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Research on Performance of Buildings Structures and Materials

edited by

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 35081 | 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 33553 | 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 | 14 articles | Viewed by 33416 | 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)

BIM and Advanced Technologies: Recent Applications and Future Perspectives

edited by

Zhen Liu

and

Mohamed Osmani

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17199 | 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)

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 | 13 articles | Viewed by 16436 | 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)

Applications of Computational Methods in Structural Engineering

edited by

Denise-Penelope N. Kontoni

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16241 | 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)

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14117 | 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)

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 4400 | Submission Open

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

High-Performance Construction Materials: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives

edited by

Hanbing Zhao

, Liangming Sun and Zihong Guo

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2857 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; sustainable materials; low carbon; high performance; mechanical properties; durability

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

Post-Disaster Resilience and Repair Cost Modelling for Sustainable Construction

edited by

Rotimi Joseph

, Hong Xiao and

Colin Booth

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-disaster resilience; repair cost modelling; disaster recovery; damage assessment; life-cycle costing; climate adaptation; resilient infrastructure; reconstruction strategies; risk assessment

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

Research on Soil–Structure Interaction for Civil Structures

edited by Mingjie Jiang,

Bingxiang Yuan

,

Ankit Garg

,

Jian Gong

and Shiyuan Huang

submission deadline 29 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5512 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil– structure interaction; laboratory element tests; physical model test; field test; constitutive model; numerical simulation; seismic performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

High- and Ultra-High Performance Concrete: Properties, Developments and Applications

edited by

Styliani Papatzani

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 33411 | Submission Open

Keywords: pre-fabrication; self-consolidating concrete; nanomodified concrete/cement; fiber-reinforced concrete; 3D-printed concrete/cement; self-sensing/self-healing concrete; recycled aggregate concrete; architectural/fair faced concrete; high- and ultra-high strength concrete

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

Research on Durability and Aging on Materials and Structures in Buildings

edited by

Klára V. Machalická

,

Petr Pokorný

and Vera Obradović

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21753 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging; environmental effects; long-term loading effects; adhesive; sealant; polymer; composite; interlayer of laminated glass; service-life; durability; coatings

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

Low Carbon and Green Materials in Construction—3rd Edition

edited by

Long Li

,

Jie Xiao

,

Bo Wang

and Lingfei Liu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9914 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon materials; recycled aggregate concrete; alkali-activated materials; 3D concrete printing; carbonation; ultra-high performance concrete; ECC; machine learning

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

Modeling and Simulation of Building Energy System

edited by

Sung Lok Do

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3405 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy efficiency; renewable energy integration; smart building technologies; net zero energy buildings (ZEBs); artificial intelligence in energy management

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

Assessment and Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Pier Paolo Rossi

and

Melina Bosco

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2981 | Submission Open

Keywords: prestressed and nonprestressed reinforced concrete; laboratory tests; numerical modeling; seismic assessment; retrofit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Built Environment Physics: The Impact of Acoustic, Thermal, and Spatial Factors on Occupant Well-Being

edited by

Dadi Zhang

and

Amneh Hamida

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2434 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality; acoustic quality; thermal comfort; spatial factors; well-being; building physics user-centered design

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

Urban Infrastructure and Resilient, Sustainable Buildings—2nd Edition

edited by

Shenghua Zhou

,

Tiantian Gu

and Mun On Wong

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1336 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable city; smart city; urban resilience; smart infrastructure; low-carbon building; infrastructure resilience; interdependent infrastructures; low-carbon infrastructure; resilient city or building; sustainable built environment

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

Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Modular and Prefabricated Building Systems

edited by

Keerthan Poologanathan

, Heshachanaa Rajanayagam,

Irindu Upasiri

and

Sifan M. Ibrahim

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1079 | Submission Open

Keywords: modular construction; prefabricated building systems; structural performance; sustainability in construction; life-cycle assessment; digital fabrication; joint and connection design; construction efficiency; resilient building structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Low‑Impact Construction Materials and Resilient Structural Design for Sustainable Buildings

edited by Yongxing Zhang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building; underground building; low‑impact construction material; green material; bamboo and wood; geopolymer; high-performance concrete; resilient structural design; prefabricated assembly technology

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

Risk and Resilience Assessment and Decision-Making for Building Structures

edited by

Ghazanfar Anwar

, Hongyuan Guo and

Wanting (Lisa) Wang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 912 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk; resilience; vulnerability; decision-making; building performance; hazard modeling; buildings; retrofit optimization; uncertainty quantification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Strategies for Green Building, Ventilation Efficiency and Fire Protection

edited by Yanfeng Li,

Hua Zhong

, Xiaoliang Shao, Marzia Bolpagni and Youbo Huang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 545 | Submission Open

