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Did you know that...
 

… the list of the past RILEM Honorary Presidents corresponds to the list of countries where the RILEM Annual Weeks have been held in the past 25 years? The 77th Annual Week this year will be held in Canada, the 78th Week next year in France, the 79th Week in 2025 will be held in Vietnam, and the 80th in 2026 in Kenya!

 
 
 
 
IN-HOUSE TALKS AND STATEMENTS
 

New corporate members
 
RILEM is excited to welcome 3 new corporate members:
Putzmeister concrete pumps, supplier of machines for pumping, distributing and placing concrete, mortar and high-density solids,
Technical University of Darmstadt, founded in 1877, one of Germany’s most international universities,
Istituto Meccanica dei Materiali - IMM, ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory and consulting firm on materials technology.
 

 
 
 
 
OUTSOURCED BUSINESS AND STORIES
 

A wood caress
 
This article assesses the use of timber in civil engineering buildings, debating the well-known issue of carbon reduction together with the issue of biophilic benefits of natural environments. Image courtesy of AHEC.

 
 
 
 
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The RILEM newsletter BITS&BOBS stands for Bright In-house Talks and Statements & Brilliant Outsourced Businesses and Stories.