Heidelberg Materials North America Encourages Participation in the Sixth Edition of the Quarry Life Award
10 Julio 2024 - 7:00AM
Heidelberg Materials North America announces the kickoff and
encourages participation in the sixth edition of the Quarry Life
Award, a nature-based competition across more than 15 countries
worldwide. Researchers, students, local communities, NGOs and
nature lovers can pitch ideas for sustainable quarry management and
compete for cash prizes.
To participate in the new edition of the competition, students,
researchers, NGOs and local communities can submit a project
proposal in the “Research” or “Community” streams related to
Heidelberg Materials quarries. A maximum of six project ideas in
North America will be selected by a jury consisting of experts from
NGOs as well as Heidelberg Materials specialists. Participants have
until November 18, 2024, to submit project proposals. From January
to September 2025, those accepted proposals will be developed and
evaluated for the realization of the selected projects.
In the fall of 2025, the North American jury will grant up to
six national awards: three for the best projects in the research
stream and three for the best projects in the community stream with
prizes of €4,000, €2,000 and €1,000 (approximately $4,300, $2,150
and $1,100 in U.S. dollars). Simultaneously, six projects (three
per stream) will also be individually assessed by an international
jury and will compete for international prizes totaling around
€300,000 (approximately $324,000 in U.S. dollars).
“The Quarry Life Award program is a great fit with our
commitment to biodiversity and space for nature at our mining
sites,” said David Perkins, Vice President of Government Affairs
& Communications and the Quarry Life Award National Coordinator
for Heidelberg Materials North America. “This is a great
opportunity to collaborate with students, researchers and our
neighbors on projects that benefit the communities where we
operate.”
As a unique flagship initiative in the building materials
industry, the Quarry Life Award was first established in 2011 and
has since generated over 450 innovative project ideas to promote
and protect biodiversity. Over the last five editions, nearly 1,100
participants in more than 100 quarries have investigated how to
protect nature and promote a high diversity of local flora and
fauna.
Visit www.quarrylifeaward.com for more information.
About Heidelberg Materials North America
Based in Irving, Texas, Heidelberg Materials North America is
part of Heidelberg Materials, one of the world's largest integrated
manufacturers of building materials and solutions. At the center of
our actions lies our responsibility for the environment. We are
pioneers on the road to carbon neutrality and circular
construction. We’re developing new, sustainable building materials
as well as intelligent digital solutions.
- Quarry Life Award 6th Edition
Jeff Sieg
Heidelberg Materials North America
9726536011
jeff.sieg@heidelbergmaterials.com