Holcim is a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, driven by a mission to decarbonise buildings and improve living standards for all.
Caro has collaborated with Holcim for several years, most recently supporting the launch of a new biochar technology that transforms buildings into carbon sinks. Holcim has partnered with the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alejandro Aravena and his firm ELEMENTAL to present the first application of the technology in a full-scale, Basic Services Unit housing prototype, which was presented in Venice during the 2025 Architecture Biennale.
Caro has also guided the launch of the ‘Essential Homes Research Project’ in partnership with the Norman Foster Foundation, the opening of the new Innovation Hub in Lyon, designed to explore new concrete material solutions for low-carbon, circular and energy-efficient buildings and the Phoenix bridge – designed in collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects, Block Research Group at ETH Zürich and incremental3D.
A recent scheme developed at the Innovation Hub is the Phoenix bridge – the world’s first 3D-printed, recycled concrete bridge built and designed in collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects, Block Research Group at ETH Zürich and incremental3D.
Holcim offers a portfolio of advanced solutions, from sustainable building materials ECOPact and ECOPlanet, to the circular technology ECOCycle®, all the way to advanced roofing and insulation systems.
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