Large-Scale AI Models Across the Construction Lifecycle
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 945
Special Issue Editors
Interests: construction informatics; artificial intelligence; building information modeling; automation in construction
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: project Integrated management; value management; urban renewal; large-scale AI models
Interests: urban and rural planning; intelligent building and smart city; urban renewal planning and design; space information technology of urban planning
Interests: project management and risk control; urban renewal; AI in construction industry; real estate operation and management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the construction industry progressively shifts towards greater intelligence, digitalization, and sustainable development, the application of large-scale AI models, represented by large language models (LLMs), has emerged as a pivotal technological force driving this transformation. These models are capable of processing and analyzing vast amounts of complex data, enabling prediction, optimization, and automated decision-making, which is revolutionizing various stages of building design, construction, operation, and maintenance. The potential of large-scale AI models to enhance productivity, optimize resource allocation, reduce environmental impact, and improve safety is increasingly being recognized and applied across the industry.
This Special Issue aims to explore the contributions of large-scale AI models in areas such as generative design, project management, construction robotics, BIM, digital twins, and urban renewal. The key topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Large language model;
- AI-driven urban renewal planning and design;
- Automation and robotics in construction;
- Integration of BIM and digital twins;
- Applications of AI in construction project management;
- Social impact assessment in urban renewal;
- AI-driven sustainable development of aging communities;
- Adoption of digital technologies in the construction industry;
- Industrialized construction.
Dr. Shuai Han
Dr. Guozong Zhang
Guest Editors
Dr. Yingwei Cui
Dr. Suhong Li
Dr. Yan Zhao
Guest Editor Assistants
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Keywords
- large AI models
- deep learning
- natural language processing
- BIM
- digital twin
- construction project management
- full lifecycle
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