Buildings

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Architecture

edited by

Giuliana Iannaccone

, Eugenia-Victoria Ellis,

Clara Pimenta Do Vale

and Dima Albadra

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: architecture; architectural engineering; bio-based materials; climate change; regenerative design; built environment; health and well-being; smart buildings; environmental impacts; biodiversity; evidence-based design; human-nature interaction

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

Characterization and Electrical Properties of Construction Materials

edited by Jiacheng Zhang and Richard Ball

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical properties; durability; pore structure; moisture transport; construction materials; self sensing; energy harvesting; structural health monitoring

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

Advances in Soil-Structure Interaction for Building Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

Yan Xi

, Jingshu Xu and Yu Tian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil-structure interaction; deformation compatibility condition; contact surface; soil constitutive theory; substructure method; multiscale numerical simulation; computational method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Bridging the Digital Divide in the Built Environment: Integrating Sustainability, Cultural Contexts, and Technological Innovation

edited by Aso Hajirasouli,

Nashwan Dawood

and

Sebastian Skatulla

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero built environment; climate-resilient design; digital transformation in AEC; smart and adaptive construction; culturally inclusive design; emerging technologies in the global south; artificial intelligence in building design; extended reality (AR/VR) applications; building information modeling (BIM) integration; sustainable urban regeneration

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

Machine Learning-Driven Modeling and Optimization in Structural Engineering

edited by Enming Li,

Bin Xi

and Chengkai Fan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; durability; green and low carbon; carbonation; structural design and optimization; structural engineering reliability analysis; CO2 emission reduction

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

Innovative Smart Materials for Resilient Buildings and Transportation Systems

edited by

Mehdi Shokouhian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart construction materials; self-healing composites; shape memory alloys and polymers; sustainable infrastructure; bio-responsive concrete; experimental validation; predictive modeling; machine learning in materials; resilient design

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

Geopolymers and Low Carbon Building Materials for Infrastructures

edited by

Jinsheng Han

, Gonghui Gu,

Yurong Zhang

, Minghui Liu and Nani Bai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymer; engineered geopolymer composites; low carbon materials; low carbon infrastructures; life cycle assessment; sustainable construction; fiber-reinforced composites

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

Innovating Sustainable Built Environment Integrating Low-Carbon Energy, Energy Efficiency Solutions, and Environmental Considerations

edited by Cheng Zeng,

Xiaojing Han

, Yuanda Cheng,

Abdur Rehman Mazhar

and

Jun Lu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonisation; energy efficiency; built environment; energy storage; renewable energy; digital modelling and optimisation; community energy systems; indoor environmental quality; building physics

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

Sustainable Supply Chain Innovation in Construction: Leveraging AI and Emerging Technologies

edited by Manimuthu Arunmozhi and Ammar Al-Bazi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; project management; construction; circular economy; digitalisation; risk management; AI; blockchain; green logistics

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

Numerical Modeling and Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites (2nd Edition)

edited by

Juntao Zhu

and

Ke Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced cementitious composites; numerical methods; mechanical properties; multiscale modeling; experimental analysis; material modification

Research on the Reinforcement Treatment Technologies for Building Foundations

edited by Yingming Xiao and Quan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: building foundations; ground improvement; geotechnical engineering; structural safety; sustainable construction; engineering case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovations in 3D Printing of Concrete

edited by Chaofeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D concrete printing; additive construction; digital fabrication; sustainable construction; reinforcement strategies; structural performance; automation; artificial intelligence; materials innovation; construction robotics; large-scale applications

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

Digitalization for Smart Building Environments

edited by

Kailai Sun

and Haneul Choi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy efficiency; artificial intelligence; digital twin; occupancy; building monitoring and control; HVAC

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

Advanced Structural Performance of Concrete Structures

edited by Wei Zhou and Daiyu Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural performance of concrete structures; high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete; fatigue performance; prefabricated structure; structural performance assessment; reliability analysis; finite element analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Synergies in Off-Site Construction, Sustainability, and Supply Chains

edited by Roshani Palliyaguru, Jackie Yang and Kalpani Dissanayake

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: off-site construction (OSC); modular construction; resilience; sustainability; digital twins; supply chain agility; circular economy; disasters/emergencies

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

Structural Engineering in Building

edited by

Eden Bojórquez

and Juan Bojórquez

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 30226 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural design of buildings; earthquake engineering; wind engineering; infrastructure under natural hazards; experimental tests; structural resilience of buildings; application of artificial intelligence to structural engineering; energy dissipation devices; optimal structural design; life cycle costs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Recent Advances in Intelligent Infrastructure and Construction Engineering

edited by Ye Zhang and

Shuai Han

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7940 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation in construction; deep learning; natural language processing; BIM; monitoring; digital twins; intelligence

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

New Insights on the Intelligent Preservation of Architectural Heritage

edited by Ming Guo and Guoli Wang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5836 | Submission Open

Keywords: architectural heritage; preventive protection; digital twins; artificial intelligence; quantum computing; augmented reality interactions; intelligent monitoring; restoration and defect repair; structural analysis; liquid neural networks

