Buildings

AI and Data Analytics for Energy-Efficient and Healthy Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 68845

Keywords: energy-efficient and healthy buildings; AI and data analytics; data-driven modelling; smart digital technology; smart buildings; smart urban planning; smart cities; intelligent architecture

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

Advanced Research on Improvement of the Indoor Acoustic Environment

edited by

Ángel Fermín Ramos Ridao

and

Diego Pablo Ruiz Padillo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 34881

Keywords: room and indoor acoustics ; architectural design for noise control ; acoustic conditioning and materials; acoustic modelling and simulation ; emerging technologies for building insulation; acoustic sustainability ; urban acoustics; soundscapes; psycho-acoustic; virtual reality technology

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

Advanced Research on Cementitious Composites for Construction

edited by Jun Tian,

Yinfei Du

, Yuzhou Zheng, Hui Huang and Hao Fu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 30169

Keywords: cementitious composites; fiber reinforced; mechanical properties; durability; extreme conditions; structural behavior; sustainable development

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

Advances in Life Cycle Management of Buildings

edited by

Junwu Wang

, Han Wu and Zhangsheng Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 22450

Keywords: cost and duration analysis in LCM; durable design in LCM; construction enterprise management; digital twins and BIM; smart devices and sensor technologies; soft computing in civil engineering; uncertainty analysis in LCM of civil engineering; risk management in LCM of civil engineering; decision support in LCM of civil engineering; green construction and sustainable management

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

Universal and Age-Friendly Design in Urban and Rural Built Environment Creation

edited by

Fei Chen

,

Masa Noguchi

and

Fangning Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22166

Keywords: universal design; age-friendly design; urban and rural built environment; urban, architectural, and interior renewal and design

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

Application of Building Information Modelling in Construction Management

edited by

Mario Galić

and

Zlata Dolaček-Alduk

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16939

Keywords: BIM; Construction 4.0; dynamic data exchange and transformation; IoT-oriented project management; scan to BIM; active BIM; BIM legislation and contracting; BIM and blockchain technology

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

Advances of Healthy Environment Design in Urban Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Xia Zhang

and

Hui He

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 14584

Keywords: built environment; environment behavior; healthy building; healthy city; healing environment; environment phycology; health-promoting behavior; health-supporting environment

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

Digital Technologies in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC)—2nd Edition

edited by

Feng Guo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13508

Keywords: intelligent construction; green construction; sustainable construction; computer-aided design and engineering; automated inspection; robotics in construction; innovation management in construction; construction waste management

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

Innovative Solutions for Enhancing Seismic Resilience of Buildings

edited by

Himan Hojat Jalali

and Arman Mamazizi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13269

Keywords: structural resilience damage control; damper; rocking mechanism; low-damage system; repairable seismic system; self-centering seismic system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

The Damage and Fracture Analysis in Rocks and Concretes

edited by

Xiang Li

and

Kewei Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13208

Keywords: concrete; damage; fracture; mining engineering; geotechnical engineering; numerical model; time-dependent fracturing; stress corrosion; high temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Assessment, Repair, Maintenance, and Conservation of Existing Buildings: State-of-the-art Methods, Advances, and Case Studies

edited by

Cristina Cantagallo

,

Valentino Sangiorgio

and

Humberto Varum

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12532

Keywords: existing masonry buildings; existing reinforced concrete buildings; earthquake engineering; natural fiber materials; composite materials; advanced materials; combined hazards; multi-risk assessment; building heritage; simplified vulnerability methods; building risk; territorial risk; resilience of existing buildings; maintenance strategies for existing buildings; building information modelling (BIM)

