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Harmonizing Nature and Mind: Biophilic and Neuroarchitecture Synergies for Intelligent Buildings Enhancing Human Well-Being

edited by

Yan Xing

, Alexander Sumich,

Jordan J. Bird

,

Andrew Knight

and

Derek Clements-Croome

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17893 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophilic design; neuroarchitecture; human well-being; intelligent buildings; sustainable architecture; cognitive function; emotional health; nature integration; environmental psychology; resilient design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Research on Emerging Technologies for Structural Design, Inspection, and Maintenance

edited by

Junyong Zhou

and Zeren Jin

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15900 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence intelligent design and optimization smart sensing material; intelligent inspection equipment; advanced testing technique; multi-sensor and multi-source data fusion; digital twins for management; inspection and monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Resilience Analysis and Intelligent Simulation in Civil Engineering

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12467 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; buildings; infrastructure; seismic analysis; multiscale; simulation; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Green Building Materials and Intelligent Construction Technology

edited by Jirong Lan, Yiqie Dong, Yaguang Du and Xian Zhou

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11514 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent construction; green building materials; structural design; management models; construction techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Healthy, Low-Carbon and Resilient Built Environments

edited by

Yingdong He

and

Nianping Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9118 | Submission Open

Keywords: human health; carbon neutralization; thermal comfort; indoor air quality; emission reduction; building energy system; intelligent building technologies; resilient buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

UHPC Materials: Structural and Mechanical Analysis in Buildings

edited by Shu Fang, Yang Zou,

Xiaoqing Xu

and Zhuangcheng Fang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6998 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); structural and mechanical analysis; innovative UHPC materials; UHPC modular structures; novel modular structures; strengthening of existing infrastructures; static and dynamic performance; design; performance; and construction techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Lighting Design for the Built Environment

edited by Geza Fischl,

Ronald Gibbons

and Ulrika Wänström Lindh

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6643 | Submission Open

Keywords: lighting design; architectural lighting; urban lighting; human-centric lighting; sustainable lighting; smart lighting; digital twin; lighting technology; artificial intelligence; lighting education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Potential Use of Green Hydrogen in the Built Environment

edited by

Michael A. Lacasse

and Christer Sjöström

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2680 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; energy storage systems; heating and cooling homes; modelling energy systems; efficiency durability; hydrogen storage systems; integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Trends and Prospects in Sustainable Green Building Materials

edited by Olga Kizinievič and

Alexander Karamanov

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1294 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; building materials; recycled; waste; durability; life cycle assessment; weathering effects; energy efficiency; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Analysis of Performance in Green Concrete Structures

edited by Robin Kalfat and

Jessey Lee

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open

Keywords: green concrete; geopolymer concrete; low-carbon concrete; sustainable concrete structures; strengthening and retrofitting; fiber composite materials; concrete durability; post-installed fastenings; life cycle assessment (LCA); nano additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Performance Analysis of Timber Composite Structures

edited by Benkai Shi,

Haoyu Huang

and Zhibin Ling

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15371 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber structures; wood; bamboo; timber– concrete composite structures; steel– timber composite structures; shear connection; seismic resilience; fire resistance; vibration performance; long-term performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Human-Centric Architectural Design: Neuroarchitecture as a New Tool to Shape Futureproof Inclusive Buildings

edited by Matteo Zallio, Marcelo Márcio Soares,

Camelia Chivăran

and Michal Gath-Morad

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11193 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroarchitecture; human-centric design; cognitive-emotional architecture; inclusive design; environmental psychology; multisensory design and technologies; indoor environmental quality; behavioural impact of architecture; neuro-adaptive design and technology; well-being in the built environment; behavioural design; space perception; neuroscience in architecture; spatial cognition; mobile brain/body imaging in architecture; human– environment interaction; emotional architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Practice and Application of Artificial Intelligence in Built Environment

edited by

Yanyan Liang

,

Yile Chen

and

Junming Chen

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6234 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; urban or architectural space; construction management practices; architecture and management; artificial intelligence technology support; layout optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Performances of Structural Concrete: Data-Driven Analysis Using AI, Numerical and Experimental Investigation

edited by Rwayda Kh S. Al-Hamd and Asad S. Albostami

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3845 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; analytical techniques; numerical methods; finite element analysis; concrete; experimental investigations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Building Energy Performance and Simulations

edited by

Domenico Palladino

and

Iole Nardi

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3532 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy performance; smart retrofit solutions; predictive and building modeling; advanced building simulation tools; digital twin simulations; renewable energy integration; zero-emission buildings; historical building retrofitting; sustainable material integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Seismic Performance of Seismic-Resilient Structures

edited by Chao Li, Hao Zhou and

Zhongkui Cai

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3123 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resilient; energy dissipation; strengthening; seismic performance; retrofitting; shaking table tests; cyclic test; FRP

