Success story · Sustainable construction

    Holcim Academy: one platform,
    two audiences

    Holcim, the Swiss building materials leader, wanted to share sustainable construction knowledge with professionals worldwide. Aulasneo built and runs the Holcim Sustainable Construction Academy on a managed Open edX platform that serves external professionals and Holcim employees in one place.

    • Managed Open edX
    • Multilingual courses
    • Corporate SSO
    • Custom analytics

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    Two audiences, one Academy

    The Academy had to open sustainable construction learning to the wider industry and reach Holcim’s own global workforce, each audience with its own way in.

    1. Public registration

      Professionals worldwide

      Architects, engineers and other built-environment professionals learning about low-carbon, circular and regenerative construction.

      How they get in

      An open course catalogue and a registration form tailored to each learner’s professional role, seniority and sector experience.

    2. Corporate SSO

      Holcim employees

      Holcim’s global workforce, learning in the same Academy as the professional community.

      How they get in

      Corporate single sign-on: employees enter with their Holcim accounts, with no separate registration.

    What we implemented

    • Managed Open edX

      A dedicated Academy on Open edX, hosted and operated by Aulasneo.

    • Ongoing updates

      Aulasneo manages the infrastructure and keeps the platform current with security updates.

    • Multilingual courses

      Learners choose from English, Spanish, German, French and Azerbaijani.

    • Corporate single sign-on

      Holcim employees enter the Academy with their corporate accounts.

    • Tailored registration

      A sign-up form that captures each learner’s role, seniority and sector experience.

    • Custom analytics

      Dashboards that help Holcim understand reach, participation and engagement.

    Course topics include:

    • Sustainable construction
    • Low-carbon cement and concrete
    • Circular construction
    • Life-cycle stages
    • Designing with concrete
    • Regenerative cities

    Results

    • Thousands of people worldwide have accessed the Academy.
    • External professionals and Holcim employees learn in the same environment.
    • Courses available in five languages.
    • Custom analytics help Holcim evaluate its initiative.

    Visit the Academy: holcimacademy.com