Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Buildings is now inviting nominations for the Buildings 2022 Young Investigator Awards. The awards will be given to two young investigators in recognition of their excellence in the field of building science. All nominations will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. David Arditi.

The Prize:

– 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs) for each winner;
– Option to publish one paper free of charge in Buildings after peer review before the end of December 2022;
– An engraved plaque.

Eligibility and Requirements:

– Have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2021;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of building science;
– Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.

List of Documents for Nomination:

– Detailed Curriculum Vitae, including an updated publication list and a list of the researcher’s own research grants;
– Birth certificate or other proof of age;
– Scanned copy of doctorate certificate;
– Signed nomination letters from two established senior scientists.

Schedule:

– Nomination deadline: 31 December 2021;
– Winners announcement: 31 March 2022.

How to submit nominations?

– The nominations must be submitted online.

Contact:
Ms. Aurora Li
Marketing Specialist
Email: [email protected]

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the editor-in-chief, Prof. Dr. David Arditi, we wish to acknowledge our reviewers who so generously give their time to review the papers submitted to Buildings by presenting the awards to the reviewers who have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and timeliness in reviewing manuscripts for Buildings.

What are the pre-requisites to be eligible for the awards?

– All of the reviewers for Buildings in 2021 will be automatically included.

Select Criteria:

– Number of review reports (only first review reports are considered);
– Review quality based on the rating given in SuSy;
– Review speed.

What will the winners receive?

There will be two winners this year, and each will receive the following:
– 500 Swiss francs;
– An opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in 2022;
– A certificate.

When will the winners be announced?

– The winners will be announced in early 2022 on the journal website.

How can I make myself eligible?

– If you have not yet reviewed papers for Buildings, but would like to do so, you can register as a reviewer at the following link: https://susy.mdpi.com/volunteer/profile/edit.

Prof. Dr. David Arditi
Editor-in-Chief, Buildings
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings) is a journal published by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. Buildings maintains rigorous peer-review and a rapid publication process. All articles are published with a CC BY 4.0 license.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the “Buildings 2020 Best Paper Awards” for research and review articles published in Buildings from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. Six research articles will receive an award each. The papers will be selected after thorough evaluation by the journal Award Committee led by the Prof. Dr. David Arditi, and the winners will be announced in March 2022.

Eligibility for the Awards:

– Papers published in Buildings from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020;
– Open to all career levels;
– Both regular and Special Issue submissions will be considered.

Selection Criteria:

The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):
– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Relevance to the journal’s field;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citation and download rates in 2021.

Prizes:

– First Award (one research article): 500 CHF
– Second Award (two research articles): 400 CHF each
– Third Award (three research articles): 300 CHF each
Additionally, each winner will receive a certificate and an offer to publish a paper free of charge in Buildings in 2022.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in March 2022.

Kind regards,
Buildings Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Buildings, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Buildings Travel Awards for 2021.

The awards have been granted to: Dr. Karthik Panchabikesan and Mr. Xiaolei Yuan. They will each be awarded CHF 600 and a certificate.

Dr. Karthik Panchabikesan received his postdoc from the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. His research interest focuses on:
1. Urban building energy modelling;
2. Occupancy modelling, user behavior feedback;
3. Smart energy management in buildings;
4. Data analysis and machine learning for building applications;
5. Time series analysis—energy and occupancy related;
6. Latent heat energy storage systems;
7. Peak shifting strategies using energy storage systems.

Mr. Xiaolei Yuan (Damon) is a double doctoral candidate at both Tongji University, Shanghai, China, and Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. Presently, he is mainly engaged in studying high-efficient cooling technologies and energy saving in data centers and building energy management and utilization.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishment.

Kind regards,
Prof. Dr. David Arditi
Editor-in-Chief, Buildings

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the following reviewers have been selected as the winners of the Buildings 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award. This award is in appreciation of the high number, timeliness, and quality of reviews each delivered in 2020. Both winners will receive 500 Swiss Francs each, as well as a certificate, and an opportunity to publish a paper free of charge in 2021.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ling-tim Wong
Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Dr. Ling-tim Wong graduated from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a BEng (Hons, First Class) degree in Building Services Engineering in 1992, and a Ph.D. in 1997. He was the program leader of BEng (Hons) in Building Services Engineering (with specialism in Fire Engineering) in 1997–2002, and MSc/PgD in Fire and Safety Engineering in 2003–2008. His research interests include environmental systems, water systems, and safety systems in buildings.

