Buildings

The Effects of Urban Climate on the Energy Performance and Carbon Emissions of Buildings

edited by Lihua Zhao,

, Yueer He and Meng Tian

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4281 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban climate; energy-efficient buildings; green building technology; energy modeling; carbon emissions; renewable energy

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

Analysis, Conservation, and Refurbishment Methods of Heritage Architecture Based on Modern Technology

edited by

Giorgia Predari

and Carlo Costantino

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4234 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage buildings and structures; building information modeling; building automation systems; eco-friendly retrofitting methods; virtual reality and visualization technologies; digital twins; sensors; smart structures; and intelligent control; artificial intelligence; neural networks

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

Advances in Building Structure Analysis and Health Monitoring

edited by

Gongfa Chen

,

David H. Bassir

and

Shuai Teng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4136 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; building structures; structural health monitoring; machine learning; predictive maintenance; deep learning; structural analysis; damage detection; data-driven models; smart buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Building Foundation Analysis: Soil–Structure Interaction—2nd Edition

edited by Qiang Xie,

Yuxin Ban

, Xiang Fu and Rini Asnida Binti Abdullah

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3090 | Submission Open

Keywords: building foundations; geotechnical engineering; soil– structure interaction; building behaviour; pile foundations; machine learning; numerical modelling; geophysical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Safety Assessment and Structural Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Buildings

edited by Wei Huang, Zhi Zhou and Wuchao Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2640 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete structures; structural analysis; durability; load-bearing capacity; seismic; finite element analysis; construction

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

Healthy and Affordable Zero-Emission Buildings: A Challenge for the Near Future

edited by Cristina Becchio and

Marta Bottero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2355 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero-emission buildings; healthy buildings; affordable housing; human comfort and well-being; climate change mitigation; decarbonization

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

People-Centered Livability: Reconciling Subjective Well-Being with Urban and Rural Spatial Structures

edited by

Rui Li

, Qipeng Liao,

Hong Xu

and Yawei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2136 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centred design; livability assessment; urban and rural spatial structures; sense of well-being; spatial justice; place attachment; environmental behaviour research; human settlement quality; smart governance; resident satisfaction

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

Capacity Assessment of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Charis Apostolopoulos

,

Konstantinos Koulouris

and Maria Basdeki

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1942 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel corrosion; concrete durability; corroded RC structures; mechanical properties of rebar; steel– concrete bond loss; pitting corrosion; assessment of bearing capacity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Development in Building: High-Performance Materials with Solid Waste

edited by

Yuan Feng

,

Baifa Zhang

and Jianglin Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1923 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; sustainable building materials; advanced performance; low-carbon binders; life cycle assessment; performance enhancement; material characterization; case studies

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

Challenges in Structural Repairs and Renovations

edited by

Hrvoje Smoljanović

,

Ivan Balić

,

Nikolina Živaljić

and Boris Trogrlić

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1769 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural repair; application of new materials; experimental research; numerical analyzes; new calculation techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances Testing and Computation Methods for Disaster Mitigation of Engineering Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

Liqiang Jiang

,

Yi Hu

, Wenwen Chen and Jie Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1623 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural engineering; natural hazard; testing technique; computation technique; AI-aimed simulation; construction material; structural design method; retrofit and repair; vulnerability and risk; damage assessment; performance-based design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Seismic and Durability Performance of Steel Connections

edited by

Linfeng Lu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1564 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel connections; seismic performance; corrosion degradation; durability; post-earthquake retrofit; prefabricated structures; modular construction; failure mechanisms; environmental effects; performance-based design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Heritage Architecture Sustainable Management: Analysis, Conservation, and Refurbishment

edited by Josep Lluís i Ginovart and Cinta Lluis-Teruel

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1481 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction methods; intervention criteria; construction analysis; diagnosis; methodologies; reuse of elements; natural ventilation; orientation; active and passive energies; exterior enclosures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Material Innovation and Technology Enhancement: Synergistic Pathways for Building Decarbonization

edited by Yichao Zhang and

Yanfeng Fang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated cementitious materials; recycled aggregates; phase-change materials; high-performance building envelopes; building integrated photovoltaics; renewable energy integration; solid waste utilization; green building