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

Building Structure Health Monitoring and Damage Detection

edited by

Fidel Lozano

and

Edison Atencio

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 785 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; structural integrity; dynamic structural response; artificial intelligence; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Green Materials and Energy-Efficient Solutions for the Built Environment

edited by

Mohammad Hajmohammadian Baghban

and Davoud Tavakoli

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon construction; energy efficiency; sustainable building materials; green infrastructure; nanomaterials in construction; thermal insulation and PCM; recycled and waste-based materials; building envelope performance; life cycle assessment (LCA); resilient and adaptive systems; low-carbon construction modeling; 3D printing technologies for sustainable construction; sustainable materials for restoration

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

Digital Technologies in Construction and Built Environment

edited by

Lu Gao

, Zia Din and

Jingran Sun

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); large language models (LLMs); digital twins; building information modeling; reality capture; visual understanding; Internet of Things (IoT); construction robotics; augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR); construction automation

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

From Automation to Intelligence: Enhancing Energy Performance of HVAC Systems

edited by

Yimin Chen

and

Yunyang Ye

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: building automation; HVAC systems; energy efficiency; intelligent control; digital twin; IoT (Internet of Things); machine learning/artificial intelligence; fault detection and diagnostics; predictive maintenance; occupant-centric control; smart buildings; energy management systems; building to grid; renewable energy integration

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

Advances in Green Building and Environmental Comfort

edited by

Hee Joo POH

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4167 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD application in built environment; total building performance; building information modelling; building energy analysis and simulation; indoor environmental quality; sustainable energy management; green development; digitalisation in the built environment; integrated energy and environmental modeller; built environment engineering principles and practice

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

Sustainable and Resilient Affordable Housing in Architecture Design and Urban Plans

edited by

Giovanna Mangialardi

and

Umberto Berardi

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: housing policies; housing projects; publicness; regenerate; housing sustainability; social and public housing; affordability; inclusion; circular economy; reuse

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

Research on the Sustainability of Building Materials: From Laboratory Tests to Real Construction Projects

edited by Philippe Devillers

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; geo-based materials; recycled materials; reuse materials; ecodesign; sustainable architecture; advanced manufacturing techniques

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

Towards Sustainable Construction: New Trends in Building Renovation, Energy Efficiency and Innovative Materials

edited by

Daniel Ferrández Vega

,

Paulo Santos

and

Alicia Zaragoza Benzal

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21988 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; energy efficiency in buildings and thermal behaviour; building conservation techniques; gypsum; lime mortars; cement composites; wood; steel and concrete; building pathology and rehabilitation strategies; circular economy for a sustainable construction; life-cycle assessment of buildings and building components; passive conditioning of buildings; new technologies applied to buildings

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

Sustainable Development: Recycling and Reuse of Waste Materials in the Construction Industry—2nd Edition

edited by

Zengfeng Zhao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7865 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled aggregates and sustainability; construction and demolition wastes; 3D printing concrete containing recycled materials; sustainable cementitious materials based on waste materials; life cycle assessment of concrete using recycled materials; recycled aggregates and sustainability; construction and demolition waste；

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

High-Rise Building Design: Phenomena and Analyses Involved

edited by

Marcelo Greco

and João Paulo Correia Rodrigues

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6326 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanics of structures; safety; comfort; experimental analysis; dynamics of structures; nonlinear analysis; strengthening of structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Urban Building and Green Stormwater Infrastructure

edited by Wei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5552 | Submission Open

Keywords: building drainage; green stormwater infrastructures; stormwater management; runoff pollution; building and community; sustainable assessment; model uncertainty analysis; sponge city; extreme precipitation; climate change

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

AI-Powered Structural Health Monitoring: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Yanda Shao

, Qilin Li and

Fei He

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2221 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); computer vision; smart structure; digital twin; physics-informed machine learning; sensor fusion anomaly detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advancements in Net-Zero-Energy Buildings

edited by

Amirhossein Balali

,

Shen Wei

,

Antonios Kanellopoulos

,

Shady Attia

,

Gloria Pignatta

and

Hamidreza Alavi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero-energy buildings; passive design; advanced construction materials; sustainable construction management; BIM; AI-driven decision-support systems; low-carbon buildings

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

Research on Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Mining Sciences in Construction—3rd Edition

edited by

Xiaoyu Bai

, Nan Yan and

Jianyong Han

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; geotechnical engineering; urban underground engineering; soil mechanics; ground improvement technology; intelligent geotechnical engineering; geotechnical engineering testing techniques; geomaterials properties; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Fire Resilience and Safety Innovations in Buildings

edited by

Md Kamrul Hassan

,

Anthony Chun Yin Yuen

and Delwar Hossain

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire-resistant materials; passive fire protection; active fire suppression systems; fire safety regulations; evacuation planning; smoke control systems; structural fire resilience; building fire codes; thermal insulation performance; fire detection technology; smart fire monitoring; AI-based fire prediction; IoT in fire safety; autonomous evacuation systems; post-fire recovery strategies; wildland– urban interface fire risk; BIM-based fire simulation; climate-adaptive fire design; resilient infrastructure systems; sustainable fire safety engineering; electric vehicles parking; 2D flame retardants; MXene; CFD; MD