Keywords: building ventilation; air distribution; smoke control; green building; carbon reduction; CFD simulation; thermal comfort; energy conservation

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

Renewal Design and Challenge of Urban and Rural Livable Environments in the Age of Population Shrinkage

edited by

Quanhua Hou

,

Yingtao Qi

,

Bo Gao

, Minghui Xue and Jiansong Lu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 23 articles | Viewed by 49677 | Submission Open

Keywords: population shrinkage; urban– rural spatial structure; urban– rural ecological environment; public service facility; traditional architecture and culture; planning and renewal strategy; people oriented

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

A Circular Economy Paradigm for Construction Waste Management

edited by Zhikang Bao,

Prince Antwi-Afari

and

Timothy Olawumi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 42314 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction waste management; circular economy; construction industry; waste management; C and D waste; construction and demolition waste; circular construction; sustainable built environment

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

AI-Driven Cooling, Refrigeration, and Energy Solutions for Built Environments

edited by

Yu Wang

,

Hong Shi

, Nianyong Zhou and Jun Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29938 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer technology; heat transfer enhancement; low-carbon technology; high-efficiency energy engineering; heating and cooling; materials for heat transfer; building simulation

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

Rethinking Safety in Construction: Innovations and Best Practices for a Safer Site of Work

edited by

Hadi Sarvari

and Chris Roberts

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 27800 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety safe site of work learning from accidents; safety procedures; safety training; safety culture; safety and leadership; safety and technology

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

Occupational Safety and Health in Building Construction Project

edited by

Guodong Ni

,

Chunlin Wu

, Fan Yang and Miaomiao Niu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20376 | Submission Open

Keywords: workplace stress; job burnout; mental health; work– family interface; occupational diseases; well-being at work; accidents; safe/unsafe behavior safety climates/cultures; safety management

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

Advances in Green, Low-Carbon, High-Performance, and Intelligent Building Materials and Structures

edited by Changjiang Liu,

Chuntao Zhang

, Zhong Xu,

Dong Li

and Weiju Song

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15171 | Submission Open

Keywords: green and low-carbon building materials; high-performance building materials; green and low-carbon building design; new high-performance structures; high-performance structural design; intelligent building materials; intelligent construction and operation; intelligent structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Intelligent Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methodologies in Building and Construction Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Seyyed Ahmad Edalatpanah

and

Jurgita Antucheviciene

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13872 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-criteria decision-making; measurement of performance in construction; computational intelligence; optimization in construction management; multi-attribute decision-making; digital twins and smart cities; sustainable construction; risk and safety management; building information modeling; building management

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

Research on Durability, Resilience and Stability of Building Structures

edited by

Yang Liu

, Bo Lu,

Songbo Ren

and

Wei Zhao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12871 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural engineering; sustainable design; low-carbon; eco-friendly; and intelligent materials; durability; resilience; stability; structural protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Human Factor on Construction Safety

edited by

Mahdi Safa

, Kelly Weeks, Siavash Zamiran and

Yuntian Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12853 | Submission Open

Keywords: human factors; construction safety; accidents; human error; training; compliance and legal liability; risk management

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

Building Energy-Saving Technology—3rd Edition

edited by

Yaolin Lin

and

Wei Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12712 | Submission Open

Keywords: building envelop; mechanical system; passive and zero energy buildings; HVAC system control; carbon neutrality retrofit; energy performance; lifecycle analysis; embodied energy

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

Advances in Steel and Composite Structures

edited by Yukai Zhong, Ke Jiang and

Zhe Xing

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12637 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; steel-concrete composite structures; high-performance materials; experimental study; numerical simulation; life-cycle design artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Building Information Modelling (BIM) Applications in Construction Management: 2nd Edition

edited by Zhili Gao and

Yilei Huang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12199 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM (Building Information Modelling); construction management; clash detection; decision making; estimating; scheduling; construction safety; integration

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

Advanced Research in Cement and Concrete

edited by Qimin Liu and Xingji Zhu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10458 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete design; cement hydration; concrete durability; ultra-high performance concrete; low-carbon concrete

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

Urban Underground Space Design: Structural Stability and Mechanics Analysis—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhehao Zhu

, Jun Wu,

Yi Rui

, Peinan Li and Hao Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7981 | Submission Open

