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Université Laval launches the Institute for Sustainable Materials to accelerate the transition to a green economy!

7 November 2025

Université Laval, in partnership with Quebec’s Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy (MEIE), is proud to announce the creation of the Institute for Sustainable Materials (ISM). The new institute aims to design and develop sustaina... Continue reading »

Pierre Blanchet and Simon Pepin propose earth and wood fiber panels as an eco-friendly alternative to gypsum!

4 November 2025

What if the walls of our buildings were made from earth and wood fibers instead of gypsum? This is the bold idea being explored by our members Pierre Blanchet, professor in the Department of Wood and Forest Sciences, and Simon Pepin,... Continue reading »

The lidR package, developed by Jean-Romain Roussel under the supervision of Alexis Achim, has reached a historic milestone!

30 October 2025

We are pleased to announce that the article describing the lidR package for airborne LiDAR data analysis in R has reached a remarkable milestone: 1,000 citations in just five years! Initially developed by Jean-Romain Roussel as part o... Continue reading »

Congratulations to Basma Ben Mahmoud for the successful and outstanding defense of her doctoral thesis!

29 October 2025

Congratulations to Basma Ben Mahmoud, who successfully defended her PhD in Industrial Engineering on October 27, 2025! Her thesis, « Development of Decision-Support Tools to Improve the Construction Value Chain: From Supplier Integrat... Continue reading »

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Publication by Dipak Mahatara et al. on the influence of commercial thinning on the main trunk of white spruce

16 February 2025

As part of a collaboration between Professor Alexis Achim, the Université du Québec à Rimouski, the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts du Québec, and the Centre d'expérimentation et de développement en forêt boréale, we are pleased to present the article by Dipak Mahatara et al. entitled: « Changes in wood density, growth, and carbon storage of the main stem of planted white spruce (Picea glauca) after commercial thinning ». This study, ca... Continue reading »

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