Prof. Dr. Víctor Yepes
Institute of Concrete Science and Technology (ICITECH), Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain.

Dr. Víctor Yepes holds a Ph.D. degree in civil engineering. He serves as Full Professor with tenure at the Department of Construction Engineering, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. His current lines of research are the as followsing: (1) multi-objective sustainable optimization and life cycle analysis of concrete structures, (2) decision making and multi-criteria evaluation of the social sustainability of infrastructures, and (3) innovation and competitiveness of construction companies in their processes.

Congratulations to the winners for their magnificent work. The Buildings Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Buildings. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround is maintained.

Kind regards,

Prof. Dr. David Arditi
Editor-in-Chief, Buildings
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings) is a journal published by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. Buildings maintains rigorous peer-review and a rapid publication process. All articles are published with a CC BY 4.0 license.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Buildings 2020 Young Investigator Award is Dr.Chiara Bedon.

Dr.Chiara Bedon is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering and Architecture of University of Trieste, Italy. Her research activities focus on the numerical, experimental and analytical analysis of building components and materials.

Dr.Chiara Bedon received her PhD in 2012 and has an outstanding publication record, comprising 123 publications in peer-reviewed international journals. Her Google Scholar profile lists more than 2132 citations, with the h-index of 23. Her research project, as supported by a number of scientific publication and young researcher grants (best paper awards, mobility grants, editorial prizes), are also focused on the analysis of innovative solutions for conventional materials in buildings, like timber, concrete or steel structures. Please join us in congratulating Dr.Chiara Bedon for her outstanding achievements.

As the awardee, Dr.Chiara Bedon will receive an honorarium of 1000 CHF, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before December 31st, 2021 in Buildings after peer-review, and an engraved plaque.

We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the abundant excellent nominations.

Prof. Dr. David Arditi
Editor-in-Chief, Buildings
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Buildings 2019 Best Paper Awards. All papers published in 2019 in Buildings were considered for the awards. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the four winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief, have been selected.

First Award: (300 CHF + one free publication)

A Review and Scientometric Analysis of Global Building Information Modeling (BIM) Research in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry (10.3390/buildings9100210)
By Ziwen Liu, Yujie Lu and Lu Chang Peh

Second Awards: (200 CHF + one free publication)

LCC Estimation Model: A Construction Material Perspective (10.3390/buildings9080182)
By Vojtěch Biolek and Tomáš Hanák

BIM-based and AR Application Combined with Location-Based Management System for the Improvement of the Construction Performance (10.3390/buildings9050118)
By Julia Ratajczak, Michael Riedl and Dominik T. Matt

Third Award: (100 CHF + one free publication)

The impact of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Phases on Project Performance: A Case of Large-scale Residential Construction Project (10.3390/buildings9010015)
By Kamyar Kabirifar amd Mohammad Mojtahedi

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Buildings 2019 Best Paper Awards. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Buildings.

Kind regards,
Buildings Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Buildings, I am pleased to announce that the winner of the 2019 Buildings Travel Award is: Maria Teresa De Risi, a Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture of the University of Naples Federico II (Italy), whose research focuses on the “Seismic performance assessment of reinforced concrete buildings accounting for structural and non-structural elements”. A presentation regarding to “Nonlinear Modelling Of Non-Conforming Concrete Frames Reinforced With Plain Bars” will be made by her at a conference in 2019.

On behalf of the Buildings team, I would like to congratulate Dr. Maria Teresa De Risi for all her achievements!

Prof. Dr. David Arditi
Editor-in-Chief, Buildings
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings) is a journal published by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. Buildings maintains rigorous peer-review and a rapid publication process. All articles are published with a CC BY 4.0 license.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Buildings, I am pleased to announce that the winner of the 2019 Buildings Travel Award is: André Furtado, a PhD student in Seismic Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Portugal), whose research focuses on the “Seismic vulnerability assessment and innovative retrofitting strategies for masonry infilled frame buildings considering in-plane and out-of-plane behaviour”. A presentation regarding to “Experimental assessment of a strengthening strategy to improve the masonry infills out-of-plane behaviour throught textile reinforced mortar” will be made by him at a conference in 2019.