Keywords: subsurface engineering; geotechnical analysis; tunnel technologies; structural stability; underground construction; excavation methods; ground improvement; sustainable underground design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Structural Assessment and Strengthening of Masonry Structures

edited by

Dorina Nicolina Isopescu

,

Sebastian George Maxineasa

,

Dragoș Ungureanu

and Cătălin Onuțu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5583 | Submission Open

Keywords: masonry structures; experimental study; seismic assessment; historical masonry; masonry-strengthening techniques; life cycle assessment; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Carbon-Neutral Pathways for Urban Building Design

edited by

,

,

,

and Xindong Wei

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5081 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban buildings; carbon neutrality; low-carbon design; whole life cycle; building design; water-energy; building energy systems; circular buildings

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

Performance-Based Seismic Design, Structural Health Monitoring, and Deformation Prediction for Building Structures

edited by Edmond Muho, George S. Kamaris and Nicos A. Kalapodis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4427 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance-based seismic design; structural health monitoring (SHM); deformation prediction; AI and machine learning in structural engineering; sustainability and life-cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Reliability and Risk Assessment of Building Structures

edited by Bowei Li, Zhicheng Ouyang, Min Li and

Gao Ma

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4160 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural reliability; risk assessment; uncertainty quantification; performance-based design; probabilistic methods; machine learning; surrogate modeling; risk-informed decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Machine Learning in Infrastructure Monitoring and Disaster Management

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2622 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; infrastructure; structural health monitoring; smart materials and structures; disaster management; optimization; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Selected Papers from the 20th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE 2024)

edited by

Adel Francis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2253 | Submission Open

Keywords: visualization techniques; construction optimization; graphical modelling; digital twins; building information modelling (BIM); civil information modelling (CIM); virtual reality in construction; construction planning and scheduling; machine learning in construction; resource allocation

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

Built Environments and Environmental Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Delgado

,

Romeu da Silva Vicente

and

Joana Maia de Oliveira Almeida

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2196 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil and environmental engineering; sustainability of buildings and constructions; digital tools for construction and maintenance; risk mitigation in structures and infrastructure; life- cycle analysis and cost– benefit assessment; assessment of buildings and bridges; rehabilitation and strengthening; coastal and offshore infrastructures

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

AI-Driven Innovations for Construction Safety, Health, and Productivity

edited by

Shunshun Pei

, Jie Hu and

Wenming Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1981 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; construction safety; structural health monitoring; seismic resilience; optimization algorithms; disaster management; smart infrastructure; productivity enhancement

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

Seismic Analysis and Design of Building Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

Bo Fu

,

Bo Wang

,

Xinxin Wei

and Qing Lv

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1950 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic analysis; seismic design; seismic performance; structural control; building structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Buildings Sustainability, from Construction Materials to Indoor Comfort

edited by Marco Antonio Sánchez Burgos and

Maria del Pilar Mercader-Moyano

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1622 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable construction materials; enhanced construction materials; sustainable buildings facilities; buildings energy demand reduction; eco-friendly indoor environment; life cycle assessment; environmental impacts

Sustainable Solutions for Energy Demand and Comfort Optimization in Buildings

edited by

Federica Zagarella

,

Federica Fernandez

and

Elvira Nicolini

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1390 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy demand simulation; building energy optimization; comfort indoor; smart building; energy efficiency; sustainable materials; life cycle assessment; low-carbon construction; positive buildings; green building

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

Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Sustainable Building Design and Building Information Modeling

edited by

Chung-Ho Su

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1296 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI) in architecture and construction; sustainable building design; building information modeling (BIM); AI-driven generative design; machine learning for energy efficiency; digital twin and BIM integration; AI in construction automation; smart building technologies; deep learning for sustainable materials; AI and IoT for green buildings; AI-driven social network analysis; AI and big data in architectural ornamentation design; social network analysis for architectural ornamentation

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

Advanced Strategies for Dynamic Response, Human Comfort Assessment, and Vibration Control of Building Structures

edited by

Jose Guilherme Santos Da Silva

, Rodrigo Bird Burgos, Gilvan Lunz Debona and

Leonardo Ferreira de Miranda

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1183 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic structural response; human comfort assessment; vibration control; fatigue assessment; experimental analysis; wind dynamic loads; structural instability; structural analysis; structural design codes; structural modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovations in Cementitious Materials: Degradation, Mitigation, and Sustainability

edited by Mahmoud Shakouri

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1104 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt attack; chloride transport; alternative cements; law-carbon binders; alkali-activated systems; chloride binding; durability; service life prediction

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

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