Study on Building Simulation

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will contribute to the field of building simulation, including consolidated and emerging digital methodologies and technologies for management and decision-making. This includes Digital Twins and Building Information Modeling, Agent-Based Modeling for emergency evacuation, Finite Element Modeling for energy and structural analysis, Artificial Intelligence algorithms for data processing (e.g., unusual behavior detection),  Virtual and Mixed Reality for health and safety training or controls, Virtual Construction Design and Process, innovative sensing units and SHM algorithms, protection strategies to reduce seismic vulnerability, energy modeling, and others.

Research on current building types will be considered and new design concepts are also welcome. Building technologies have been extended to reinforced concrete buildings, masonry buildings, and prefabricated solutions (concrete, steel, and timber). This will contribute to the Next-Generation EU programs listed in the Operational Arrangements. Component 3 of Mission 2, M2C3 “Energy Efficiency and Redevelopment of Buildings”, includes improving the efficiency and safety of the public building stock, and seismic retrofitting of the private building stock and social housing.

This Special Issue will present excellent contributions and high-impact work from academics, professionals, and the industrial sector.

Dr. Valentina Villa
Dr. Marco Domaneschi
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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