy of color rendering. If you are unable to convert
images, 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 1065
pixels.) Portrait format images may be used, but will not utilize the full
image space available.
Image sizes
File sizes should be large enough to produce clear images in the application
form (maximum 3 MB each). At the same time the size of the image files
influences the size of the PDF file you will receive as confirmation of your
application.
Please ensure that standard characters (see list of standard characters on

p. 17) are used for all entries and all image file names.
Image selection and upload

You can upload images in two ways:
1. Upload several images at once
2. Upload each image separately
You will find detailed information on the procedure for uploading images on
pages 34 to 36 of this guide.
Data transfer rate

Depending on the data transfer rate of your internet connection, the upload
process may take up to several minutes - so please have some patience.
Particulary at the end of the application period (March 23, 2011) when a high
volume of traffic 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.

Technical difficulties
Log in failed
The most common problems with ID and/or Password include:
1. Check all figures and letters of your ID and Password are entered correctly;
especially use of letter “O” and number “0” (zero).
2. You haven’t register yet. Please click on “New Entry”.
3. You don’t remember your ID or Password. Please complete section “Lost
your ID/Password”.
4. You have started an application but haven’t confirmed Step 2. So, you
haven’t received an ID. Please contact the Helpdesk or start a new entry.
5. You clicked on “New Entry” but nothing happened - please check your
browser 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 files are either in JPG, BMP, PNG or TIF format
and in RGB color set. Image file sizes should not exceed 3MB each.
3. Make sure that you use standard Latin characters in your file names.
4. Check your internet connection. Slow internet connections (e.g. by using
a 56 kilobytes modem) may cause a timeout. You may reduce the file
sizes 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 web
browser.
Problems with downloading the confirmation PDF

1. Missing or incorrect data within your application - please log-in again and
check all data.
2. Automatic logout because of a slow internet connection - please retry or
contact 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 file
names.
Further questions
If you have questions concerning the competition procedure or technical
difficulties encountered while filling in the Online Entry Form, please check
the Q&A platform at www.holcimawards.org/qa.
If you then require further clarification, please contact the Helpdesk at:
helpdesk@holcimawards.org

Online Entry Form - Step 1
In Step 1 you log in to
the application process.
1 If this is your first visit

to the site and you are
not yet registered please
indicate into which
category you wish to
submit your entry and
then click on
“New Entry”.
2 For more details about 7

the two categories please
follow the respective link.
3 For more information on

prizes and conditions of
entry, please follow the
2
respective link.
4 If you already have an 1

ID/Password irrespective
of the category, please 1
enter them here and click
3
“Submit”.
5 If you cannot remember

your ID/Password, enter
the email address used 4
on the entry and click
“Submit”.
4
The ID/Password will be
forwarded via email.
6 The Step-by-step guide

(this document) is 5
available for download
(PDF). Additional 5
translations (when
released) are available at
www.holcimawards.org/
guide
7 If you still have a question

or require clarification
regarding how to enter
the Holcim Awards
competition, please refer
to the Q&A platform
at www.holcimawards.
6
org/qa
or send your enquiry
to the Helpdesk via the
online form.
7

In Step 2 you are asked
to enter information
concerning the
author(s) of the project.
1 At the top of the page

your selected category is
shown.
It is mandatory to fill in 1
all boxes marked with an
asterisk (*). 2
There is a limit to the

number of characters
that may be entered in
each field of the entry
form. An error message
will notify you if you
exceed the pre-set limits.
Only the follwing

chracters (see below) may
be used in the application
form. Non-standard
characters must be
substituted:
!“ # $ % & ´ ( ) * + ,- ./ 0 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 :;< = > ? @ A
BCDEFGHIJKLMNO
P Q R ST UVW XY Z [ \ ] ^
_`abcdefghijklmn
opqrstuvwxyz{|}~
¡¢£¥¨©ª«¬®¯°±µ¶·
¸ »¿ À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë
ÌÍÎÏÑÒÓÔÕÖØÙÚÛ
Üßàáâãäåæçèéêëì
íîïñòóôõö÷øùúûüÿ
2 Further details on how to

complete the entry form
are available in the help
section.
www.holcimawards.org/
help

3 If you enter invalid

information, a pop-up
window will indicate to
you which fields need
attention.
4 Please ensure that phone

and fax numbers include
the international country
code beginning with ‘00’
or ‘+’ (eg: 0012 34 567890
or
+12 34 567890).
5 If you wish to list more

than two authors, please
click on “Add author” to
generate additional entry
boxes.
6 If you enter more than

one author, please
indicate (in %) how you
would distribute prize
money amongst the
named authors.
7 If you want to leave the

upload session, click
on the “Save” button.
All entered data will be
stored. 3
3
4

8 Error messages will

appear if you click on
“Save” or “Continue” while
mandatory information is
missing. You may proceed
to the next step and
complete the missing
information at any time
before the competition
closes.

