Architect James Jao, an advocate of eco-architecture and sustainable development in the Philippines, recently won the design bid for the construction of the academic building of the College of the Holy Spirit (CHS) in Tarlac (See photo). His environment-friendly architectural design and spatial planning, which coincided with the school’s thrust of ‘Caring for Mother Earth’, bested four other contenders. All entries targeted the implementation of green architecture in their projects with sustainable materials specifications and using environment-friendly designs, amidst the spectre of more intense typhoons, radical changes in rainfall patterns and rising temperatures in the Philippines. Jao incorporated HardieFlex®it in his design, particularly HERMAWALL technology, to make the bold and cantilevered structure that resulted in a functionally modern architecture.