In London’s historic Canary Wharf District, the mixed-use development Wood Wharf is an icon of sustainable construction. It is blazing a trail as the first project in the UK to use Holcim’s low-carbon concrete ECOPact with 20% construction demolition materials inside.
For over 30 years, Canary Wharf has shifted London’s center of gravity east and upwards, as technologies develop and ambition soars. Now Wood Wharf, a milestone in circular construction, is redefining this historic part of the city.
In Greece’s mythic capital Athens, Europe’s largest urban regeneration project is taking shape. Covering 6 million square meters, the “modern, green city” of The Ellinikon is being built with Holcim’s end-to-end low-carbon solutions. With ECOPlanet cement, ECOPact and DYNAMax concretes, and more, Holcim is currently providing these for 90% of the project’s structures.
When people think of buildings in Athens they think about the icons of the past such as the Acropolis or the Ancient Agora. More recently for some, the striking 1960s concrete terminal building of Ellinikon International Airport, designed by Eero Saarinen, comes to mind.
Now, on the site of this old airport, a new Building Icon is taking off. The Ellinikon is built to last, with Holcim’s low-carbon, circular, resilient, energy-efficient and smart building solutions inside. And it's creating a buzz, as a lighthouse for sustainable construction.