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Dynamic Response Analysis of Structures Under Wind and Seismic Loads

edited by Junfeng Zhang,

Ilaria Fiore

and Ke Li

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2729 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind load; seismic load; dynamic response; structural design; damage assessment; vibration control technologies; fragility analysis; reliability analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Design and Smart Control of Building Energy to Accelerate Net-Zero Operations

edited by

Xinlei Zhou

, Lin-Rui Jia and

Zheng Cao

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2143 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy; decarbonization; renewable energy; net-zero; built environment; energy management; sustainable design; demand flexibility; HVAC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Sustainable Construction Management and Engineering: Residential Construction with Focus on Life Cycle of Buildings and Costs—2nd Edition

edited by

Eduard Hromada

,

Bozena Kaderabkova

,

Klara Cermakova

and Lucie Kurekova

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; buildings; real estate market; sustainability of housing; affordable housing; life cycle costing; project management; cost management; facility management; energy management; BIM; multicriterial modelling; risk analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Advanced Materials, Structural Systems and Construction for Green Buildings

edited by

Han Fang

,

Ornella Iuorio

and

Yu Bai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24125 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable and green materials; building materials made from wastes; bio-based construction systems; functional materials and structures with life-cycle sustainability; low-carbon structures; structural optimisation; life-cycle assessments; new construction technology for energy efficiency; design and re-manufacturing for reuse; design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA); damage detection and maintenance planning for life preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

New Trends in Built Environment and Mobility

edited by

Chaoying Yin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13745 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; emerging mobility; advanced analytical approach; subjective well-being; longitudinal design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Safety Management and Occupational Health in Construction

edited by

Krishna Kisi

and

Kishor Shrestha

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11661 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety; occupational health; human factors; ergonomics; hazard detection; worker well-being; decision making; workplace monitoring; automation in safety management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Structural Resilience and Sustainable Development of Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by José Jara,

Andreas Lampropoulos

, Bertha Alejandra Olmos and

Humberto Varum

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10045 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; life-cycle of structures; seismic design and assessment of buildings; damage mitigation; control devices; advanced numerical modelling of structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Technologies in Foundations Engineering and Construction Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

Marian Drusa

,

Jaroslaw Rybak

and

Andrea Segalini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8184 | Submission Open

Keywords: piles and injection technology; the design and issues of energy piles; the testing and design of piles; foundation reconstruction; sustainable pavement materials; reinforced foamed concrete; foamed concrete subbase structures; foamed concrete applications; water retention layers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Multi-Dimensional Organic Conservation of Historical Neighborhood Buildings in the Context of Sustainable Urban Renewal—2nd Edition

edited by

Fei Chen

,

Gang Feng

and Fangning Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8123 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic conservation; historical neighborhood buildings; sustainable urban renewal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Urban Wellbeing: The Impact of Spatial Parameters—2nd Edition

edited by Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman and Efrat Blumenfeld Lieberthal

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7995 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban wellbeing; impact of spatial parameters; neuro-architecture; urban density and densification; perceived density; urban morphology; building morphology; faç ade geometry and design; street section; urban greenery; impact of culture and geography; experiments in VR; walkability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Recent Scientific Developments in Structural Damage Identification

edited by Guowen Yao and Zengwei Guo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7271 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge engineering; long-term performance; structural damage identification; corrosion fatigue; detection and reinforcement; cable systems; intelligent construction; damage mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Community Resilience and Urban Sustainability: A Global Perspective

edited by Duanfang Lu and Chunyan Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6885 | Submission Open

Keywords: community resilience; building sustainability; climate change; urban governance; green Infrastructure; sustainable design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Advanced Research on Concrete Materials in Construction

edited by Wenlin Tu and

Shengqian Ruan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6202 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon materials; recycling; sustainability; mix design; mechanical performance; microstructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Functional Improvement, Characterization and Simulation of Cement-Based Materials

edited by

Dongyi Lei

, Ying Li,

Yang Li

,

Penggang Wang

and Yupeng Tian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5398 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement-based materials; severe service environment; microstructure design; mechanical properties; durability; electromagnetic protection; finite element simulation; fiber modification; service life prediction; manufactured aggregate; environmentally friendly binder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advancing Sustainable and Cost-Effective Practices in Building Design and Construction

edited by

Daniela Lucia Manea

, Raluca Istoan and Daniela-Roxana Tămaş-Gavrea

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5176 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building materials; innovative construction technologies; lifecycle management; green economy; green building practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Modeling and Testing the Performance of Masonry Structures

edited by

Nicola Longarini

and

Pietro Giuseppe Crespi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4765 | Submission Open