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

A Digital Innovation Framework for Construction Management and Built Environment

edited by

Syed Mahmood Ahmed

,

Yasmeen Ahmed

and

Rizwan Farooqui

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12416

Keywords: management of contracts in construction projects; public–private partnerships in construction project; laws and logistics in construction management; construction science and management; tenders and documents in project management; innovation in structural design and visualization; contemporary civil engineering technologies; higher education for the building construction industry, construction, and materials science; policies and procedures for construction management sustainability in construction technology; trends of vernacularism in construction technologies; curricula building for construction industry-related education; retrofitting and energy efficiency in buildings through modern tools; sustainability in architectural design and planning; interior architecture; post-occupancy building comfort management; hazard management and planning by architects; affordable housing; theories of architecture and the evolution of architectural character in the post-industrialization era; landscape architectural theories and criticism; disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management; landscape architecture; interior architecture; information communication technologies; regional trends and practices in construction management; collaboration in construction management

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

Sustainable and Low-Carbon Building Materials in Special Areas

edited by

Gaowen Zhao

,

Shifeng Lu

,

Gang Liu

and Le Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10410

Keywords: concrete durability; sustainable materials; low-carbon building materials; low-carbon construction method; soil treatment; solid waste disposal

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

Study on Concrete Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

Haijun Zhou

,

Rujin Ma

, Rui Zhou and Cong Ma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9394

Keywords: concrete material; concrete structure; mechanical behavior; experimental technique; modeling technique; concrete structural system; structural monitoring; durability and improvement

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

Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete in Modern Construction: Towards a Green and Sustainable Future

edited by

Haleh Rasekh

,

Danial Jahed Armaghani

and

Mina Mortazavi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8902

Keywords: low-carbon building materials; sustainable and green construction; recycled concrete materials; life cycle assessment (LCA); green concrete additives; admixtures for sustainable concrete; eco-friendly construction practices

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

Built Environment and Building Energy for Decarbonization

edited by

Kyungmo Kang

and Daeung Kim

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8459

Keywords: building energy; indoor air quality; indoor environmental quality; thermal comfort; advanced building control and optimization; building simulation; building materials; IoT technology; building information modeling

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

Campus of the University: Spatial Evolution, Societal Response, and Design Innovation

edited by

Gang Feng

and

Fei Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7949

Keywords: urban–campus relationship; campus planning and architectural history; spatial forms and architectural systems; sustainability and green planning; digitalization and learning model transformation; cultural perspectives and mental well-being

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

Green and Low-Carbon Comprehensive Utilization of Solid Waste Resources

edited by

Huazhe Jiao

, Mingqing Huang,

Zhuen Ruan

and Lei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7641

Keywords: solid waste management; green technologies; low-carbon strategies; innovative materials; waste-to-resource; comprehensive utilization; circular economy

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

The Dynamic In Situ Characterisation of Buildings

edited by

Virginia Gori

,

Cliff Elwell

and

Frances Hollick

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6253

Keywords: building physics; buildings and energy; dynamic thermal performance; demand side response; building flexibility; building systems; in situ building characterisation; thermal comfort; domestic and non-domestic buildings; ventilation in buildings

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

Structural Response of Buildings in Fire

edited by

Byong-Jeong Choi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6043

Keywords: structural fire; post-earthquake fire; post-fire earthquake; residual strength after fire; fire resistance of building materials; numerical evaluation of buildings under fire; infrastructure fire

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Urban Sustainability: Sustainable Housing and Communities—2nd Edition

edited by Daizhong Tang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5394

Keywords: sustainable housing; community engagement; policy optimization; urban sustainability; smart cities; multi-subject participation; urban planning

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

Innovation and Technology in Sustainable Construction

edited by

Gang Yao

,

Wei Tian

and

Yang Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5152

Keywords: construction technology; sustainability; engineering project management; construction safety; intelligent construction; infrastructure construction; low carbon

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

Application of New Technologies or Building Materials in Civil Engineering

edited by Haibo Hu and Xinquan Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5042

Keywords: pile; excavation; tunnel; building material; rock; soil

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

Advanced Research on Steel Joints and Structures: Mechanical Behavior, Performance Analysis, and Stability Design

edited by

, Jitao Zhong,

,

, Bing Wang and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2779

Keywords: steel joints; structural performance; stability design; mechanical behavior; steel structures; high-strength steel; seismic resistance; numerical simulation; structural optimization; advanced materials in steel construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Aluminium Alloy Structural Applications

edited by

Evangelos Efthymiou

,

Davor Skejic

and Alberto Mandara

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1830

Keywords: aluminium alloys; aluminium manufacture; aluminium-related codification; analysis procedures; design methods; innovative aluminium joints and connections; aluminium constructional applications; reliability assessment; execution of aluminium structures; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Harnessing AI for Circular and Socially Sustainable Construction Planning and Management

