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THE CITY OF THE FUTURE
> MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSH)
Concrete’s Solutions for:
Mobility - provides a
durable wearing surface for
transport systems.
Energy efficient buildings -
Reduces energy consumption
for heating and cooling
through thermal mass.
Urban Design - widely used
in major urban infrastructure
projects in issues such
as water management, renewable
energy generation,
landfills, among others.
> WBCSD Urban Infrastructure Initiative
(UII)
> WBCSD Energy Efficiency in Buildings
project (EEB)
2011 Building Awards -
Sustainable Buildings
public initiative to improve skills training and social cohesiveness
in fragile communities. With the support of CEMEX, San
Bernabé will combine environmental, social, and economic
best practices to provide a truly sustainable community
institution. As part of this initiative, CEMEX is partnering with
various players in the construction value chain to provide the
full set of skills and solutions required to design and implement
sustainable solutions for buildings.
Envisioning the City of the Future
As CEMEX engages with others in developing the solutions
required to fulfill the current and future demands from society,
we have created a vision of what we think are going to be
some of the most relevant challenges faced by cities as they
grow and the ways in which we expect concrete and concretebased
solutions will respond to those challenges. This vision
allows us to have a better understanding of the initiatives we
need to implement in the short term to prepare the capabilities
that our organization will need to have in the future.
CEMEX Building Awards 2011
Each year, CEMEX gives recognition to building projects that
make positive impacts through superior innovation.
The CEMEX Building Awards is an annual contest that seeks
to distinguish the best in construction in Mexico and around
the world. Throughout the course of each contest, CEMEX
encourages a culture of innovation in construction, acknowledging
the talent of those whose building projects are most
creative and influential. In addition to the regular award
categories, a special Sustainable Building category was created
in 2002, reflecting our company’s commitment to the
minimization of environmental impacts and maximization of
social benefits in the construction process. The 2011 firstplace
winners in the sustainable construction category were
the Julio Mario Santodomingo Library in Bogotá, Colombia,
and the rest areas built along the Atlacomulco-Maravatío
Highway in Mexico.
Julio Mario Santo Domingo Library
This project, located in Colombia’s capital, is an example of a
large-scale public cultural project that factors in bioclimatic
architectural principles for enhanced user comfort, environmental
soundness, and resource conservation.
The project features a natural ventilation system that draws
air from the concrete basement to cool other parts of the
building, preventing the need for air-conditioning equipment
and significantly reducing electricity requirements. The entire
building enjoys natural lighting thanks to various architectural
solutions that provide the correct amount and intensity of light
for each activity. In spaces requiring artificial lighting, motion
sensors reduce unnecessary energy use.
Atlacomulco-Maravatío highway rest areas
Located on the Mexico-Morelia highway, these elegantly simple
modules boast a comprehensive sustainable design. This
low-cost, high-quality solution provides effective and dignified
public services to the highway. Each module contains two
groups of restrooms, an information way, and a convenience
store—all under a single roof, and with minimal use of walls.
From the highway, the entire facility can be easily identified,
night or day, due to its distinctive physical and landscape
design characteristics.
To learn more about the advantages of concrete, as well as
the solutions and technologies we envision for tomorrow’s
low-carbon society, see our City of the Future interactive
web application at www.cemex.com/SustainableDevelopment/CityOfTheFuture.aspx
For more information about the CEMEX Building
awards and winning projects in 2011, please visit
www.cemex.com/MediaCenter/BuildingAward.aspx
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