13th MultiComfort Home student competition

Saint-Gobain held its 13th Multi-Comfort Home international student competition in Madrid (Spain). The competition is open to architecture students worldwide and aims to promote the concept of sustainable development through innovative projects. Some 1,800 students from 200 schools of building sciences in 90 countries presented their sustainable construction energy projects to an international judging panel of professionals and experts. The Latvian Sun Shade project was presented with the first prize at a ceremony held in the Crystal Gallery of the Palacio de Cibeles, in the presence of Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gianni Scotti, General Delegate for the Mediterranean, and representatives of the local authorities. In his speech, Pierre-André de Chalendar reiterated that sustainable development is “at the heart of the Group’s strategy” and emphasized that the priority for Saint-Gobain is “to listen to customers and respond to their current needs while anticipating the future.”