Buildings

Innovative Approaches to Climate-Responsive Building Design: Advancing Resilience and Sustainability in the Built Environment

edited by

Lidia Badarnah

and

Francesco Sommese

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17821 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive facade; bio-design; energy efficiency; climate change adaptation; built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advanced Construction Materials and Technologies for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Nicoleta Cobîrzan

and

Radu Muntean

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14435 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable; circular economy; waste; nanotechnology; energy-ffficient systems; advanced manufacturing; construction; digitalization; policies; education and training

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advanced Damage Detection and State Monitoring Technologies for Engineering Structures

edited by

Jun Chen

,

Lunan Wei

and Chenglong Yang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1042 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; non-destructive evaluation; deep learning algorithm; damage detection; big data method; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovative Trends and Future Prospects of Sustainable Green Building Materials

edited by

Pedro Muñoz-Velasco

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; construction; building; materials; energy; environment; impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Information Technology in Building Construction Management

edited by Luqi Wang and Ruixue Zhang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7661 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling; city information modeling; digital twins; big data; artificial intelligence; robotics; computer vision; could computing; blockchain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Research on Corrosion Resistance of Reinforced Concrete

edited by Subbiah Karthick,

Han-Seung Lee

and

Jitendra Kumar Singh

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4767 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel; zinc; aluminum; magnesium; corrosion; inhibitor; coating; concrete; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; potentiodynamic polarization; cyclic polarization; open circuit potential; nano-technology; advanced materials and processes; X-ray diffraction; scanning electron microscopy; atomic force microscopy; raman spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; reinforcement corrosion; building and construction; repair materials; material science and technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Optimal Design of Lighting/Daylighting in Buildings

edited by Payam H. Matin,

Negar H. Matin

and

Ali Eydgahi

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1923 | Submission Open

Keywords: lighting/daylighting; optimal design; optimization; computation/simulation; analytical design; experimental design; design tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Emerging Technologies, Tools, and Methods for Enabling Safer, Healthier, and More Productive Work Settings in Construction Project Management

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 39193 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction project management; construction safety and health; construction productivity; wearable technologies; robotics; digital twins; augmented and virtual reality; simulation; information modeling; data sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Advance in Eco-Friendly Building Materials and Innovative Structures

edited by Mojia Huang, Zhiwen Lan, Lei Zhang and

Tengfei Zhao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18836 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural optimization design FE numerical simulation of structures; new green building materials; green building design and application; innovation and application in bridge structures; mechanical issues in engineering structures; structural issues in power systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Next-Gen Cementitious Composites for Sustainable Construction

edited by Jiaxiang Lin,

Karolos Kontoleon

and Zhanbiao Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18307 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; high-performance composites; self-healing concrete; green construction materials; concrete recycling; 3D printed concrete; smart concrete technologies; nanocomposites in concrete; energy-efficient materials; photocatalytic concrete

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Development and Properties of Sustainable Composite Materials for Building Applications

edited by

Rabah Hamzaoui

and

Rachida Idir

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6970 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; mechanical; thermal; and hygrothermal properties; durability; life cycle analysis and carbon footprint; environmental impact; testing techniques; construction materials innovations and applications; alternative materials; energy efficiency; biosoured and gesourced materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Smart Technologies for Climate-Responsive Building Envelopes

edited by

Chaoqun Zhuang

and Xiaoqiang Hong

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3776 | Submission Open

Keywords: building envelope; energy flexibility; AI and machine learning; climate responsibility; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Research on Concrete Filled Steel Materials in Building Engineering

edited by

Vipul Patel

and

Kashyap A. Patel

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1920 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) structures; steel– concrete composite materials; nonlinear structural analysis; finite element modelling; structural performance and durability; sustainable construction materials; advanced building engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

High-Performance Construction Materials: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives

edited by

Hanbing Zhao

, Liangming Sun and Zihong Guo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; sustainable materials; low carbon; high performance; mechanical properties; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Innovations in Building Materials and Infrastructure Design

edited by Baofeng Pan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; infrastructure design innovation; climate-adaptive systems; self-sensing technology; smart infrastructure integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Low-Carbon Material Engineering in Construction

edited by

Zhihai He

, Xiqi Liu,

Gang Wang

and Manqing Lin

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7837 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource utilization of solid waste; low-carbon concrete; mechanical properties of concrete; microstructure evolution of concrete; green building materials; failure characteristics of concrete

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Digital Technologies in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC)—2nd Edition

edited by

Feng Guo

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5674 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent construction; green construction; sustainable construction; computer-aided design and engineering; automated inspection; robotics in construction; innovation management in construction; construction waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

