Sustainable and Innovative Cementitious Materials for Low-Carbon Construction
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editors
Interests: low-carbon cementitious composites; textile reinforced mortars; sustainability analysis
Interests: low-carbon concrete; cementitious composites; concrete durability; concrete technologies
Interests: cementitious composites; vegetal fibers; waste materials; renewable materials; bio-based materials
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Interests: construction materials; civil construction; textile and fiber; cement composites
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global construction sector is under growing pressure to reduce its carbon footprint while maintaining high levels of structural performance, durability, and cost efficiency. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in sustainable and innovative cementitious materials that support the transition toward low-carbon construction. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, low-clinker binders (e.g., LC3, alkali-activated materials), circular-economy-based composites incorporating industrial by-products and bio-based wastes, carbon-sequestering materials such as biochar-enhanced concretes, and emerging reinforcement systems including textile-reinforced mortars (TRMs) and engineered cementitious composites (ECC).
By integrating experimental research, field applications, advanced characterization techniques, and modelling approaches, this Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of next-generation cementitious materials. The ultimate goal is to accelerate their adoption in both new construction and repair/retrofit applications, thereby enabling more resilient, resource-efficient, and low-carbon built environments.
Dr. Payam Sadrolodabaee
Dr. Sam Adu-Amankwah
Dr. Josep Claramunt
Prof. Dr. Holmer Savastano Junior
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- low-carbon cementitious composites
- supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs)
- circular economy in construction
- industrial- and bio-based waste valorization
- biochar-enhanced concrete
- fiber- and textile-reinforced mortars
- carbon footprint and sustainability analysis
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