Low-Carbon and Sustainable Building Structures
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structural low-carbon design; carbon emission assessment; structural reliability; structural member reuse; recycled concrete; FRP-concrete structures
Interests: recycled aggregate concrete; seawater sea-sand concrete; durability of concrete structures; reliability analysis; 3D-printed concrete
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Interests: low-carbon materials and structures; solid-waste reutilization; damage and fracture mechanics
Interests: low-carbon concrete; CO2 sequestration; recycled aggregates; circular economy; multifunctional materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global building and construction sector is a primary contributor to carbon emissions, resource depletion and waste generation. In the face of escalating climate change, there is a critical and urgent need for a paradigm shift towards decarbonization and sustainability throughout the lifecycle of building structures. This has spurred a wave of innovation focused on creating structures that are not only resilient and efficient but also environmentally responsible.
This Special Issue aims to showcase state-of-the-art research and recent advancements in the design, construction and performance of low-carbon and sustainable building structures. We invite the submission of high-quality original research articles and comprehensive review papers that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Low-carbon structural design aimed at climate change adaptation and mitigation.
- Innovative low-carbon construction materials (e.g., green concrete, recycled composites, mass timber).
- Design for deconstruction, reuse and adaptability.
- Lifecycle assessment (LCA) and carbon footprint analysis of building structures.
- Structural optimization for reduced environmental impacts.
- Integration of circular economy principles in structural engineering.
- Performance, durability and resilience of sustainable structures under extreme loads.
Dr. Bing Xia
Dr. Kaijian Zhang
Dr. Yuxiang Tang
Dr. Dianchao Wang
Dr. Chunhui Wang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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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
- low-carbon structural design
- low-carbon building materials
- structural performance of low-carbon structures
- design for deconstruction
- component reuse
- low-carbon structural optimization
- carbon footprint and accounting
- durability and resilience under extreme loads
- sustainable construction and retrofit
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