20/11/2020 Conference by Dr. Marc Medrano in the 2ona Jornada de la Red d’Excel·lència Monitor.
Professor Marc Medrano participated in the 2ona Jornada de la Red d’Excel·lència Monitor. The SEMB group is a member of this Network BIA2017-90912-REDT 2018-2020, MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF HABITABILITY, AIR QUALITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BUILDINGS ( https://redmonitor.ietcc.csic.es/ ), which integrates the most significant working groups at the state level. During his presentation, Marc presented the study on the consumption and energy production of the buildings in the University of Lleida Campuses.
17/11/2020 Ariadna Carrobé was awarded with the Premi Extraordinari for the master’s degree in Industrial Engineering 2018-19.
The PhD student and member of the SEMB group, Ariadna Carrobé, has been awarded the Extraordinary Prize for the master’s degree in Industrial Engineering for the 2018-19 academic year. She is currently continuing his studies within the group, doing a PhD on sustainable construction with earth. The news link can be found at: http://www.eps.udl.cat/ca/noticies/La-UdL-concedeix-els-Premis-extraordinaris-de-graus-i-masters-corresponents-al-curs-2018-19/.
9/04/2020 Professor Miquel Noguès participates in the 3D printing of face screens to combat COVID-19.
The University of Lleida (UdL) has launched, on the occasion of the health crisis of the covid-19, different 3D printing lines to manufacture face screens intended for the protection of health professionals. In total, 1.575 units have already been distributed to more than fifty centers. Professor Miquel Nogués is one of the mentors of this initiative.https://www.ccma.cat/324/la-universitat-de-lleida-reparteix-1-575-viseres-amb-pantalla-facial-a-personal-sanitari-i-assistencial/noticia/3003686/.

29/11/2019. Ariadna Carrobé is awarded the Premi Enginyers for the best Master’s Final Project, co-organized by the COEIC and the EPS
The PhD student Ariadna Carrobé has been awarded the Premi Enginyers for the best Master’s Final Project (TFM) in Industrial Engineering of the EPS-UdL 2019, co-organized by the COEIC and the EPS. The project is titled Thermal Behaviour on an earthbag building in Mediterranean continental climate, and is co-directed by professors Dr. Lídia Rincón and Dr. Ingrid Martorell.

28/11/2019. Masterclass and workshop in sustainable construction in the high school Lo Pla d’Urgell, in Bellpuig.
Dra. Lidia Rincón and the PhD student Ariadna Carrobé, taught a workshop on sustainable construction at the Institut El Pla d’Urgell in Bellpuig, in collaboration with the Institut de Ciències per l’Educació I Centre de Formació Contínua of the UdL. In this workshop they talked about the importance of the building envelope and the influence of using different types of materials.

18/11/2019. Organisation of the 3rd Sustainable Construction Week in the University of Lleida.
The 3rd Sustainable Construction Week took place from the 11th to the 15th of November at the University of Lleida, with the collaboration of Dr. LÍdia Rincón. During this week different workshops and conferences have been held, in the 1st of October Campus. Moreover different visits to companies in the construction and sustainability sector were arranged, in which students from the Polytechnic School and from different institutes of Lleida and from abroad have attended. http://www.eps.udl.cat/ca/noticies/3a-Setmana-de-la-Construccio-Sostenible-a-lEPS/
7/10/2019. Two members of the group assisted in different workshops of matchmaking and training seminars to participate in European projects.
Dr. Joan Roca and Dr. Miquel Nogués, participated in two workshops organized by the universities of the Campus Iberus. The first, a Matchmaking course “Energía y medioambiente”, at the University of Pau (France). The aim of the course was to explore new possibilities of collaboration among groups that do research in the field of energy and the environment. The SEMB group presented: “VETTFOR: a new vehicle for efficient forestry tasks in Mediterranean areas”
And the second, a training seminar: ” Presentación y gestión de proyectos europeos de I+D+i “, in Jaca. A theoretical-practical course, aimed at researchers who wish to participate in European projects.
1/09/2019. Dr. Martí Comellas is carrying out a post-doctoral stay at the University of California, Irvine (UCI)
Dr. Martí Comellas, member of the SEMB research group, is carrying out a post-doctoral stay at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). After a stay of 3 months at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the UCI, he obtained a Balsells scholarship to continue his research in the development of a rehabilitation device to improve the mobility of the people after a stroke or a spinal cord injury. https://balsells.eng.uci.edu/postdoctoral-fellows/