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Advancements in Cementitious Materials: Exploring the Latest Trends and Future Outlook—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open
Keywords: cementitious composite; carbon nanomaterials; carbon dioxide capture utilization and storage (CCUS); construction materials; concrete strengthening; rehabilitation of concrete structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Recent Developments and Applications in Vehicle-Assisted Structural Health Monitoring for Infrastructures submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; modal identification; unmanned aerial vehicles; deep learning; drive-by/fly-by method; computer vision
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advancements in Super-Low-Energy Buildings: Innovations for Extreme Climate Conditions
edited by , Wen Zhang, and Yang He
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: super-low-energy buildings; extreme climate; low carbon technologies; sustainable building materials; indoor environmental quality; climate responsive design; occupant behavior; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Shallow Geothermal Energy Systems for Heating and Cooling in Existing European Buildings: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open
Keywords: geothermal energy; sustainable heating and cooling; energy transition of existing buildings; energy modeling of geothermal energy; policy framework; life-cycle cost analysis; social impacts; market potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Innovations in Static and Dynamic Performance of Steel and Composite Structures
edited by and Wentao Li
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel and concrete structures; composite structures; vibration comfort; seismic performance; fire performance; post-fire rehabilitation; sustainable architecture; prefabricated structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Best Practices of Resilient Buildings (and Districts) and Post-disaster Reconstruction submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12470 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience; disaster risk reduction; post-disaster reconstruction; post-disaster waste management; recycling; reuse; mitigation; BIM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Advances in Modeling and Characterization of Cementitious Composites submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11981 | Submission Open
Keywords: concrete; reinforced concrete; non-metallic reinforcement; bond behavior; constitutive modeling; nonlinear finite element analysis; damage and plasticity; time-dependent behavior; multiscale and multiphysics modeling; impact loading; cyclic loading; progressive collapse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Smart and Sustainable Buildings: New Trends, Technologies, and Integration in the Energy Transition submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9124 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart buildings; sustainable buildings; renewables; BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaics); building energy services; energy management; energy consumption forecasting; Internet of Things; machine learning for smart building energy data; grid integration and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Characteristics of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by , Yang Zou and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8019 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); low-carbon building materials; bonding strength; composite structure; durability; strengthening; performance improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Optimal Design of FRP Strengthened/Reinforced Construction Materials
edited by , , and Yirui Zhang
submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3726 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite structures; FRP profiles/bars/sheets; etc.; analytical and design method; prestressing and anchoring FRP; novel FRP composites; FRP-reinforced structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
The Evolution of Construction Dispute Resolution
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 2119 | Submission Open
Keywords: disputes; mediation; arbitration; adjudication; alternative dispute resolution; conflict avoidance and prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Construction Industry: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1982 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chain management (SSCM); construction industry; multi-objective optimization; decision-making models; economic sustainability; circular economy; environmental sustainability; social sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Advance in Eco-Friendly Building Materials and Innovative Structures
edited by Mojia Huang, Zhiwen Lan, Lei Zhang and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11012 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural optimization design FE numerical simulation of structures; new green building materials; green building design and application; innovation and application in bridge structures; mechanical issues in engineering structures; structural issues in power systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Dynamic Response of Civil Engineering Structures under Seismic Loads
edited by Yanyan Li and Jingshu Xu
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5175 | Submission Open
Keywords: dynamic response; engineering structure; civil engineering; seismicload; earthquake engineering; structural stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advances in Project Development and Construction Management—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4069 | Submission Open
Keywords: project planning; design; procurement; construction; project delivery; operation; sustainable project development; green buildings; construction waste management; information technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Planning for Sustainable Land Use and Built Environment in High-Density Cities
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submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3840 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart spatial planning; intensive/mixed land use; high-density built environment; sustainability; three-dimensional; compact development; machine learning; land use change and evolution; data-driven approach; quality environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Workforce Development and Education in the Construction Industry: Challenges and Strategies submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 44264 | Submission Open
Keywords: construction workforce development; workforce training; immigration in construction; recruitment and retention; technologies for workforce development; construction skill shortages; diversity; equity; and inclusion in the construction workforce
