Speakers
Description
OpenSkyLab was established in 2024 on a 1 hectare field near LHC P5 to develop the potential for valorizing molasse-based excavation materials as functional soils. This initiative involves a multidisciplinary team of soil scientists, agronomists, geologists, biologists, and civil engineers.
The objective is to develop, under controlled conditions, the transformation of representative quantities of molasse into engineered soils suitable for applications such as urban and industrial land restoration, erosion control, green infrastructure development, as well as agriculture, horticulture, and forestry.
This presentation will provide a technical overview of the platform, as well as the soil construction approach developed by the OpenSkyLab collaboration, including the selection and preparation of materials, plant species and the hypotheses to be tested in the coming years following the installation.
