Advanced Technologies for Building Pathology Inspection

Dear Colleagues,

Building pathologies can affect stability and functional requirements through the deterioration of the construction materials and elements. In addition, they can affect the thermal comfort of the users and increase the energy demand of the building. Therefore, the application of advanced technologies to identify and characterize possible pathologies can be an important asset in order to implement the most adequate prevention and repair tasks.

This Special Issue collects the most recent works in the field of building pathology and diagnosis, in which a wide range of studies using different advanced technologies are welcome as long as they can be used for building inspections and hence contribute to the maintenance of their conservation state.  We welcome submissions that cover, but are not limited to, the following specific topics:

• Building pathology assessment methods;
• Identification and characterization of pathologies in buildings and their components;
• Diagnosis techniques;
• Laboratory and in situ testing;
• Punctual and monitoring inspections;
• Thermal comfort and energy efficiency analysis;
• Digital twin for building management;
• Management systems based on Artificial Intelligence methods.

Dr. Iván Garrido
Dr. Eva Barreira
Dr. Ricardo M. S. F. Almeida
Guest Editors

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