Sustainability in Construction Project Management and Infrastructure

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 321

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Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction Department, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
Interests: contract and procurement; project delivery methods; infrastructure sustainability; construction project management; construction safety; highway safety; asset management
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Dear Colleagues,

Project management and sustainability in building and infrastructure projects are closely related areas. While managing projects, managers must consider sustainability aspects so that the construction, operation, maintenance, and deconstruction will have minimum impact on nature. In order to achieve sustainable infrastructure, project managers must be aware of sustainability principles. With the aim of compiling existing knowledge and management strategies used to ensure that all phases of projects are sustainable, Buildings invites prospective authors to submit original manuscripts to a Special Issue on this topic. 

Prof. Dr. Pramen P. Shrestha
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Keywords

  • project management
  • life cycle cost
  • sustainability
  • construction materials
  • construction methods

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Sustainable Healthcare Infrastructure: Design-Phase Evaluation of LEED Certification and Energy Efficiency at Istanbul University’s Surgical Sciences Building
by Cemil Akçay and Mahmut Sarı
Buildings 2025, 15(14), 2385; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15142385 - 8 Jul 2025
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The rapid growth of the global population and associated increases in resource consumption have accelerated environmental degradation, making sustainable design and construction processes increasingly essential. The construction sector holds significant potential for reducing environmental impacts, especially through sustainability-focused certification systems such as LEED. [...] Read more.
The rapid growth of the global population and associated increases in resource consumption have accelerated environmental degradation, making sustainable design and construction processes increasingly essential. The construction sector holds significant potential for reducing environmental impacts, especially through sustainability-focused certification systems such as LEED. This study evaluates the projected energy efficiency and sustainability performance of the Surgical Sciences Building at Istanbul University’s Çapa Campus, which was designed with the goal of achieving LEED Gold certification. The assessment is based on design-phase data and conducted prior to construction. Energy performance analyses were carried out using DesignBuilder software, supported by the LEED Assessment Report and Energy Audit Report. According to simulation results, approximately 30% savings in energy consumption and water usage are expected. In addition, the process-oriented LEED approach is expected to result in a total CO2 emission savings of approximately 570 tonnes, while renewable energy systems are expected to meet approximately 13% of the building’s primary energy demand and reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 151 tonnes per year. Waste management strategies developed for both the construction and operational phases are aligned with LEED criteria and aim to achieve up to 80% recycling rates. The findings demonstrate that LEED certification, when employed as a process-oriented design and decision-making tool rather than a result-oriented label, can enable sustainable strategies to be integrated from the earliest stages of project development. Particularly for complex healthcare buildings, embedding LEED principles into the design process has strong potential to enhance environmental performance. Although based on a single case study, this research provides valuable insight into the broader applicability of LEED in diverse building types and geographic contexts. Full article
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