9 Enter the requested
details, and then click the
“Continue” button at the
bottom of the page to
move to Step 3.
10 If you DO NOT wish to

receive a copy of your
ID/Password via email
please check the box as
indicated.
10
9
11 After completion of at
least Author’s name
and Email address
and clicking “Save” or
“Continue” at the bottom
of the page you will be
assigned an ID/Password
that can be used to log-in
to your online application.
Please record your ID/
Password and keep them
in a safe place.
An email will be sent

to the Main author’s
*****
11
nominated email
address containing the
ID and Password of your
submission.
12 Click on the ID at the top

of the page to display the
ID and Password.
13 If you wish to receive

another ID/Password
reminder via email,
please click on the box as
indicated.
12
12
*****
13

The form for the “Next
Generation” category
is almost the same as
for the Holcim Awards
(main) category.
14 Additionally, each
author must indicate
information on the study
program and study
direction, the supervising
academic and the name
of the university.
15 For more detailed

guidance on study
program and study
direction please follow 15
the respective link at the
top of the page.
14
14

In Step 3 you are asked
to enter information
concerning the project.
1 Please select from the

three Project groups
listed using the radio
buttons
2 and click the “Continue”
button.
The Project group

selection adds relevant
fields to the General
project data, Project
details and/or Materials
used and production
methods sections of the
entry form.
Please note:
The Project group
selection adds relevant
fields to the entry form
to enable competition
entrants to explain their 1
submission in further
detail. Project group
selection will have no
impact on the jury
evaluation process or on
the allocation or prizes
within the competition.

Online Entry Form - Step 3 (Project group 1)
Group 1 for projects
of building and civil
engineering works.
Only standard characters

may be used in the
application form (see
page 17 or the help
section). If text does
not display correctly as
standard characters,
please adapt special
characters where 3
necessary.
It is mandatory to fill in
asterisk (*).
Some of the boxes are 1

restricted by a maximum
number of permitted
characters. The number
2
of characters includes
spaces. An error message
indicates where texts
exceed the maximum size
(see also page 39).
1 To know more about the

permitted number of
characters, please follow
the link.
2 For a precise definition of

how the starting date is
defined, please follow the
link “status of planning”.

how to complete specific
boxes of Step 3, please see
the help section.

4 The project title may
contain up to 60
characters.
5 If your project has

received any award/prize
or has been submitted to
any other competition,
please provide the details
of competition name
and outcome if already
known.
6 Expected time for the

start of construction,
on site preparation,
excavation, and/or
environmental
remediation. Please select
from list.
For all key figures

requested under “Project
details” please use the
metric system.
7 Details on how cost of

construction is defined 7
for the competition are
available via the link at
the top of the page.
4
8 Please use USD.
9 To convert your local

6
currency into USD you
may use the link next to
the “Construction costs”
box.
5
10 You are asked to enter
further relevant key
figures of your project for
which you may use up to
9
8
150 characters.
11 A short description of the 10

materials used within
your project may contain
up to 200 characters.
12 For a general description

regarding the background
11
and the concept of your
project you may use up to
2,800 characters within
22 lines.
12

Please note that entries

must be completed in
English only. A warning
message appears if you
enter texts in languages
other than English. You
may see this warning
message even if your
submission is completely
in English but uses
technical/specialized
language or many
abbreviations within the
data fields.
13 After entering the details

required, please click the
bottom of the page.
Error messages will

closes.
Go to page 32 of this
Step-by-step guide to
continue.
13

Group 2 for projects of
landscape, urban design
and infrastructure.

may be used in the
page 17 or the help
characters where 3
necessary.
asterisk (*).

number of permitted
characters. The number 2
exceed the maximum
size.

permitted number of
characters, please follow
the link.
2 For a precise definition of

how the starting date is
defined, please follow the
link “status of planning”.

the help section.

contain up to 60
characters.
5 If your project has

received any award/prize
or has been submitted to
any other competition,
please provide the details
of competition name
and outcome if already
known.
6 Expected time for the

start of construction,
on site preparation,
excavation, and/or
environmental
remediation. Please select
from list.
For all key figures

requested under “Project
details” please use the
metric system.
7 Details on how cost of

construction is defined 7
for the competition are
available via the link at
the top of the page.
4
8 Please use USD.
currency into USD you 6
may use the link next to
the “Construction costs”
box.
10 You are asked to enter 5

further relevant key
figures of your project for
which you may use up to 8 9
150 characters.
11 A short description of the

materials used within 10
12 For a general description

regarding the background 11
and the concept of your
project you may use up to
2,800 characters within
22 lines.
12


must be completed in
message even if your
in English but uses
language or many
data fields.

