Interview with Dr Laurent Izoret

Dr Laurent Izoret has been a RILEM member since 2001, being part, amongst others, of the technical committees (TCs): 251-SRT Sulfate resistance testing, 259-ISR Prognosis of deterioration and loss of serviceability in structures affected by alkali-silica reactions  and 298-EBD Test methods to evaluate durability of blended cement pastes against deleterious ions. He is currently the Deputy Chair of RILEM TC 312-PHC Performance testing of hydraulic cements.  

Between 2015 and 2023, Dr Izoret was Chairman of the European Committee for Standardization CEN/TC51 “Cement and building limes”. He is currently the President of Réseau Réciproque Conseil, a consulting firm in R&D and engineering of low-carbon materials, and normative strategy for the construction sector. He also holds a position of researcher at Sorbonne University, Paris, France.

In this RILEM interview, Dr Izoret presents his personal view about the role of RILEM documents in the standardization process of new materials and techniques of the construction industry.