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Promoting Green, Sustainable, and Resilient Urban Construction

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 6011

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lin Zhang

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School of Management Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China
Interests: sustainable urbanization; infrastructure resilience assessment; urban regeneration governance; stakeholder management; smart community construction
Dr. Zezhou Wu

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College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518061, China
Interests: building sustainability based on smart technologies (construction waste management, green building, LCA, prefabricated building, BIM); sustainable urbanization; smart city
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Dr. Hong Xue

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School of Management, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
Interests: construction; sustainable construction; building; construction engineering; green building; building information modelling
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the development of urbanization, humans are increasingly facing problems concerning resources, population, the economy, and the ecological environment due to the Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) era. The urgent development of resilient and sustainable infrastructures, buildings, and cities is of paramount importance.

This Special Issue, entitled "Promoting Green, Sustainable, and Resilient Urban Construction", aims to publish the latest research outcomes that promote urban construction towards heightened sustainability and resilience. We cordially invite scholars from around the world to contribute innovative theoretical, methodological, and empirical research papers that may encompass a diverse array of topics including, though not limited to, urban regeneration, green cities, smart cities, urban infrastructure, and city resilience. Papers on new theoretical and technological advancements, together with practical approaches, are invited to achieve the objectives of sustainable cities and future societies.

We welcome papers on the following and related topics including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Innovative urban planning approaches;
  • Innovative business modes of urban regeneration;
  • Old residential community renovation governance;
  • Integration and coordination of urban agglomerations;
  • Green cities assessment and operation management;
  • Green community design, assessment, and operation;
  • Green community investment and financing modes;
  • Smart community operation and maintenance;
  • Low carbon housing assessment, operation, and maintenance;
  • Low carbon transformation modes of sustainable cities;
  • Urban infrastructure construction and operation;
  • Urban emergency management;
  • Urban lifeline safety management;
  • Climate-resilient urban infrastructure assessment;
  • Policy and governance strategies to promote sustainable urbanization;
  • Assessing and enhancing the resilience of city infrastructure systems.

Dr. Lin Zhang
Dr. Zezhou Wu
Dr. Hong Xue
Guest Editors

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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

  • urban regeneration construction
  • sustainable design
  • green cities
  • low carbon community
  • urban resilience
  • infrastructure resilience
  • project governance
  • stakeholder management
  • operation and maintenance

