… tomorrow, 11 February, the world celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science? RILEM also celebrates the wonderful minds, achievements and contribution of its female members!!!

 

 

Earth-based building materials paper on RTL
 
RILEM TC 274-TCE "Testing and characterisation of earth-based building materials and elements" started its work in 2016 and this year is approaching its closure. This open access paper highlights the remaining challenges after 5 years of work on this fascinating topic that has gained a star rocketing attention from the scientific community in the last decade.

 

 

Transition pathway for a resilient, greener and more digital construction ecosystem
 
Rammed earth and wood are mentioned amongst the nature-based solutions recommended by the European Commission to mitigate the impacts of pollution, noise and biodiversity loss, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Read more here!
 
 

 

 

5^th RILEM Spring Convention and International Conference on Earthen Construction, 15-19 March 2022, Paris, France
 
76^th RILEM Annual Week, September 2022, Kyoto, Japan
 
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