Intelligence and Automation in Construction—2nd Edition
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 March 2026 | Viewed by 5
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Interests: smart construction; defect detection; quality inspection; computer vision; construction management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The construction industry is undergoing a new wave of digital transformation, driven by advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation. While productivity gains in this sector have historically lagged behind other industries, emerging technologies are enabling safer worksites, cost reductions, and improved efficiency and quality.
Building on the success of the first edition, the second edition of this Special Issue broadens its focus to include not only robotics, computer vision, and smart management systems, but also recent developments such as generative AI, large language models (LLMs), digital twins, multimodal sensing, and human–robot collaboration. By showcasing innovative methods and practical applications, the Reprint aims to highlight how automation is evolving from task-specific tools to integrated, intelligent ecosystems that support decision-making and lifecycle management.
We invite contributions that explore novel algorithms, experimental validations, case studies, and review studies. Topics of interest include:
- Robotics for construction
- AI-based inspection and evaluation
- Data-driven planning and decision support
- Smart management
- Multimodal fusion
- Strategies for advancing intelligent
- Automated solutions in construction and maintenance
Dr. Jingjing Guo
Prof. Dr. Qian Wang
Dr. Weiwei Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- robotics
- computer vision
- human–machine collaboration
- human–robot interaction
- digital twins
- multimodal sensing and data fusion
- large language models (LLMs)
- knowledge-graph-enhanced reasoning
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