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1723

Keywords: artificial intelligence for sustainability; social value assessment; digital circular economy; smart decision support systems; circular economy and infrastructure; lifecycle sustainability assessment; BIM and circularity integration; Industry 4.0/5.0 technologies; green and resilient retrofitting; sustainability literacy and curriculum innovation

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

Innovations in 3D Printing of Concrete

edited by Chaofeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1201

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)

Advances in Landscape Management and Urban Planning

edited by

Lucyna Nyka

and

Izabela Burda

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1179

Keywords: urban resilience; blue–green infrastructure; climate-responsive design; adaptive public spaces; waterfront and coastal planning; landscape management; cultural heritage and climate change; regenerative architecture and urbanism; flood-resilient architecture; sustainable urban development

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

Research on Health, Wellbeing, and Urban Design—2nd Edition

edited by

Wei-Ling Hsu

, Kuo-Shun Sun and

Hsin-Lung Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1068

Keywords: urban ecological infrastructure; spatial spillover; village revitalization; rural housing; polycentricity; carbon footprint; resilience; sustainability; green buildings

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

Intelligent Assessment and Retrofitting of Existing Building Structures for Sustainable and Resilient Cities

edited by

Kuangyu Dai

,

Lei Li

and

Yumeng Qiao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1010

Keywords: existing building structures; structural health monitoring; digital twin; machine learning; structural resilience; seismic strengthening; sustainable upgrading; building information modeling (BIM); computer vision; high-performance materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovations in Structural Materials and Performance-Based Building Design

edited by

Xiaoxiong Zha

, Wentao Li and

Dejing Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 995

Keywords: structural materials; performance-based design; building structures; mechanical behavior; thermal performance; fire resistance; durability; numerical modeling; experimental studies; structural resilience

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

Advanced Construction Materials and Technologies for a Sustainable Future—2nd Edition

edited by

Nicoleta Cobîrzan

and

Radu Muntean

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940

Keywords: cement-based composites; sustainability; environmentally friendly technology; recycle; recover; nanotechnology; fiber-reinforced composites; machine learning techniques; prefabrication of cementitious materials; life cycle assessment of building materials; cost–benefit analysis

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

Revolutionizing Construction and Project Management: The Impact of Human–Robot Collaboration, AI, and AR

edited by

Ningshuang Zeng

,

Yan Liu

and Xuling Ye

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 369

Keywords: artificial intelligence; human–robot collaboration; immersive reality; augmented reality; construction; project management; built environment; digital innovation; infrastructure; big data

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

Advanced Technology in Heat Transfer, Ventilation, and Multiphysics Building Performance

edited by

Nina Szczepanik-Scislo

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2189 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; ventilation; indoor air quality; building acoustics; vibration control; water quality; HVAC; smart buildings; multiphysics optimization

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

Digital Technologies in Buildings and Critical Infrastructure: Transforming Design, Construction, and Operations

edited by

Issa Ramaji

and

Soheil Sabri

submission deadline 3 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9005 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; digital engineering; Artificial Intelligence (AI); building information modeling (BIM); robotics; compliance checking; generative design; operation and maintenance; real-time assessment; automation

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

Structural Health Monitoring Through Advanced Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Chia-Ming Chang

and

Tzu-Kang Lin

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10784 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; artificial intelligence; machine learning; damage detection; feature extraction; system identification; lifecycle assessment; real-time monitoring; advanced monitoring techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Low-Carbon Concrete Solutions for Sustainable Construction: Trends and Perspectives

edited by

Ming Sun

, Youzhu Lin and

Qiyan Li

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3207 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon concrete; sustainable construction materials; supplementary cementitious materials (SCMS); carbon footprint reduction; recycled aggregates; CO2 mineralization; green concrete technology; life cycle assessment (LCA); carbon capture and utilization (CCU); machine learning in concrete design