AI and Data Analytics for Energy-Efficient and Healthy Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 39700 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient and healthy buildings; AI and data analytics; data-driven modelling; smart digital technology; smart buildings; smart urban planning; smart cities; intelligent architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Cold-Formed Steel Structures

edited by

Krishanu Roy

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28384 | Submission Open

Keywords: High strength CFS structures; Stability of CFS beams and columns; Seismic response of CFS structures; FS portal frames; Web crippling of CFS sections; Fire and seismic performance of CFS framed shear walls; Hysteretic behaviour of CFS wall panels; Fire furnace tests on CFS members; Cold-formed stainless steel sections; CFS cladding systems; Sustainability of CFS structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Safety and Health in the Building Lifecycle

edited by

Mercedes del Río Merino

and

Paola Villoria-Sáez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 23095 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety; health; lifecycle; regenerative sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Research on Indoor Air Environment and Energy Conservation

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18850 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor thermal environment; materials for energy conversion; renewable energy system; integrated energy system; modeling of energy system; energy efficience in building; passvie energy in building; building simulation; flexible; building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Building Thermal Environment: Improving Indoor Comfort by Optimizing Ventilation Systems

edited by

Congcong Wang

,

Jiayu Li

and Lizhi Jia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18191 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environment; ventilation; airflow distribution; HVAC; thermal comfort; CFD; airflow structure; energy saving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Research on Safety Control and Risk Management in Construction Engineering: Progress, Challenges and Strategies

edited by

José Luis Fuentes-Bargues

,

Cristina Gonzalez-Gaya

,

Alberto Sanchez-Lite

and B. María Villena Escribano

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17553 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk management; security integration; building information modeling; artificial intelligence; safety in engineering works; risk management simulations; safety programming and control; engineering projects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Constructions in Europe: Current Issues and Future Challenges

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16726 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; environmental engineering; urban engineering; transport engineering; geotechnical engineering; construction economics; construction technology

The Impact of Evaluated Luminous Environment on the Comfort Level in Buildings

edited by Runqi Liang, Yanyi Sun, Xianfeng Wu and Zishang Zhu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14770 | Submission Open

Keywords: daylighting control; artificial lighting design; advanced windows; intelligent shading; transparent materials; visual comfort; human health; built environment; building simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Traditional Construction Wisdom in Developing Regions: Sustainable Urbanization and Local-Eco Adaptation

edited by

Yin Zhang

,

Ahad Amini Pishro

, Jin Li and Ying Huang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14514 | Submission Open

Keywords: building performance; traditional and cultural architecture; remote and developing regions; local construction wise; smart and resilient communities; rural– urban interaction; regional adaptation; sustainable spatial planning; eco design cases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advanced Research on Cementitious Composites for Construction

edited by Jun Tian,

Yinfei Du

, Yuzhou Zheng, Hui Huang and Hao Fu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14186 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious composites; fiber reinforced; mechanical properties; durability; extreme conditions; structural behavior; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Innovative and Sustainable Materials for Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Building Structures

edited by Francesca Ferretti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9290 | Submission Open

Keywords: existing buildings; masonry; reinforced concrete; retrofitting interventions; innovative materials; sustainable materials; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advances in Green, Low-Carbon, High-Performance, and Intelligent Building Materials and Structures

edited by Changjiang Liu,

Chuntao Zhang

, Zhong Xu,

Dong Li

and Weiju Song

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8642 | Submission Open

Keywords: green and low-carbon building materials; high-performance building materials; green and low-carbon building design; new high-performance structures; high-performance structural design; intelligent building materials; intelligent construction and operation; intelligent structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Mechanical Properties of Advanced Metal Structures in Civil Infrastructure

edited by Xiaowei Liao, Haohui Xin, Fangxin Hu,

Zhe Xing

and Nanting Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8343 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance steel materials; aluminium alloy; additive manufacturing; seismic resilience; buckling; fire; fatigue; welding stress; numerical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Structural Techniques for Seismic and Wind Resilience: Innovations in Safety and Performance

edited by Seung-Jae Lee and

Donwoo Lee

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8201 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake engineering; wind engineering; seismic design; safety in structural design; structural retrofitting; structual optimization design; damping mechanisms; vibration control; experimental validation; innovative structural systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Building Foundations and Underground Engineering

edited by

Kangyu Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8059 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundation engineering design methods and technologies; underground structure design and construction technologies; soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering; groundwater control technology; green building and sustainable development; urban underground space utilization; sustainable construction practices; structural integrity and safety; case studies in geotechnical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Development of Indoor Environment Comfort

edited by Sheng Zhang,

Zhaosong Fang

and Xiwen Feng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7811 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; indoor air quality; advanced air distribution; building ventilation; radiant cooling; radiant heating; thermal adaptation; airborne infection risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advanced Techniques in Smart Road Construction and Maintenance: Multi-Scale Characterization and Real-Time Performance Evaluation

edited by

Songtao Lv

and

Xinghai Peng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6008 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent road construction; multifunctional pavement; real-time diagnosis and evaluation; environmentally friendly materials; polymer-modified asphalt; smart materials and structure; multi-source data fusion; embedded sensing systems; long-life pavement structure; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Recent Scientific Developments in Cement-Based and Alternative Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

