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Affordable Housing Solutions

Country: Mexico
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One of the largest cement companies in the World, CEMEX, was awarded the Habitat Business Award in 2009 for the Community Blockers and ‘Patrimonio Hoy’ initiatives for innovative steps to empower the poor to build their homes. The two outstanding initiatives are innovative business models that demonstrate the social and economic returns at the bottom of the pyramid in the housing sector. http://www.cemexmexico.com/

Designing and building energy efficient buildings

Country: India
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The Indian IT giant, WIPRO Ltd., won the Habitat Business award in 2009 for its initiative to design and build energy efficient buildings. The objective is to reduce energy and water conservation, and to manage pre- and post-construction waste for all its new facilities across India. http://www.wiprocorporate.com/ecoeye/

 
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