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Buildings for the 21st Century submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 32829 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Study on Building Energy Efficiency Related to Simulation Models submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24218 | Submission Open
Keywords: building simulation; energy efficiency; renewable energy system; demand response; occupancy behavior; performance-driven design; district energy system; performance optimization; HVAC system; computational fluid dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Life Cycle Management of Building and Infrastructure Projects submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10839 | Submission Open
Keywords: procurement; contracting; and project delivery method; building information modelling; civil infrastructure modelling; building comfort; life cycle analysis; legal and disputes resolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Low-Carbon Urban Development and Building Design
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9970 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon development; urban environmental evaluation; urban climate change; urban energy consumption; green building design; renewable energy usage; building energy consumption reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
New Technology of Green Intelligent Construction and Risk Assessment in Architectural Structures
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9327 | Submission Open
Keywords: green architecture; low-carbon technologies; artificial intelligence; high-performance materials; intelligent robots; structural disaster prevention; risk assessment; structural design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advancing Life Cycle Assessment of Building Energy: Exploring Policy Contexts, Whole-Life Carbon Thinking, and Net-Zero Carbon Strategies
edited by and Jonn Are Myhren
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9028 | Submission Open
Keywords: regulatory and policy context; building service system; building energy; HVAC; renewable energy; sustainability; environmental impact; embodied carbon; carbon footprint; upfront carbon; operational carbon; whole Life carbon; carbon designer; circularity; sustainable procurement; sustainable finance; sustainable construction; carbon risk monitoring; digitalization; digital renovation; design for disassembly; climate change mitigation; climate change adaptation; product life-cycle management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Optimizing Living Environments for Mental Health submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8306 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; behavioral activity; human perception; living environment; built environment; environmental quality; environmental justice; health promotion strategy; design and evaluation of intervention strategies; interdisciplinary research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Climate-Responsive Architectural and Urban Design submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5528 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate-responsive design; net zero carbon emissions; building energy efficiency; passive design; architectural simulation; monitoring; vernacular architecture; thermal comfort
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Rethinking Safety in Construction: Innovations and Best Practices for a Safer Site of Work
edited by and Chris Roberts
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5239 | 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)
The State-of-the-Art Technologies for Zero-Energy Buildings submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5156 | Submission Open
Keywords: ZEB and nZEB; LCA; energy efficiency; renewable energy sources; comfort; energy retrofitting of buildings; historic buildings; carbon footprint
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Actual Trends in Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Buildings
edited by , Drochytka Rostislav and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4164 | Submission Open
Keywords: architectural renovation; building rehabilitation; sustainable reconstruction; historic preservation heritage conservation; advanced building materials; adaptive materials reuse; durability; protection; restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Multi-scale Modelling and Characterization of Asphalt Pavement Materials—Second Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3641 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative multi-scale characterisation methods; innovative image processing and multi-scale model reconstruction; novel; sustainable; multifunctional high-performance building materials; bridging scale methods; combined FEM and DEM approach to determine multiphase behaviour of pavement materials; numerical modelling of multifunctional pavement materials; molecular dynamics modelling; multiphysics simulation of pavement materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Low-Carbon Concrete Structures Incorporating Sustainable Pozzolan and Recycled Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3346 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon concrete; sustainable and recycled materials; sustainable pozzolans; eco-efficient binders; fiber-reinforced concrete; mechanical properties and durability; life cycle assessment; artificial intelligence (AI) and machine Learning (ML)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Building Design
edited by , Dengjia Wang, Barbara Galli and Xiaolei Ju
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2639 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar building; building energy saving; solar energy technology; indoor thermal environment; green building design; renewable energy management; renewable energy; building renovation; urban heat island; urban redevelopment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Frameworks, Tools, Methods, Indicators, and Considerations for Evaluating Circular Economy in Buildings
edited by and Yahong Dong
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2528 | Submission Open
Keywords: building materials; low carbon; sustainable; green buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Timber Building Design and Construction for a Sustainable Future submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2414 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood construction; sustainability; space efficiency; multi-story timber buildings; large-scale timber buildings; tall/high-rise timber buildings; processes of industrial wood construction; wooden additional floor construction; adhesive-free and metal fastener-free wood products; resident survey for wooden apartment buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structure—2nd Edition
edited by , Mingjin Zhang, Yinping Ma and Lipeng Sun