Jaroslav Pokorný

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5996 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement-based composites; mortar; concrete; lightweight concrete; industrial wastes and by-products; artificial aggregates; alternative binders; alkali-activated materials; durability; mechanical resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Operation Maintenance of Concrete and Steel Structures

edited by

Demi Ai

, Hongyou Cao and

Xiaowei Ye

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5764 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete structures; steel structures; damage detection; structural health monitoring; intelligent operation maintenance; repair and strengthening; machine learning; data mining; building monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Smart Facilities Management: Aligning Core Business with Effective Building Management

edited by

Cynthia Hou

and

Michael Sing

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5734 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart facilities management; business strategy; risk management; workplace innovation; occupant well-being; technological integration; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Advances in Steel and Composite Structures

edited by Yukai Zhong, Ke Jiang and

Zhe Xing

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5669 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; steel-concrete composite structures; high-performance materials; experimental study; numerical simulation; life-cycle design artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Studies in Asphalt Mixtures

edited by Ran Zhang,

Junfeng Gao

,

Zahid Hossain

and

Zhanping You

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4845 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt mixture; low-carbon materials; green technology; durability; performance evaluation; functional pavement materials; recycled asphalt mixture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Sustainable and Low-Carbon Building Materials in Special Areas

edited by

Gaowen Zhao

,

Shifeng Lu

,

Gang Liu

and Le Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4754 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete durability; sustainable materials; low-carbon building materials; low-carbon construction method; soil treatment; solid waste disposal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Research on Energy Efficiency and Indoor Ventilation Performance in Buildings

edited by Daeung Kim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4635 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; energy consumption forecasting; building-energy services; energy management; carbon neutrality; HVAC systems; ventilation performance; hybrid ventilation; IAQ

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advanced Research on the Urban Heat Island Effect and Climate

edited by

Tao Luo

, Tingting Hong and

Jon Burley

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4409 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat island; climate change; new urbanization; eco-city; healthy city; livable city; smart city; climate adaptation; urban heat environment management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advanced Research in Cement and Concrete

edited by Qimin Liu and Xingji Zhu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4291 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete design; cement hydration; concrete durability; ultra-high performance concrete; low-carbon concrete

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Research on Durability, Resilience and Stability of Building Structures

edited by

Yang Liu

, Bo Lu,

Songbo Ren

and

Wei Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4285 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural engineering; sustainable design; low-carbon; eco-friendly; and intelligent materials; durability; resilience; stability; structural protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) and UHPC Structures

edited by

George Morcous

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3262 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure deterioration; repair and rehabilitation; composite sections; early age properties; concrete jacketing; girder end repair; overlay protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advances of Healthy Environment Design in Urban Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Xia Zhang

and

Hui He

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2764 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; environment behavior; healthy building; healthy city; healing environment; environment phycology; health-promoting behavior; health-supporting environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Structural Health Monitoring Through Advanced Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Chia-Ming Chang

and

Tzu-Kang Lin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2125 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; artificial intelligence; machine learning; damage detection; feature extraction; system identification; lifecycle assessment; real-time monitoring; advanced monitoring techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Key Technologies and Innovative Applications of 3D Concrete Printing

edited by Junhong Ye, Yichao Wang and Fangyuan Dong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2098 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D concrete printing; material optimization; structural optimization; shrinkage/durability/sustainability; structural performance; numerical simulation; reinforcement strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Investigations of Steel–Concrete Composite Structures Under Static and Dynamic Loading Conditions

edited by

Ayman El-Zohairy

and Mohamed Elsawi Mahmoud

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1928 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced polymers; rubberized concrete; composite structures; reinforced concrete decks; finite Element analysis; experimental investigations; cementitious materials; high-performance concrete; steel– concrete composite beams; strengthening techniques; fatigue; impact; or static loadings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Structural Performance of Building Steel

edited by

Wenying Zhang

,

Jinyou Zhao

and

Xingyou Yao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1658 | Submission Open

Keywords: building steel; structural performance; seismic performance; fire resistance; industrial implementation path; prefabricated structure; information design and construction technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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