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IN-HOUSE TALKS AND STATEMENTS
 

RILEM 295-FBB TG1 round robin test
 
“Mirwald, J., Khalighi, S., Varveri, A. et al. Evaluating the reproducibility and consistency of different sample preparation techniques used for ATR-FTIR spectroscopy from the RILEM 295-FBB TG1 round robin test. Mater Struct 58, 255 (2025)” is the new Open Access paper from the members of RILEM TC 295-FBB. Enjoy!

 
 

RILEM-GCCA collaboration
 
RILEM and GCCA signed a partnership agreement in April 2024. Under this umbrella, members of the RILEM TC 312-PHC Performance testing of hydraulic cements have recently made contact with members of Concrete Future – GCCA 2050 Cement and Concrete Industry Roadmap for Net Zero Concrete to coordinate together towards more performance based approaches in standards.

 
 

SAVE the DATE: ICAAR 2028
 
RILEM is happy to co-sponsor the 18th International Conference on Alkali- Aggregate Reaction (ICAAR), taking place on 9-12 May 2028 in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. The Proceedings of this event will be published by Springer!

 
 

CMCMP-2026
 
The 2nd International Conference on CO2 Mineralization in Construction Materials and Products, RILEM co-sponsored event, will be held on 15-17 July 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal. The call for abstracts is already open and it will close on 31 October 2025. Submit now!

 
 
 
 
Did you know that...
 

… last week in Madrid, Prof. David Ruggiero, Chairperson of the Joint Committee on the GLOBE Consensus, presented GLOBE at CONPAT 2025? Together with the other Associations of the Liaison Committee, RILEM is committed to reducing Green House Gas (GHG) emissions from construction. You too can support GLOBE!

 
 
 
 
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