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

Advances in Composite Structures for Sustainable Building Solutions

edited by

,

,

, Jingyang Zhou,

and Zhihao Hao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1376 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; fiber; concrete; structural design; structural health monitoring; sustainability; low carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Next-Generation Building Materials and Technologies for a Sustainable Built Environment

edited by Yong Ding and

Danlin Hou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart building technologies; passive building design; high-performance building materials; renewable energy systems; building information modeling (BIM); building energy modeling (BEM); life cycle assessment (LCA); energy efficiency; sustainability; insulation; ventilation

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

Modeling and Mechanical Analysis of Materials and Structures in Civil Engineering

edited by

Peng Wu

and Aiguo Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering structures; composite structures; metamaterials; functionally graded materials; multi-field coupling; fatigue and fracture; analytical solutions; optimization design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Built Environment and Thermal Comfort

edited by

María Luisa de la Hoz Torres

and

Antonio Jesús Aguilar Aguilera

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor/outdoor thermal comfort; adaptive thermal comfort; natural ventilation; mixed ventilation; thermal comfort and sleeping; energy efficiency; personal comfort models; climate change; human behavior

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

Advanced Studies in Smart Construction

edited by

Changwan Kim

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart construction; automation and robotics; ai and big data; construction decision-making; construction safety; off-site construction

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

Advanced Studies in Steel Structure

edited by

Antonio Agüero

, Pedro Martin-Concepcion and

Ana Almerich-Chulia

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel; buckling; class 1-4; fire resistance; hybrid testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on State Assessment and Strengthening Technique of Building Structure

edited by

Denghu Jing

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open

Keywords: state assessment; strengthening technique; existing buildings; structural forms; material performance degradation; increased floor load; structural modifications; seismic requirements; innovative methods; latest developments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

The Challenges of and Research Trends in the Durability, Corrosion, and Cracking of Reinforced Concrete

edited by Babak Jamhiri

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 545 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete durability; corrosion mitigation; crack detection; predictive modeling; self‑healing composites

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

Building Structural Health: Advanced Technologies and Applications in Monitoring and Evaluation

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive testing; structural health monitoring; civil engineering; smart sensors; damage detection; machine learning; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Health and Safety in the Built Environment: Toward a Systems Thinking and Human-Centred Approach

edited by

Hector Martin

, Raj Shah and Wilfred Matipa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety management; human factors in construction; occupational health and wellbeing; safety culture and climate; accident prevention and analysis; digital technologies for safety; construction risk management; resilience and systems thinking; behavioural safety in construction; construction safety research and innovation

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

Innovation and Challenges in Creating Smart Buildings for Sustainable Construction

edited by

Francesco Muzi

and

Francesco Livio Rossini

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; smart buildings; renewable energy; energy efficiency; smart grid; digital twin; BIM; Internet of Things; artificial intelligence

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

Advances in Engineering Structure Inspection, Monitoring Technologies, and Post-Disaster Diagnosis, Maintenance, and Operation

edited by

Lingkun Chen

, Qing Zeng, Qikai Sun and

Tao Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural damage identification; physical information data mining; computer-vision-based structural health monitoring; digital twin; multi-source information fusion; intelligent operation; maintenance and diagnostics; intelligent design and construction; disaster resilience; UAV-robotics; physics-informed neural networks (PINN); operation and maintenance; urban renewal; green building

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

Smart Technology for Indoor and Built Environments: Thermal Comfort, Ventilation, Acoustics, Energy Systems, and Structural Performance

edited by

Chi-Chung Lee

,

Kin Wai Tsang

, Asiri Umenga Weerasuriya,

Yaohan Li

and

Xuelin Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor quality; smart building; ventilation; acoustic environment; thermal environment; Internet of Things; building automation; structural performance; building energy