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

Seismic Design and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete, Masonry and Steel Structures with Innovative Materials and Devices

edited by

Piero Colajanni

and

Jennifer D'Anna

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2805 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic strengthening; seismic response control; dissipative devices; local strengthening; composite materials; numerical model; experimental investigation; FEM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Conventional and Emerging Methods in Structural Monitoring: Bridging the Past and Future

edited by

Tengjiao Jiang

, Shaorui Wang,

Junlin Heng

, Ming Wang and

Kui Luo

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1714 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; predictive maintenance; nondestructive evaluation; sensor technologies; computer vision; artificial intelligence; deep learning

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

Trends and Prospects in Sustainable Green Building Materials

edited by Olga Kizinievič and

Alexander Karamanov

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5773 | 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)

Digital Twins in Construction, Engineering and Management

edited by

De-Graft Joe Opoku

,

Robert Osei-Kyei

,

Qiuchen Lu

and

Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5488 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; facility management; buildings; infrastructure projects; building information modelling (BIM); Internet of Things; artificial intelligence

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

High-Performance Concrete: Modification Methods, Sustainability, and Multifunctional Applications—2nd Edition

edited by Yekai Yang,

Weiqiang Wang

,

Yiwei Weng

, Zhaoyao Wang, Qiao Wang and Ruizhe Shao

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 29486 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance concrete; modification; 3D printing; sustainability; dry concrete; mechanism analysis; mechanical property; artificial intelligence

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

Advances in Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) and UHPC Structures

edited by

George Morcous

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7184 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure deterioration; repair and rehabilitation; composite sections; early age properties; concrete jacketing; girder end repair; overlay protection; UHPC overlay; structural repair; architectural UHPC; material properties and testing; case studies of UHPC

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

Optimal Design of Lighting/Daylighting in Buildings

edited by Payam H. Matin,

Negar H. Matin

and

Ali Eydgahi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4832 | Submission Open

Keywords: lighting/daylighting; optimal design; optimization; computation/simulation; analytical design; experimental design; design tools

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

Sustainable Energy Transitions in Buildings and Cities: Insights from Data Analytics

edited by

Lamine Mahdjoubi

and Arslan Muhammad

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy transitions; data analytics; generative AI; urban energy systems; smart cities

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

Generative AI and Computational Intelligence for Structural Engineering and Design Automation

edited by Siamak Talatahari

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI for structural engineering; computational intelligence and optimization; structural system applications; trustworthy and explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Nature-Based and Metabolic Strategies for Climate Risk Resilience in Urban and Building Design

edited by

Carlos J. Rosa Jiménez

,

Daniel Navas Carrillo

and

Maria Jose Marquez-Ballesteros

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive design; biodiversity; circular economy; ecosystem services; energy efficiency; green infrastructure; renaturalization; resilient landscapes; sustainable materials; urban regeneration

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

Urban Air Pollution and the Built Environment: Sources, Impacts, and Solutions

edited by Celine Siu Lan Lee and

Hao Wang

submission deadline 23 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; indoor air quality; built environment; building design; indoor–outdoor exchange; urban; public health

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

Composite Building Materials with Minimal Thermal Conductivity for Enhanced Energy Efficiency

edited by

Ali Memari

submission deadline 24 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open

Keywords: buildings; energy efficiency; composite materials; thermal conductivity; thermal resistance; heat conduction; low carbon footprint; embodied energy

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

Next-Gen Risk Management: AI-Driven Solutions for Engineering and Construction Projects

edited by

Syed Farhan Alam Zaidi

and

Akeem Pedro

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14602 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven risk management; computer vision for safety; autonomous monitoring systems; digital twins in engineering; safety compliance automation; risk assessment in construction; smart construction technologies; AI and building information modeling (BIM); hazard detection and prevention; robotics in risk mitigation

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

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