Trends and Prospects in Sustainable Green Building Materials
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 352
Special Issue Editors
Interests: material engineering; environmental engineering; green materials; clay; biopolymers; composite materials; sustainability; waste recycling; durability
Interests: phase formation; glass-ceramic materials; waste immobilization and vitrification
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to encourage potential authors to share their recent research achievements related to sustainability in civil, material, and environmental engineering. Sustainable, eco-friendly building materials are still not widely used in the construction industry. However, such materials are attracting increasing interest from researchers, engineers, architects, and designers. Sustainable green building materials are, after all, a gift from nature to humanity.
The building materials industry is under growing pressure to adopt sustainable practices that reduce its negative impact on the environment. Therefore, the use of sustainable technologies in building materials plays a crucial role in addressing environmental and economic challenges. The impact of using such materials encompasses not only the operational characteristics of building materials but also offers solutions for energy efficiency, reducing carbon footprint, conserving resources, and managing waste disposal.
This Special Issue calls for contributions that explore both theoretical and practical approaches to sustainable building materials and technologies. We encourage research that delves into the development and application of green materials, including case studies, experimental work, and new technologies that promote sustainability in construction.
For this Special Issue, both original research and review articles are welcome. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- The development and applications of sustainable green building materials;
- Properties for the improvement of sustainable green building materials;
- The utilization of various wastes in the development of green building materials;
- The durability of sustainable green building materials;
- Production technologies of sustainable, eco-friendly building materials;
- The role of sustainable green building materials in architecture;
- Materials that have been reused, recovered, or recycled.
- Sustainable, eco-friendly building materials, including innovations, challenges, and future trends;
- Economic aspects of sustainable building materials, examining their cost-effectiveness, market availability, and scalability;
- Materials to sustain a circular economy and built environment.
Dr. Olga Kizinievič
Prof. Dr. Alexander Karamanov
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- sustainability
- building materials
- recycled
- waste
- durability
- life cycle assessment
- weathering effects
- energy efficiency
- carbon footprint
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