Holcim (US) Inc. Exhibits at American Institute of Architects Convention

WALTHAM, Mass., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Cement manufacturer Holcim (US) Inc. announced today that it has an exhibit at the American Institute of Architects Convention being held in Miami, Florida from June 10 - June 12, 2010.

Holcim is promoting the upcoming call-for-entries for the third cycle Holcim Awards. The Holcim Awards is an international competition for sustainable construction projects including a category for "next generation" which pertains to architectural students. A total of $2 million in prize money is awarded in each three-year cycle.

Applications for the 3rd International Holcim Awards can be submitted starting July 1, 2010 and is open until March 23, 2011. Projects are expected to be at an advanced stage of planning. Execution may not have started before July 1, 2010.

About Holcim (US) Inc.

Holcim (US) Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holcim Ltd, and one of the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of cement and mineral components. Holcim (US) Inc. has approximately 2,000 employees and operates 13 manufacturing plants and over 70 distribution facilities in the United States.

International Holcim Awards

The Holcim Awards is an international competition. The competition celebrates innovative, future-oriented and tangible sustainable construction projects and visions from around the globe and provides prize money of $2 million per three-year competition cycle.

The main Holcim Awards category is open to professionals from architecture, landscape and urban design, civil and mechanical engineering and related disciplines.

For additional information on the International Holcim Awards, please visit www.holcimawards.org.

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