Circular Strategies for the Built Environment: Innovations in Adaptation, Reuse and Recycling
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 274
Special Issue Editors
Interests: circular economy; sustainable building materials; life cycle assessment; urban metabolism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue explores circular strategies in the built environment, focusing on innovative approaches to adaptation, reuse, and recycling. It aims to highlight cutting-edge research, design and construction practices, and policy frameworks that promote resource efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Contributions may address circular strategies such as building adaption, components reuse, and materials recycling. The Issue welcomes interdisciplinary perspectives that integrate material, architectural, structural, and urban scales. By showcasing scalable solutions, it seeks to inspire transformative change toward a regenerative and resilient built environment.
Dr. Anibal C. Maury-Ramirez
Prof. Dr. Mario Rinke
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- circularity
- adaptation
- reuse
- recycling
- sustainability
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