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Innovative Trends and Future Prospects of Sustainable Green Building Materials

edited by

Pedro Muñoz-Velasco

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 930 | Submission Open

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

(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 784 | 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)

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 34 | 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)

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 16 | 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)

Research on Performance of Buildings Structures and Materials

edited by

Alireza Bahrami

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28149 | 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 26533 | 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 | 11 articles | Viewed by 25553 | 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 11160 | 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 10212 | 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 8212 | 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 7292 | 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)

Sustainability in Construction Project Management and Infrastructure

edited by

Pramen P. Shrestha

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | 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)

Age-Friendly Built Environment and Sustainable Architectural Design

edited by

Branko Gabrovec

,

Francesca Pagliaro

and Domen Zupančič

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: public health; age-friendly environment; well-being; building; frailty

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

High-Performance Construction Materials: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives

edited by

Hanbing Zhao

, Liangming Sun and Zihong Guo

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 271 | 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)

Large-Span, Tall and Special Steel and Composite Structures

edited by

Liqiang Jiang

,

Fengcheng Liu

and Tianxing Wen

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural engineering; large-span spatial structures; steel and steel composite structures; optimization design; computation technique; numerical methods for shape finding and optimization; high strength steel; construction material; structural design method; retrofit and repair; additively manufactured metal structures; damage assessment; performance-based design; intelligent steel structure design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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 17 | 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 3015 | 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)

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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15608 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4728 | 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)

Assessment and Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Pier Paolo Rossi

and

Melina Bosco

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1899 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Modeling and Simulation of Building Energy System

edited by

Sung Lok Do

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1349 | 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)

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

edited by Yongxing Zhang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 614 | 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)

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 330 | 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)

Urban Infrastructure and Resilient, Sustainable Buildings—2nd Edition

edited by

Shenghua Zhou

,

Tiantian Gu

and Mun On Wong

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 232 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 173 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 123 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 55 | 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)

A Circular Economy Paradigm for Construction Waste Management

edited by Zhikang Bao, Prince Antwi-Afari and

Timothy Olawumi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25808 | 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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16705 | 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)

Occupational Safety and Health in Building Construction Project

edited by

Guodong Ni

,

Chunlin Wu

, Fan Yang and Miaomiao Niu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12213 | 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)

Building Energy-Saving Technology—3rd Edition

edited by

Yaolin Lin

and

Wei Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6500 | 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)

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

edited by Zhili Gao and

Yilei Huang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6422 | 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)

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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6054 | 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)

Human Factor on Construction Safety

edited by

Mahdi Safa

, Kelly Weeks, Siavash Zamiran and

Yuntian Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5159 | 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)

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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4999 | 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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3116 | 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)

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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2829 | 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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1753 | 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)

Machine Learning in Infrastructure Monitoring and Disaster Management

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1341 | 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)

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 892 | 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 763 | 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)

Selected Papers from AUBEA 2025: Building Sustainable, Smart, and Resilient Communities: Planning, Design, Construction, and Education

edited by

Xiancun Hu

, Hitomi Nakanishi and

Mike Louw

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced construction project management; built environment education; climate change adaptation; smart construction tenologies; digital transformation; health; safety and risk in construction; low-carbon built environment strategies; smart cities and buildings; green building and construction materials; sustainable construction

Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Sustainable Building Design and Building Information Modeling

edited by

Chung-Ho Su

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 503 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 382 | 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)

Innovations in Cementitious Materials: Degradation, Mitigation, and Sustainability

edited by Mahmoud Shakouri

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 346 | 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)

Innovations and Complexities in Building Envelope Design

edited by Ingrid Paoletti and Massimiliano Nastri

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; renewable energy sources in buildings; building energy performance and simulation; indoor and outdoor built environments; integrated built environmental system designs; typology optimization; smart manufacturing; design for assembly and manufacturing (DfMA); component design; technology transfer

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

Circular Strategies for the Built Environment: Innovations in Adaptation, Reuse and Recycling

edited by

Anibal C. Maury-Ramirez

and Mario Rinke

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: circularity; adaptation; reuse; recycling; sustainability

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

Sustainability Beyond Building(s) Toward Real Zero-Impact Buildings

edited by Ronald Rovers

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero-impact buildings; resource regeneration; 0/embodied energy approaches; life-cycle sustainability; restoring material flow approach; renewable materials; regrowable materials; infrastructure integration; temporal impact assessment; built environment resilience; system evaluations; space– time calculations (land)

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 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Lightscapes: Enhancing Health and Innovation in Green Building Environments

edited by Luoxi Hao, Xin Zhang, Yong Luo and Qiang Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrative lighting; visual comfort; human-centric lighting; photobiology; health; safety; and environment; artificial intelligence; lighting/daylighting; circadian lighting; BIM and IoT for integrated lighting design; lighting education

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

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