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

Green and Resilient Materials and Technologies for Future-Oriented Built Environments

edited by

Piotr Smarzewski

and

Tomasz Rudnicki

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: green concrete; eco-efficient binders; biocomposites; reuse of construction and demolition waste in new applications; LCA and CBA frameworks for evaluating performance and sustainability; climate-resilient materials and self-repairing systems; smart technologies (sensors; AI; and digital twins) in construction and asset management

Innovative Design and Optimization of Steel Structures

edited by

Joanna Nseir

, Xiang Yun and Dario Redaelli

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; optimization; reuse and sustainability; structural performance; lightweight systems; experimental testing; BIM and digital workflows; 3D printing; hybrid construction; performance-based design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Recent Developments and Future Perspectives in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems of Buildings

edited by Peng Xu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10010 | Submission Open

Keywords: HVAC system and equipment; building energy efficiency; simulation and HVAC system optimization; thermal comfort and indoor environment quality; building energy consumption and load forecasting; renewable energy in buildings; data center cooling; artificial intelligence (AI) applications in HVAC systems

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

BIM and Smart Technologies in Building Design, Construction, and Lifecycle Management

edited by Mingkai Li, Xingyu Tao, Boyu Wang and

Hao Liu

submission deadline 26 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1102 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information model (BIM); large language models (LLMs); digital twin; AR/VR; AI and deep learning; 3D scanning; IoT; blockchain; IT in construction; construction robotics

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

Building Structural Design: Blast Analysis and Progressive Collapse Control

edited by

Hezi Grisaro

and

Sam Rigby

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 24122 | Submission Open

Keywords: progressive collapse; blast loads; impact loads; protective structures; dynamic analysis; explosions; column removal; reinforced concrete; steel structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Robotics, Automation and Digitization in Construction

edited by

Kepa Iturralde

and

Thomas Bock

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18879 | Submission Open

Keywords: robots; automation; prefabrication; robot oriented design; data flow; data acquisition; digitization; computational design

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

Structural Health Monitoring and Vibration Control

edited by

Zuguang Ying

, Youwu Wang, Sumei Wang and

Yi-Qing Ni

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17081 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; parameter estimation; vibration control; data processing; machine learning; neural network; smart structural dynamics; stochastic vibration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Building Resilient Cities: Architecture and Urban Planning for Combating Extreme Hot and Cold Weather

edited by Sheng Liu and Yingzi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13240 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-resilient cities; climate-resilient buildings; extreme hot/cold events; low-carbon buildings and cities; architectural and urban planning practices; urban microclimate; building energy efficiency

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

Climate Resilient Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

Michael A. Lacasse

and

Marzieh Riahinezhad

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12010 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilient buildings; resilient design; resilient retrofit; overheating; extreme climate events

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

Fiber-Reinforced Polymers and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete in Civil Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by Jianzhe Shi,

Lili Hu

, Hao Zhou,

Liangliang Wei

,

Weiqiang Wang

, Qin Zhang, Yaqiang Yang,

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11452 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced polymers; fiber-reinforced concrete; experiment; numerical simulation; infrastructure; sustainability

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

Enhancing Building Resilience Under Climate Change

edited by

Chengliang Fan

and Yundan Liao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10815 | Submission Open

Keywords: building performance simulation; climate change effects; building resilience evaluation; building optimization; built environment; heat risk evaluation; nature-based solutions; building energy

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

Seismic Performance and Durability of Engineering Structures

edited by Jieqiong Wu, Renbo Zhang and Shenggang Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8248 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering structures; seismic performance; durability design; durability assessment; environmental action; load effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Solid Mechanics as Applied to Civil Engineering

edited by Zhengwei Li and Chuantan Hou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7068 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid mechanics; structural design; mechanical behavior; material performance; computational model; civil engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Wind Load Effects on High-Rise and Long-Span Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Martinez-Vazquez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6924 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical and experimental approaches to determine wind loads; structural performance against limit states; performance-based design initiatives; impact of extreme events; multi-hazards involving wind loading; aerodynamics and aeroelasticity; structural health monitoring and maintenance strategies; novel systems to optimize structural/aerodynamic response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovative Approaches to Sustainability Management and Digital Integration in the Built Environment

edited by

Stefano Cascone

,

Eleonora Laurini

, Silvia Meschini and

Antonio Salzano

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6177 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; digital integration; building information modeling (BIM); engineering modeling; lifecycle management; construction innovation; smart infrastructure; environmental sustainability; process optimization; socioeconomic impacts

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

Planning and Development of Resilient Cities

edited by

,

,

,

and Liu Wu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5826 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; adaptive design; sustainable development; natural disaster risk management; urban infrastructure; community participation; urban renewal; policy innovation; smart city technology

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

Advances in Cementitious Materials

edited by

Yang Lu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5105 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable and resilient cementitious materials; advancing performance; enhanced durability; low-carbon solutions

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

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