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

Building Safe, Equitable, and Inclusive Construction Workplaces for the Future

edited by

Aparna Samaraweera

,

Udara Ranasinghe

,

Sepani Senaratne

and Marcus Jefferies

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: workplace safety; gender equity; social inclusion; safety culture; equitable workplace culture; inclusive leadership; diverse workforce; diversity; equity; and inclusion (DEI); respectful culture

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

Low-Carbon Comfort and Climate-Resilient Design in Buildings and Complex Infrastructure

edited by Anastasia Fotopoulou, Eva Maleviti, Alice Monacelli and

Eun-ji Choi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex infrastructures (airports; hospitals; transport hubs) low-carbon comfort climate-resilient buildings smart; adaptive environments ai-driven building optimization hybrid energy systems; microgrids embodied carbon; circular design occupant-centered sustainability digital twins for comfort; carbon holistic performance frameworks socio-technical transitions in buildings

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

AI-Driven Wind Engineering for Sustainable and Resilient Buildings

edited by Dongqin Zhang,

Gang Hu

,

Jize Zhang

and Pengfei Lin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data-driven modelling; sustainable building design; structural resilience; wind-structure interaction; smart cities; urban wind environment; extreme wind events; computational fluid dynamics; wind tunnel tests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Energy-Efficient Building Design and Renovation

edited by Ing Liang Wong

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficient building design; building renovations; passive building design; renewable energy technologies

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

Trends, Challenges, and Innovations in the Seismic and Vibration Performance of Structures

edited by

Yuchun Li

, Danguang Pan, Jian Wu, Tingting Lu and Xiaosa Yuan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural seismic theory; structural vibration analysis; seismic or vibration test; seismic or vibration design; post-earthquake repair and transformation of structure; structural vibration control; structural seismic or vibration monitoring; artificial intelligence in earthquake resistance; vibration isolation shock absorption; seismic performance appraisal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Resilient and Sustainable Buildings: Advances in Architecture and Structural Systems

edited by

Majid Movahedi Rad

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient buildings; sustainable architecture; structural systems innovation; building information modeling (BIM); digital twin technologies; retrofitting and rehabilitation; energy-efficient building design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Intelligent Materials and Structural Health: Mechanics, Damage Detection, Performance Enhancement, and AI-Driven Techniques

edited by

Xiaowei Zheng

, Yao Zhang, Rumian Zhong and Qinglin Wang

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2831 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart materials; structural health monitoring damage detection; AI-driven mechanics; multiscale modeling; digital twin technology; self-healing polymers; resilient infrastructure; machine learning in structural engineering; sustainable material systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances of Indoor Air Quality, Control and Health

edited by

Lixin Wang

and

Ge Zhang

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7181 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; pollution control; built environment; pollution and purification; indoor environment and human health; indoor organic compounds; SVOC; VOCs

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

Innovative Trends and Future Prospects of Sustainable Green Building Materials

edited by

Pedro Muñoz-Velasco

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1387 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; construction; building; materials; energy; environment; impact

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

Durability, Physical Properties and Mechanical Properties of Low-Carbon Concrete Materials

edited by Dianchao Wang, Bochao Sun, Fubin Zhang, Chang Sun,

Gaoyu Liao

and

Nanqiao You

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon concrete; durability; physical properties; mechanical properties (toughness and ductility); fiber reinforced concrete (FRC); self compacting concrete (SCC); service life prediction and reliability; urban renewal and retrofitting; AI/ML based prediction

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

Fire Science and Safety of Building Structure

edited by

Gang Zhang

,

Huanting Zhou

and

Yuzhuo Wang

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 948 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire hazard; fire resistance; fire behavior; fire-induced structural collapse; thermal properties; pre-warning and monitoring; intelligent safety methods; fire protection; high-performance material; fire risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Cement and Concrete Composites in Construction: Applications and Potential

edited by Guangqi Xiong,

Yong Zheng

,

Zheng Fang

and

Shuping Wang

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement and concrete composites; CO2 mineralization; waste valorization; recycled aggregates and fines; alternative low-clinker binders; durability and long-term performance; microstructure– property relationships; life-cycle assessment (LCA); additive manufacturing (3D printing); machine learning for mix design and optimization

