Sustainability and Next-Generation Building Materials: Innovations for a Greener Future
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The sustainability of building materials is a critical area of research, driven by the urgent need to mitigate environmental impact, conserve resources, and promote circular economy principles within the construction sector. This Special Issue aims to explore innovative approaches, advancements, and challenges in developing and implementing sustainable building materials across their entire life cycle, from extraction and manufacturing to use, reuse, and end-of-life management. Key themes include assessing environmental footprints (e.g., embodied carbon, water consumption), developing novel bio-based and recycled materials, optimizing material performance and durability, and integrating digital technologies for sustainable material selection and management.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Sustainable Building Materials: innovations, life cycle assessment, and circular economy.
- Advancements in Eco-Friendly Construction: a focus on sustainable building materials.
- Decarbonizing Construction: the role of sustainable building materials.
- From Waste to Resource: sustainable building materials for a circular future.
- Performance and Durability of Sustainable Building Materials: challenges and opportunities.
- Policy, Practice, and Potential: driving the adoption of sustainable building materials.
- Bio-Based and Recycled Materials in Construction: towards a greener built environment.
- Digitalization and Sustainable Building Materials: enhancing selection and management.
- Embodied Carbon and Beyond: holistic assessment of sustainable building materials.
- Resilience and Sustainability: the future of building materials.
Dr. Taher Abu-Lebdeh
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- recycled materials
- sustainable building materials
- eco-friendly construction
- resilient building materials
- environmental footprints
- bio-based materials
- construction materials
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