Keywords: masonry structures; laboratory and in-situ tests; numerical modelling; non-linear behavior of masonry; seismic response of masonry structures; historical masonry buildings; smart bricks; retrofitting techniques for masonry structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structure—2nd Edition

edited by

Jiang Liu

, Mingjin Zhang, Yinping Ma and Lipeng Sun

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4594 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel– concrete composite structures; high-performance structures; high-performance materials; industrial construction; long-term performance; temperature action; wind load; environmental impact; numerical simulation; test method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Renewable Energy Heating Systems

edited by

Wanlong Cai

,

Chaofan Chen

, Jiewen Deng and Chao Zeng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4104 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy utilization; solar PV system; geothermal system; hydrogen system; hybrid energy system; long-term simulation; in situ monitoring; multi-object optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Artificial Intelligence in Architecture and Interior Design

edited by

Ewa Janina Grabska

and

Baohua Wen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4015 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven innovation; design paradigm shifts; spatial intelligence; architecture; interior design; generative design; intelligent decision-making; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Research on the Environmental Impact Throughout the Life Cycle of Buildings

edited by

Yijun Zhou

,

Mingxue Ma

, Lei Liu and

Linna Geng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3674 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA); embodied carbon; operational carbon; environmental impact assessment; circular economy in construction; sustainable building materials; decarbonization of buildings; building sustainability; design for disassembly

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Applying Artificial Intelligence in Construction Management

edited by Phuong Hoang Dat Nguyen,

Minsoo Baek

and Md Nazmus Sakib

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3201 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning/deep learning; computer vision; natural language processing; predictive analytics; smart construction; digital twins; cyber– physical systems; automation in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Recycled Aggregate Concrete as Building Materials

edited by Xuefei Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2619 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled aggregates; construction wastes; concrete; sustainable construction; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Sustainable Housing and Urban Planning: Enhancing Well-Being Through Environmental Design

edited by Siqi Jia,

Shengbiao Wu

,

Cheolhee Yoo

and Wanlu Ouyang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2225 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; sustainable building; sustainable development; environmental design; green building; thermal environment; urban built environment; urban climate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Smart and Sustainable Buildings: Advancing Towards Net-Zero and Intelligent Control

edited by

Hong Tang

,

Zhe Chen

, Wenzhuo Li and

Yanxue Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1845 | Submission Open

Keywords: ZEB design & materials; smart building control; building demand response; renewable energy integration; policy and economics of ZEB; human-centric approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Art and Design for Healing and Wellness in the Built Environment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhen Liu

,

Mohamed Osmani

,

Yi Liu

and

Jose-Manuel Almodovar-Melendo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1292 | Submission Open

Keywords: art therapy (AT); therapeutic and healing design; mental health; wellness; well-being; architecture and building; built environment; digital technology; smart cities; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Advances in Sustainable Pavement and Road Construction: Innovations with Asphalt and Recycled Materials

edited by Rudi van Staden

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1208 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pavement materials; asphalt innovation; recycled construction materials; road infrastructure sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy in construction; low-carbon road technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Urban Landscape Management and Planning

edited by

,

,

, Lin Zhang,

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape planning; landscape management; urban landscape; climate change; health behavior; stochastic model; machine learning; urban green space

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Analysis, Calculations, Evaluations, and Controls of High-Rise/Large-Span Structures

edited by Meng Wang, Jiaxu Shen, Wenjin Zhang and Hua-Jian Jin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1120 | Submission Open

Keywords: tall buildings/building clusters; bridges; wind turbines/wind farm; passive control; earthquake engineering; multi-hazard; constructional simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Indoor Built Environments and Energy Performance

edited by Apple L.S. Chan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 769 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality (IEQ); energy efficiency; smart buildings; sustainable design; thermal comfort; building performance; renewable energy; ventilation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

The Greening of the Reinforced Concrete Industry

edited by Jiangfeng Dong and Shucheng Yuan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled resources; sustainable materials; low-carbon; structural performance; repair; high-performance; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Digital Transformation in Construction: Advancing Leadership, Safety, Human–Machine Collaboration, and Sustainable Innovation

edited by Sainan Lyu,

Xiaoyan Jiang

, Beibei Zhang and

Peng Cui

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 577 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; construction industry; digital leadership; large language model; construction safety; smart construction; data-driven; artificial intelligence (AI); generative AI; digital twins; human– machine collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Structural Health Monitoring in Civil Engineering: From Damage Detection to Safety Assessment

edited by Wensong Zhou and

Shuang Hou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; vibration; machine vision; piezoceramics; acoustics and ultrasonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Characterization and Evaluation of Construction Materials

edited by

Tianjie Zhang

and

Zhen Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials characterization; microstructural analysis; mechanical testing; computational modeling; in-situ monitoring; durability assessment; machine learning; sustainable materials; lifecycle analysis; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advances in Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) for Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Nuria Martín Chivelet

and

Jesús Polo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs); PV in buildings; BIPV modelling and simulation; BIM and BIPV; BIPV performance; sustainable energy retrofit; sustainable buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

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