Building solutions provider Holcim Philippines, Inc. has tied
up with the University of the Philippines for an elective course this
year on how the construction industry can have a more positive long-term
impact on development.
The course will include topics such as sustainable design,
environmental and social issues in construction and the latest in
building solutions and innovations.
Holcim Philippines’s Sustainable Construction course (CE197
Elective), offered to UP-Institute of Civil Engineering (UP-ICE)
students, aims to teach the next generation of builders the advantages
of sustainable construction or designing and executing projects that
balances economic, environmental and social interests. This concept is
the primary advocacy of the global LafargeHolcim Foundation for
Sustainable Construction, which encourages the building industry to play
a bigger role in shaping a sustainable future.
Guest lecturers from Holcim Philippines as well as other industry
experts will discuss the topics under the course for the first semester
of the current academic year. The course will include topics such as
sustainable design, environmental and social issues in construction and
the latest in building solutions and innovations.
Holcim Philippines president and CEO John Stull thanked UP-ICE for
the partnership and encouraged more young professionals in the building
industry to take on the challenge of executing projects with
sustainability in mind.
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