…the fifth interview with a RILEM prominent member is online? The interviewee is Prof. Dr. Surendra P. Shah, Presidential Distinguished Professor, Civil Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering; Director, Center for Advanced Construction Materials, University of Texas at Arlington; and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Civil Engineering (emeritus in service), Northwestern University, USA. You can read the interview here!

 

 

ROC&TOK in May
 
The May ROC&TOK webinar will take place on Thursday May 5th 2022, at 3PM Paris Time. The speaker is Dr. Yury Villagrán-Zaccardi, Ghent University, Belgium, and CONICET, Argentina. Dr Villagrán-Zaccardi will present “A Latin American perspective on the path towards carbon neutrality in the cement and concrete industry”. More info and the registration form can be found here!

 

 

Mass timber action plan
 
How is Canada approaching the issue of the carbon footprint of the built environment? By launching a mass timber action plan, according to which mass timber and engineered wood products are used in the construction of public buildings, displacing concrete, steel and brick. More info here.

 

 

76^th RILEM Annual Week, 3-9 September 2022, Kyoto, Japan
 
RILEM Spring Convention, 6-10 March 2023, Rabat, Morocco
 
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