Lafarge

Lafarge is the world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in all of its businesses: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete and Gypsum.  With 90,000 employees in 76 countries, Lafarge posted sales of 17.6 billion Euros and net income of 1.9 billion Euros in 2007.  Lafarge North America, Inc., a Lafarge Group company, is the largest diversified supplier of construction materials in the United States and Canada.  Its materials are used for residential, commercial, institutional and public works construction.

Lafarge is the only company in the construction materials sector to be listed in the 2008 '100 Global Most Sustainable Corporations in the World'.  Lafarge has been committed to sustainable development for many years, pursuing a strategy that combines industrial know-how with performance, value creation, respect for employees and local cultures, environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources and energy. To make advances in building materials, Lafarge places the customer at the heart of its concerns.  It offers the construction industry and the general public innovative solutions bringing greater safety, comfort and quality to their everyday surroundings.

For more information, please visit www.lafarge-na.com.  

Lafarge sponsorship supports the following programs and exhibitions at the National Building Museum:

			Spotlight on Design Spotlight on Design is an ongoing lecture series featuring architects and designers of distinction from around the world. Since its inception in 1997, the series has presented many of the world's premier design voices in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and design. Find series programs and multimedia.
			Building in the Aftermath Originally created in November 2001, in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, this lecture series explores the challenges of rebuilding and the implications for architecture, engineering, preservation, and urbanism in the wake of 9/11 and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Find series programs and multimedia.

5 Friends from Japan: Children in Japan Today November 4, 2004 - February 13, 2005 This exhibition gives visitors a feel for contemporary life in Japan through the eyes of five children. Learn more.