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Investigating Provincial Coupling Coordination Between Digital Infrastructure and Green Development in China
by Beibei Zhang, Zhenni Zhou, Juan Zheng, Zezhou Wu and Yan Liu
Buildings 2025, 15(15), 2724; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15152724 (registering DOI) - 1 Aug 2025
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Digital technologies could facilitate green development by enhancing energy efficiency. However, existing research on coupling coordination between digital infrastructure and green development remains scarce. To fill this research gap, this study analyzes the spatio-temporal variations and barriers of coupling coordination. An evaluation index [...] Read more.
Digital technologies could facilitate green development by enhancing energy efficiency. However, existing research on coupling coordination between digital infrastructure and green development remains scarce. To fill this research gap, this study analyzes the spatio-temporal variations and barriers of coupling coordination. An evaluation index system is established and then the coupling relationship and the barrier factors between digital infrastructure and green development are analyzed. A provincial analysis is conducted by using data from China. The results in the study indicate (1) coupling coordination between digital infrastructure and green development exhibits a relatively low state, characterized by an overall upward trend; (2) noteworthy disparities are observed in the spatio-temporal pattern of the coupling coordination degree, reflecting the overall evolutionary trend from low to high coupling coordination, along with the characteristics of positive spatial correlation and high spatial concentration; and (3) obstacle factors are analyzed from the aspects of digital infrastructure and green development, emphasizing the construction of mobile phone base stations and investment in pollution control, among other aspects. This study contributes valuable insights for improvement paths for digital infrastructure and green development, offering recommendations for optimizing strategies to promote their coupled development. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Promoting Green, Sustainable, and Resilient Urban Construction)
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The Influence of Environmental Policy on Green Total Factor Productivity in the Chinese Construction Industry
by Weizhong Zhou, Chunlu Liu, Yu Zhou, Qihui Li and Yuanhua Wang
Buildings 2025, 15(15), 2688; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15152688 - 30 Jul 2025
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As an environmental policy, the Action Plan of Atmosphere Pollution Control in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Surrounding Areas in Autumn and Winter (Action Plan of APC) was implemented in 2017, with the goal of achieving the sustainable growth of the regional economy. This study examines [...] Read more.
As an environmental policy, the Action Plan of Atmosphere Pollution Control in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Surrounding Areas in Autumn and Winter (Action Plan of APC) was implemented in 2017, with the goal of achieving the sustainable growth of the regional economy. This study examines the effect of the Action Plan of APC on green total factor productivity (GTFP) in the Chinese construction industry employing a difference-in-differences (DID) approach. The findings indicate the following: Firstly, the environmental policy of the Action Plan of APC has significantly improved the GTFP of the aforementioned areas, and the result is still valid after robustness testing; secondly, the dynamic effect testing reveals that the influence follows an increasing trend over time; thirdly, due to the different degrees of marketization, the influence of the Action Plan of APC on GTFP in Chinese construction industry exhibits notable regional heterogeneity. From the perspectives of both the government and enterprises, this study offers recommendations for promoting the GTFP of China’s construction industry. It also provides a novel framework for assessing the effect of environmental policies on the GTFP of the Chinese construction industry. Full article
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Quantifying the Synergy Between Industrial Structure Optimization, Ecological Environment Management, and Socio-Economic Development
by Zexi Xue, Zhouyun Chen, Qun Lin and Ansheng Huang
Buildings 2025, 15(14), 2469; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15142469 - 14 Jul 2025
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In the context of the new developmental philosophy, this study aimed to address the bottleneck of regional sustainable development; it constructs a three-system evaluation indicator system for Industrial Structure Optimization (ISO), Ecological Environment Management (EEM), and Socio-economic Development (SED), based on panel data [...] Read more.
In the context of the new developmental philosophy, this study aimed to address the bottleneck of regional sustainable development; it constructs a three-system evaluation indicator system for Industrial Structure Optimization (ISO), Ecological Environment Management (EEM), and Socio-economic Development (SED), based on panel data from 20 cities in the Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone between 2011 and 2023. To reveal how the synergistic development of the three subsystems in different domains can achieve sustainable development through their interactions and to analyze the dynamic patterns of the three subsystems, this study employed the panel vector autoregression (PVAR) model to examine the interactions between subsystems. Additionally, drawing on the framework of evolutionary economics, the study quantified the temporal evolution and spatial characteristics of the coupling coordination level among the three subsystems based on the results of the degree of coupling coordination model. The results indicate the following: (1) ISO shows a significant upward trend, EEM slightly declines, and SED experiences minor fluctuations before accelerating. (2) ISO, EEM, and SED exhibited self-reinforcing effects. (3) The degree of coupling, coordination, and coupling coordination all exhibit a trend of “fluctuating and increasing initially, followed by steady growth”. The spatial patterns of the degree of coupling, coordination, and coupling coordination have shifted from “decentralized” to “centralized”, with clear signs of synergistic development. (4) The difference in the degree of coupling coordination along the north–south direction remained the primary factor contributing to inter-regional disparities. Regions with the higher degrees of coupling coordination were concentrated in the southeastern coastal areas, while those with the lower degrees of coupling coordination appeared in the northeastern mountainous areas and southwestern coastal areas. (5) The spatial connection in the strength of the degree of coupling coordination has gradually increased, with notable intra-provincial connections and weakened inter-city connections across the province. The study’s results provided decision-making references for the construction of a sustainable development community. Full article
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Decoding Strategies in Green Building Supply Chain Implementation: A System Dynamics-Augmented Tripartite Evolutionary Game Analysis Considering Consumer Green Preferences
by Yanan Zhang, Danfeng Xie, Tiankai Zhen, Zhongxiang Zhou, Bing Guo and Zhipeng Dai
Buildings 2025, 15(5), 840; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15050840 - 6 Mar 2025
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The building sector accounts for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, representing a significant environmental challenge in the 21st century. Green supply chain management is considered an effective approach to achieving green transformation in the construction industry. However, the green building supply chain [...] Read more.
