Smart Buildings and Digital Twins: Advancing Intelligent, Sustainable, and Human-Centric Built Environments
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 159
Editors
2. Department of Construction Management, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Interests: cost management; digital technologies; sustainable construction; green building; thermal comfort
Interests: sustainable infrastructure management; digital construction; quantity surveying; sustainable environments
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Interests: smart building; sustainable building; digital technologies; construction project management; quantity surveying
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid advancement of digital technologies is transforming the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of buildings. Smart buildings, enabled by the integration of sensors, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), building information modeling (BIM), and advanced analytics, are becoming increasingly capable of monitoring, learning, and adapting to occupant needs and environmental conditions. At the same time, digital twin technology has emerged as a powerful tool for creating dynamic virtual representations of physical assets, enabling real-time monitoring, predictive analysis, and data-driven decision-making throughout the building lifecycle. Furthermore, advancements in immersive technologies such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) are enhancing human interaction with digital twins, creating new possibilities for building design, operation, and occupant engagement.
This Special Issue aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and industry professionals to explore emerging developments, innovative applications, challenges, and future directions in smart buildings and digital twin technologies. Contributions addressing theoretical, methodological, technological, and practical aspects are particularly welcome.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Building digital twins and cyber–physical systems
- Smart buildings and intelligent infrastructure
- BIM-enabled digital twin development and applications
- Internet of Things (IoT) and sensor integration in buildings
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning for building management
- Energy-efficient and net-zero smart buildings
- Occupant-centric building design and operation
- Human–building interaction and user experience
- Indoor environmental quality, thermal comfort, and well-being
- Real-time monitoring, visualization, and control systems
- Virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality for digital twins
- Smart facility management and asset lifecycle management
- Sustainable building performance assessment and optimization
- Digital twins for retrofitting and renovation projects
- Smart wearables for construction health and safety
- Promoting net-zero carbon in buildings through digital tools
- Advances in construction 5.0
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Victor Adetunji Arowoiya
Prof. Dr. Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke
Dr. Frank Ato Ghansah
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart buildings
- digital twins
- BIM
- human-building interaction
- ocupant-centric design
- sensor networks
- digital construction
- sustainable built environment
- intelligent built environment
- indoor environmental quality
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