bottom of the page.
Error messages will

closes.
Go to page 32 of this
Step-by-step guide to
continue.
13

Group 3 for projects
of materials, products
and construction
technologies.
may be used in the
page 17 or the help
characters where
necessary.
asterisk (*).

number of permitted
characters. The number
exceed the maximum
size.
2
permitted number of 3
characters please follow
the link.

contain up to 60
characters.
For more information on

the help section.
Materials, products
and construction
technologies are
deemed to have started
commercial production
once manufacturing
for commercial returns
starts.

3 Expected date for the
start of manufacturing
for commercial return of
the material, product or
construction technology.

4 Please use USD for your

financial concept.

currency into USD you
may use the link “currency
converter”.
6 You are asked to enter

special technical data of
your project for which
you may use up to 150
characters.
7 A short description of
the materials used and
production methods of
8 For a general project

description regarding
the background and the
concept of your project
you may use up to 2,800
characters within 22 lines.

bottom of the page.

Error messages will
mandatory information is 5
missing. You may proceed 4
before the competition 6
closes.

must be completed in 7
message even if your 8
in English but uses
language or many
data fields.
9
1 You may change the

Project group using the
button indicated at the
top of Step 3.
The selected Project

group is displayed at the
top of the page.

You will be redirected to

the start page of Step 3.
The Project groups (1-3)
are listed, including the
types of projects allocated
to each group.

Please note:
If the Project group is
changed after data is
entered in the entry form
sections “General project
data”, “Project details”
or “Materials used and
production methods”,
the data entered in some
fields will be lost. For
more information please
see the help section.

2 A confirmation text
appears. Please select
“yes” to change the
Project group or “no” to
cancel.

In Step 4, graphical
representations may be
uploaded.
A minimum number of
five and a maximum of
ten images (eg: photos,
drawings, plans, etc) are
allowed.
You can upload images in
two ways:
1. Upload several images
at once
2. Upload each image
separately
The default setting
uploads several images at
once.
1 If you wish to switch to

a simpler upload control
that uploads files one
by one, click the button
“Switch upload control”.
3
Make sure that you use
standard Latin characters
even for the names of the
files. 1
Depending on the data

transfer rate of your
internet connection, the
upload process may take
up to several minutes
- so please have some
patience.
2
Detailed information on
image formats and sizes
is available on page 1 4
of this guide and in the
online help section.
2 Images #1 and #2 will be

presented in larger size in
all steps of the procedure.
They should be the key
images of your project.
3 If you have further

problems with uploading
your image files, please

1. Upload several images
at once
1 Click on the appropriate

“Upload file” button (1-11)
of the chosen position
to select and upload an
image file from your
computer.
2 An upload status
indicator will show the
progress of the upload
process.
While a file is uploading

you may select and
upload further image
files.
When images are 1 1

uploaded, thumbnails
will be generated in the
chosen position. 3
3 Click on the arrow to

change the order of
images – the images on 6 6
each side of the arrow will
swap positions. 4
4 It is recommended to add 1
a caption to each image
(maximum length 175
characters for images #1
and #2, 30 characters for
each of the others). 2
4
5 We encourage you to
include a photograph of
you and/or your design
team as image #11.
Please note that an
additional project image
may not be substituted
4
for the project team
portrait at image #11. 5
6 Delete uploaded image.
7 After all image files (5-
10) and the author/team
portrait are uploaded
and in the desired order,
please click on “Continue”
to move to the next step. 7

2. Upload each image
separately
1 You have to select an

image file on your
computer system by
clicking on the “Browse”
button.
2 After selecting the image

file, please click on the
appropriate button
(Upload 1 to Upload 11).
When the image

is uploaded and a
thumbnail is generated
in the chosen position
you may upload the next
image.
3 Click on the arrow to

change the order of
images – the images on
each side of the arrow will 1
swap positions.
6 6
4 It is recommended to add
a caption to each image
(maximum length 175
characters for images #1
and #2, 30 characters for 3
each of the others).
5 We encourage you to 4
include a photograph of
you and/or your design 2
team as image #11. Please
note that an additional
project image may not be 3
substitute for the project
team portrait at image 4
#11.
2
6 Delete uploaded image.
7 After all image files (5-

10) and the author/team 4
portrait are uploaded
and in the desired order, 5
please click on “Continue”
to move to the next step.