On behalf of the Buildings team, I would like to congratulate Mr. André Furtado for all his achievements!

Prof. Dr. David Arditi
Editor-in-Chief, Buildings
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309; https://www.mdpi.com/journal/buildings) is a journal published by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland. Buildings maintains rigorous peer-review and a rapid publication process. All articles are published with a CC BY 4.0 license.

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Buildings 2018 Best Paper Awards. All papers published in 2018 in Buildings were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the four winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief, have been selected.

First Award: (300 CHF + one free publication)

The Vertical Farm: A Review of Developments and Implications for the Vertical City (10.3390/buildings8020024)
By Kheir Al-Kodmany

Second Awards: (200 CHF + one free publication)

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Different Kinds of Concrete Containing Waste for Sustainable Construction (10.3390/buildings8050070)
By Francesco Colangelo, Antonio Forcina, Ilenia Farina and Antonella Petrillo

Strategies for Applying the Circular Economy to Prefabricated Buildings (10.3390/buildings8090125)
By Roberto Minunno, Timothy O’Grady, Gregory M. Morrison, Richard L. Gruner, and Michael Colling

Third Award: (100 CHF + one free publication)

Probabilistic Risk-Based Performance Evaluation of Seismically Base-Isolated Steel Structures Subjected to Far-Field Earthquakes (10.3390/buildings8090128)
By Aryan Rezaei Rad and Mehdi Banazadeh

Please join us in congratulating the winners of Buildings 2018 Best Paper Awards. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors for your continued support of Buildings.

Kind regards,
Buildings Editorial Office

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Buildings, I am pleased to announce that the winner of the 2018 Buildings Travel Award is:

Sujith Mangalathu, a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of California, Los Angeles, whose research focuses on the “Big data analytics for sustainable and resilient infrastructure systems”. A presentation regarding to “Failure-dependent Shear Strength Model for RC Beam Column Joints using Machine Learning Techniques” will be made by him at a conference in 2018.

On behalf of the Buildings team, I would like to congratulate Dr. Sujith Mangalathu for all his achievements!

Prof. Dr. David Arditi
Editor-in-Chief, Buildings
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

Dear Authors,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Buildings Best Paper Awards. Four articles were selected by the Evaluation Committee according to their originality and significance as well as citation and download rates in 2019 (Web of Science). The award recipients will each receive a certificate and an invitation to publish a paper in Buildings free of charge, after the normal peer review procedure. Each paper will additionally receive a bonus based on the award class. The winners are listed as follows:

First Award (one paper), 300 CHF;
Bland, A.; Khzouz, M.; Statheros, T.; Gkanas, E.I. PCMs for Residential Building Applications: A Short Review Focused on Disadvantages and Proposals for Future Development. Buildings 2017, 7, 78.
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/7/3/78

Second Award (two papers), 200 CHF each;
Della Spina, L.; Lorè, I.; Scrivo, R.; Viglianisi, A. An Integrated Assessment Approach as a Decision Support System for Urban Planning and Urban Regeneration Policies. Buildings 2017, 7, 85.
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/7/4/85

Casapulla, C.; Giresini, L.; Lourenço, P.B. Rocking and Kinematic Approaches for Rigid Block Analysis of Masonry Walls: State of the Art and Recent Developments. Buildings 2017, 7, 69.
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/7/3/69

Third Award (one paper), 100 CHF.
Saaty, T.L.; De Paola, P. Rethinking Design and Urban Planning for the Cities of the Future. Buildings 2017, 7, 76.
https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/7/3/76

We wish to congratulate all the authors and thank them for having chosen Buildings to publish their work.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Buildings, I am pleased to announce that the winner of the 2017 Buildings Travel Award is:

Eleonora Brembilla, a Ph.D. student at Loughborough University, UK, whose research focuses on the “Applicability of CBDM (Climate-Based Daylight Modelling)”, which has produced valuable guidance on effective/resilient CBDM workflows.

On behalf of the Buildings team, I would like to congratulate Ms. Eleonora Brembilla for all her achievements!

Prof. Dr. Chimay J. Anumba
Editor-in-Chief
University of Florida, USA