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1873 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel– concrete composite structures; high-performance structures; high-performance materials; industrial construction; long-term performance; temperature action; wind load; environmental impact; numerical simulation; test method
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advanced Solar Building Technology submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1393 | Submission Open
Keywords: building integrated photovoltaic; solar thermal collector; solar driven ventilation; solar-assisted heat pump; solar cooling; solar photocatalysis; solar composite utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Digital and Sustainable Building and Construction Management: Advances and Prospects
edited by Qian Zhang and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart construction management; sustainable building practices; including corporate social responsibility; environmental; social; and governance; circular economy; and sustainable innovation; digital transformation in construction; construction 4.0 technology management (e.g.; building information modeling; Internet of Things; blockchain; Artificial Intelligence (AI) in construction; automation and robotics in construction; lean construction methodologies; circular economy in construction; energy-efficient building design; resource optimization; resilient construction practices; project leadership and organization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Rapid Inspection, Evaluation, and Repair Materials on Transportation Infrastructures
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 767 | Submission Open
Keywords: transportation infrastructures; rapid inspection; rapid evaluation; rapid repair materials; durability; sustainability
Advanced Experimental and Numerical Studies on Ancient Stone Masonry Constructions submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open
Keywords: laboratory characterisation; in situ testing; numerical micro- and macro-modelling; retrofit solutions; numerical analysis; vulnerability assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Built Environment and Building Energy for Decarbonization
edited by and Daeung Kim
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
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)
Damage Research of Building Structures Under Fire, Structural Dynamics and Material Degradation Conditions submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: fire resistance; structural dynamics; durability of structures; building materials; fiber-reinforced polymer composites; building information modeling; precast structures; concrete technologies; masonry structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Construction Workplace Trends and Work Health and Safety
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 31809 | Submission Open
Keywords: work health and safety; technology; resilience; offsite construction; sustainability; construction workplace; cultural diversity; digitalisation; industrialisation; globalisation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Energy Efficiency and Carbon Neutrality in Buildings
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 29399 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; energy efficiency; carbon neutrality; net zero carbon; resilience; buildings and construction; sustainable built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Timber in the City: Interior Design and City Environment Development with Wood Materials
edited by , and Vjekoslav Živković
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19858 | Submission Open
Keywords: interior design; wood products design; city environment; trends in wood application; environmental; perception of wood; human-centered design; health; human behavior; well-being; biophilic design; multisensory stimulation; traditional wooden structures; design theory; BIM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Cold-Formed Steel Structures
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18730 | Submission Open
Keywords: High strength CFS structures; Stability of CFS beams and columns; Seismic response of CFS structures; FS portal frames; Web crippling of CFS sections; Fire and seismic performance of CFS framed shear walls; Hysteretic behaviour of CFS wall panels; Fire furnace tests on CFS members; Cold-formed stainless steel sections; CFS cladding systems; Sustainability of CFS structures 
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advanced Research on Cultural Heritage
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16808 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage; repair and conservation; NDT; decay and durability; case studies; diagnostic tools; digital technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Advanced Research on Improvement of the Indoor Acoustic Environment submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13727 | Submission Open
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)
Research on Industrialization and Intelligence in Building Structures
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11146 | Submission Open
Keywords: building structures; prefabricated strucutures; novel structural systems; novel structural materials; intelligent method; intelligent construction; structural optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Research on the Performance of Traditional, New and Potential Building Materials: 2nd Edition
edited by , , Ying Qin, Zhiliang Zuo and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10449 | Submission Open
Keywords: traditional building materials (steel; concrete; masonry; timber; bamboo; etc.); composite materials and fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs); potential building materials (graphene; bio-inspired materials; etc.); ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); 3D printing materials; concrete-filled steel tubes (CFSTs); static and dynamic performance; structural reliability; cross-section instability; numerical simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Advanced Research on Intelligent Building Construction and Management
edited by Lin Liu, Taotao Shui and Chun Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9715 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; project management; decision-making method; intelligent buildings; building information modeling; smart cities; intelligent management; low-carbon strategy; intelligent power technology; intelligence algorithm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Advanced Concrete Structures: Structural Behaviors and Design Methods—2nd Edition
edited by Haibo Jiang, Renda Zhao, , Xiaohong Zheng and Fangwen Wu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9408 | Submission Open
Keywords: UHPC structures; shear behavior of concrete structures; precast concrete structures; connections of prefabricated concrete elements; rehabilitations of concrete structures; novel concrete composite structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
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