Innovating together for the
Construction of Tomorrow
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Our vision
By drawing new connections between physical and digital systems, and by collecting and processing the appropriate data, we are creating the material of tomorrow and designing the construction of tomorrow.
Embracing the environmental and societal challenges ahead and differentiating our offer, we are staying one step ahead of the game and setting tomorrow’s standards in the building material industry.
#CONSTRUCTIONOFTOMORROW
#LAFARGEHOLCIMINNOVATION
Our principles of action
The Construction of Tomorrow approach relies on the principles of Open Innovation.
Because we believe in a collective effort, we are fostering collaboration with players of our ecosystem throughout several initiatives, working hand in hand with startups, academics, specifiers, research labs, etc.
This is the only way to innovate.
The Challenges
Environmental Footprint
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CO2 Neutrality : Capturing and transforming CO2, use of new construction materials and/or measuring, tracking and developing options to move towards neutrality
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Resource Optimization : Avoiding, minimizing, reusing waste from quarries to building sites. Proposing alternatives to tackle resource scarcity
Next Gen Construction
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Digital solutions and services to streamline overall project management, from design to construction
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Innovative Systems: Increasing use of automation, autonomous machinery and other new solutions to construction projects
Augmented Concrete
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Enhancing the properties of cement-based materials beyond the core value of structural integrity
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Real Time Quality Control : Monitoring, testing, evaluating and adjusting the quality of materials across the supply chain: from raw materials to product delivery
Predicted Performance
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Monitoring performance characteristics at construction sites
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Developing and applying accurate, real time prediction of demand for product quantities and types by job site
ORIS
Sourcing Intelligence for road optimization
ORIS is a digital material platform, based on LafargeHolcim’s global knowledge on construction materials. Supported by latest artificial intelligence, ORIS analyses road designs in a holistic view, including construction and maintenance feasibility.
3D Printing Housing Hack
The LafargeHolcim 3D Printing Housing Hack is an international contest involving teams of students from the most renowned universities worldwide where concrete 3D printing technology will be used to craft solutions that will improve the efficiency in construction.
Sensors
New generation sensors are making monitoring easier and more reliable. Based on temperature measurement, maturity analysis allows to predict early-age concrete strength, for example. Developing such predictive models is key in optimizing our mix designs.
CCSU
Reducing CO2 emissions from cement production to zero will require carbon capture and usage or storage (CCUS). We are actively working with a wide variety of partners to find the solutions that will lower the footprint of our material and of construction as a whole.
BIM
Digitalizing the LH portfolio and taking BIM one step further with collaborative data for new applications and services.