The building sector accounts for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, representing a significant environmental challenge in the 21st century. Green supply chain management is considered an effective approach to achieving green transformation in the construction industry. However, the green building supply chain (GBSC) involves multiple stakeholders, necessitating integrated consideration of various participants to ensure efficient GBSC implementation. In this context, and accounting for consumer green preferences, this paper identifies the government, enterprises, and consumers as key stakeholders. A tripartite evolutionary game model is established, and the influence of the participants’ strategic choices on the system equilibrium is analyzed. The model’s validity was assessed through sensitivity analysis and by comparing its outputs with findings from the existing literature. The findings show that: (1) Significant interdependence exists among GBSC participants. (2) The system will eventually tend toward an equilibrium characterized by active enterprise implementation and consumer green consumption, reducing the need for government intervention. (3) The sensitivity analysis shows that green consumption is significantly affected by the extra cost and perceived environmental benefits. These conclusions suggest that governments should build a collaborative governance system, implement dynamic and precise supervision of enterprises in stages, and optimize the incentive design for consumers to promote the implementation of the green building supply chain. Full article
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Exploring Critical Factors Influencing the Resilience of the Prefabricated Construction Supply Chain
by Tianyang Liu, Li Ma and Hongwei Fu
Buildings 2025, 15(2), 289; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15020289 - 19 Jan 2025
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In this volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) era, resilient and sustainable construction methods, such as prefabricated construction, are essential for addressing the planet’s sustainability challenges. However, disruptions in the prefabricated construction supply chain (PCSC) frequently arise, seriously impeding the performance of prefabricated [...] Read more.
In this volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) era, resilient and sustainable construction methods, such as prefabricated construction, are essential for addressing the planet’s sustainability challenges. However, disruptions in the prefabricated construction supply chain (PCSC) frequently arise, seriously impeding the performance of prefabricated building projects. Therefore, this study aims to identify the factors influencing the prefabricated construction supply chain (RPCSC) and analyze their intrinsic interconnections. Initially, an exhaustive literature review was conducted to identify the primary factors affecting the RPCSC. Subsequently, the Delphi technique was applied to validate and refine the list of factors, resulting in the identification of 11 key concepts. Finally, the impact of these concepts on the RPCSC, along with their interactions, was assessed using the fuzzy cognitive map (FCM) approach. The results indicate that these factors can be ranked by their degree of effect on the RPCSC: information exchange/sharing, research and development, the performance of prefabricated components, decision alignment, the construction of prefabricated buildings, relationship quality among members, professional management personnel/labor quality, supply–demand consistency, cost/profit sharing, policies and regulations, and transport risk. Furthermore, this study elucidates both the individual and synergistic effects of these factors on the RPCSC by constructing a pathway map. Full article
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Green Transformation of Resource-Based Cities: A Case Study of Shandong Province, China
by Lin Zhang, Jiarui He and Youquan Zhang
Buildings 2025, 15(1), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15010100 - 30 Dec 2024
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Resource-based cities are vulnerable to the depletion of natural resources and urgently need to undergo a green transformation to avoid the so-called “resource curse” and achieve sustainable development. At present, there is a lack of a scientific and reasonable indicator system and theoretical [...] Read more.
Resource-based cities are vulnerable to the depletion of natural resources and urgently need to undergo a green transformation to avoid the so-called “resource curse” and achieve sustainable development. At present, there is a lack of a scientific and reasonable indicator system and theoretical model to guide the evaluation of the effectiveness of green transformation of resource-based cities. To undertake a comprehensive analysis of the causality of indicators, this study employs the DPSIR (Driving Force–Pressure–State–Impact–Response) model to construct an evaluation index system for the effectiveness of green transformation of resource-based cities. The DEMATEL (Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory) method is employed to explore the level of importance of the evaluation indicators and the causal relationships between the evaluation indicators. The VIKOR (‘VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje’ in Serbian) method is introduced to evaluate the effectiveness of green transformation of resource-based cities. This study selects Shandong Province, a strategically important energy resource region in China, as an example. The results of the study show that the effectiveness of green transformation of resource-based cities in Shandong Province as a whole was on an upward trend from 2013 to 2021. This study categorizes the phases into rapid start-up period, adjustment and optimization period, and recovery and acceleration period. Currently, the green transformation shows remarkable effectiveness. The effectiveness of green transformation within each dimension of the DPSIR model reveals a ranking of response > pressure > driving force > state > impact. By incorporating regional characteristics, this study explores and proposes recommendations to enhance the green transformation of resource-based cities. It can not only furnish policy references for green transformation of similar resource-based cities, but also offer case study practices for different types of resource-based cities to achieve sustainable development. Full article
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Study on the Coupling and Coordination Relationship Between Urban Living Environment and Economic Development
by Tianyi Chen, Yunjing Tian, Zhimin Zhang and Jianqiang Yu
Buildings 2024, 14(12), 3914; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14123914 - 7 Dec 2024
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The coordinated development of urban human settlements and the economy is a crucial indicator for assessing regional development and is essential for achieving sustainable high-quality development. Therefore, urban planning and management need to introduce scientific concepts to achieve a win–win situation for both [...] Read more.
The coordinated development of urban human settlements and the economy is a crucial indicator for assessing regional development and is essential for achieving sustainable high-quality development. Therefore, urban planning and management need to introduce scientific concepts to achieve a win–win situation for both the economy and the environment. (1) Background: Since the reform and opening up of China’s economy, it has undergone rapid development and urbanization. However, the improvement of human settlements has not kept pace. Some regions pursue economic development while neglecting environmental construction. To achieve a win–win situation for both the economy and the environment, urban planning and management need to incorporate scientific concepts. (2) Methods: This paper adopts a literature analysis method to construct a coupling coordination model and evaluate the level of coupling coordination between urban human settlements and economic development in 31 provinces and cities in China from 2011 to 2021. (3) Results: The level of coupling coordination has gradually increased year by year, but there are significant regional differences, with the East outperforming the West. Spatial analysis reveals a positive spatial correlation, indicating that provinces with similar development levels tend to cluster together. (4) Conclusions: The degree of economic outwardness, industrial structure, and residents’ income and consumption system are the main internal obstacles, while economic strength, urbanization, technological innovation, and human capital are positive external factors. Full article
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