In Step 5 enter a
concise statement
that explains your
project’s contribution
to meeting the “target
issues” for sustainable
construction and
particular criteria.
1 Detailed information on
the five “target issues”
and the criteria projected
to direct the assessment
are described in detail
under “More information”.

2 Any two fields may
contain up to 1000
characters including
spaces within up to 12
lines.
Please note that the

allowed number of lines
permits the text to be
comprised of several
paragraphs, rather than a
single block of text.
3 You can select which two

text fields may contain
1000 characters by
checking the box adjacent
to “Enlarge” under the
relevant two boxes.
4 The remaining three

fields may contain up to
500 characters including
spaces within up to 10
lines each. 5
5 To place your project’s

character in context,
complete the self-
assessment section
by providing a rating
(one star lowest to five
stars highest) for your
project’s compliance with
the “target issues” for 2
sustainable construction.

5 A warning message
indicates if you have
exceeded the character or
line limit.
6 Click on “Preview final

appearance in PDF” to see
where the text would be
truncated to determine
to what extent the text
needs to be edited.
To know more about

the allowed number of
characters, please see the
help section.

Online Entry Form - Finalization
After completing Step 5,
the entire entry form is
displayed for review and
submission to finalize
the entry process.
Please check for

accuracy of all recorded
information. Only
standard Latin characters
may be used in the
application form. If text 3
is displayed as cryptic
characters, please adapt
special characters where
necessary.
Changes to your
application can be made
until Wednesday, March
23, 2011 at 14:00 GMT
using your ID / Password.
1 An error message
appears in a red box 2
under each section of
the confirmation page if
missing or invalid data is
entered into any field. *****
2 Please use the link

to go back to the
respective step and
adapt information where
necessary.
3 To change your data you

may also use the menu
at the top of the page.
Please click the respective
number of the step. 1

4 The competition region

to which your project
has been assigned is
displayed here. The
competition region is
based on the location of
your project and specifies
in which of the five
regional Holcim Awards
competitions your project
will take part.


5 Please confirm your
authorship by checking at
least the first two of the
four boxes.
6 To submit your
application click the
button “Submit” at the
bottom of the page.
The “Submit“ button

will only be active when
all mandatory fields are
completed correctly. If
mandatory fields have
not been completed, the
button will be inactive.
Please edit/enter all

mandatory information
in the previous steps
as required. If you have
further problems, please

7 You can download a PDF

file containing all sections
of your application by
clicking on “Download
PDF”.

Appendix
A Sample page 46
Completed entry submission PDF
B Overview - “Target issues” for sustainable construction page 53

The evaluation criteria of the Holcim Awards competition

Please note: Most sections of the submission form for the Project group 2 “Landscape, urban design and infrastructure”
are 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.

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.

Please note: Most sections of the submission form for the “Next Generation” category are the same as for the Holcim
Awards 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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Items required for the entry page 10

Application procedure page 13

Technical information page 14

Technical difficulties page 15

Online Entry Form - Step 1 page 16

Online Entry Form - Step 2 page 17

Online Entry Form - Step 3 page 23

Online Entry Form - Step 4 page 34

Online Entry Form - Step 5 page 37

Online Entry Form - Finalization page 40

If you have questions concerning the competition procedure or experience

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

The Holcim Innovation prize for up to three winners is allocated a total

All prizes of the global competition will be presented at dedicated Holcim

All prizes are subject to the positive outcome of a verification process to

Step-by-step guide | page 

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“Next Generation” (student) category

The statements made in the online Declaration of Authorship are considered

Ownership and copyright

Step-by-step guide | page 

Regional Holcim Awards competition 2010/11

Regional Holcim Awards ceremonies 2011

Global Holcim Awards 2012

Step-by-step guide | page 

Step 2 - Information on all project authors

“Next Generation“ category

Step 3 - Description of the project

Information on projects of group 1 - Building and civil engineering works:

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

Step-by-step guide | page 11

Information on projects of group 3 - Materials, products and construction

Step 4 - Images illustrating the project

Step 5 - “Target issues” and self-assessment

Step-by-step guide | page 12

To resume working on your application, enter your ID and Password in Step 1

The final stage of submitting an entry in the competition is the confirmation

Your entry in the competition is submitted by clicking on “Submit” at the

Step-by-step guide | page 13

Javascript must be active.

The images will be presented in landscape format in the proportion of 4:3.

Please ensure that standard characters (see list of standard characters on

Image selection and upload

Data transfer rate

Step-by-step guide | page 14

Problems with proceeding to next step

Image upload failed

Problems with downloading the confirmation PDF

Step-by-step guide | page 15

1 If this is your first visit

2 For more details about 7

3 For more information on

4 If you already have an 1

5 If you cannot remember

6 The Step-by-step guide

7 If you still have a question

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