Smart Sensing and Interoperable Automation Systems for Sustainable and Intelligent Buildings and Construction

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research and innovations in smart sensing, automation, and digital technologies that enhance sustainability, intelligence, and interoperability in buildings and construction. It focuses on integrating data-driven sensing systems, cyber–physical infrastructures, and intelligent automation to improve efficiency, safety, productivity, and resilience across the built environment.

The Special Issue welcomes interdisciplinary research that bridges civil engineering, architecture, computer science, and automation. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• AI-driven automation and decision support;
• Digital twins in built environments;
• Energy-efficient and sustainable building systems;
• Building information modeling;
• Cyber–physical infrastructure systems;
• Resilient and intelligent built environment;
• Human–robot collaboration;
• Smart structural health monitoring;
• Occupational safety and health.

By collecting novel methods, applications, and case studies, this Special Issue contributes to advancing the vision of sustainable, adaptive, and human-centered built environments aligned with the journal’s focus on innovation and technology for sustainable infrastructure.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Jun Wang
Dr. Da Hu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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