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

Advancing Occupational Health and Safety in Construction: Current and Future Practices

edited by Chau Le and Youjin Jang

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction OHS; safety culture; risk management; regulation and compliance; sustainability; training and education; mental health; wearable technologies; artificial intelligence; digital transformation; climate adaptation

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

Research on Performance of Buildings Structures and Materials

edited by

Alireza Bahrami

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 29106 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber structures; reinforced concrete structures; steel-concrete composite structures; steel structures; masonry structures; green concrete; building materials; performance and behavior of structures and building materials; experimental investigation; numerical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Non-linear Behavior and Design of Steel Structures

edited by

Rui Bai

,

Yi-Qun Tang

and

Yao-Peng Liu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 27642 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; steel and composite structures; cold-formed steel structures; modular structures; stability design; buckling; second-order joint behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Built Environment Engineering: Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Heating Technology

edited by Lingjie Zeng, Xin Wang, Ruiyan Zhang and Han Zhu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 26927 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; building ventilation; industrial ventilation; thermal management of vehicles; low-carbon building; air conditioning; heat supply engineering; energy-efficient; built environment optimization

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

Applications of Computational Methods in Structural Engineering

edited by

Denise-Penelope N. Kontoni

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11744 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering structures (R.C.; steel; composite; masonry); structures under loads (earthquakes; winds; fires; blasts; etc.); computational methods in structural analysis (FEM; BEM; etc.); soil– structure interaction (SSI); seismic isolation of structures; structural vibration control; special dampers; smart materials and structures; artificial intelligence in structural engineering; soft computing techniques in structural engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

New Reinforcement Technologies Applied in Slope and Foundation

edited by Changfu Chen,

Jianfeng Zhu

, Renhua Tang,

Genbao Zhang

and Shimin Zhu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10793 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical reinforcement materials; geotechnical reinforcement technology; slope stability analysis; foundation treatment; soil– structure interaction; bearing performance; mechanical analysis model; performance optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Towards Industry 5.0 in the Construction Industry: Techniques, Requirements, Energy, Maintenance Engineering, Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Javier Cárcel-Carrasco

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9196 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction 5.0; advanced construction techniques; maintenance engineering; building information management (BIM); hybrid renewable systems; energy efficiency; circular economy; human interaction; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence

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

BIM and Advanced Technologies: Recent Applications and Future Perspectives

edited by

Zhen Liu

and

Mohamed Osmani

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8845 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling/management (BIM); city information modeling/management (CIM); Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); virtual reality (VR); metaverse; big data; digitization

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

Rapid Inspection, Evaluation, and Repair Materials on Transportation Infrastructures

edited by

Changjun Zhou

and

Hui Qin

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation infrastructures; rapid inspection; rapid evaluation; rapid repair materials; durability; sustainability

Resilience of Buildings and Infrastructure Addressing Climate Crisis

edited by

Antonia Moropoulou

,

Evangelos J. Sapountzakis

,

Kyriakos Lampropoulos

and

Theodore E. Matikas

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2206 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience of buildings and infrastructure; climate crisis; risk assessment and risk mitigation in structures and infrastructures; environmental impact; building inspection and maintenance; non-destructive evaluation and documentation of structures and building materials; rehabilitation and strengthening; preservation of built heritage; climate-responsive and climate-adaptive re-design and rehabilitation; building and environmental data platforms and management enabling technologies

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

Sustainability in Construction Project Management and Infrastructure

edited by

Pramen P. Shrestha

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1472 | Submission Open

Keywords: project management; life cycle cost; sustainability; construction materials; construction methods

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

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