Buildings

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 5583 | 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 33587 | 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 21933 | 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 10031 | 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 3458 | 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 3011 | 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 2491 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1516 | 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 1140 | 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 1082 | 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 927 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 584 | 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 50064 | 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 42631 | 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 30189 | 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 28000 | 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 20577 | 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 15302 | 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 14063 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13031 | 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 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13025 | 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)

Building Energy-Saving Technology—3rd Edition

edited by

Yaolin Lin

and

Wei Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12832 | 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 12750 | 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 12458 | 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 10617 | 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 8104 | 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 5626 | 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 5247 | 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 4486 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4243 | 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 2662 | 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 2287 | 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 2226 | 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 2133 | 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 1993 | 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 1629 | 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 1403 | 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)

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 1232 | 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 1123 | 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)

Generative AI in Architecture, Engineering and Construction: Innovations and Applications

edited by Huaquan Ying, Jianli Chen and Tanya Bloch

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1074 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; large language models (LLMs); architecture; engineering and construction (AEC); multimodal data collection and processing; decision-making support; human– AI collaboration; ethical; regulatory; and governance aspects of generative AI

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

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 1004 | 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

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

edited by Ronald Rovers

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 856 | 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)

Modeling, Sensing, Diagnosis and Lifecycle Maintenance for Rail Transit Infrastructure

edited by

Lifeng Xin

and Lizhong Song

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open

Keywords: rail transit infrastructure; dynamics modeling; intelligent sensing; defect diagnosis; lifecycle maintenance; condition monitoring; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Energy Utilization Technologies for Building Thermal Management

edited by

Kai Zhang

,

Junming Zhou

, Zhaofeng Dai and Weixue Jiang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 579 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy utilization; thermal management; materials for energy conversion; renewable energy; modeling of energy system; passive energy in building; solar energy; photovoltaics; radiative cooling; temperature adaptive

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

Innovations and Complexities in Building Envelope Design

edited by Ingrid Paoletti and Massimiliano Nastri

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 459 | 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)

Construction 5.0 in Early Architectural Design Phases

edited by

Frank Petzold

,

Luis Felipe González Böhme

and

Gerhard Schubert

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; blockchain; 3D printing; AR; VR; MR; Cobot/Human– Robot; collaboration; IOT; digital twin(s); BIM

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

Digitization and Automation Applied to Construction Management

edited by

Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli

and

Xiaoxiao Xu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; IoT; BIM; robotics; automation; construction; digitization

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

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 285 | 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)

Smart Sensing and Interoperable Automation Systems for Sustainable and Intelligent Buildings and Construction

edited by

Jun Wang

and

Da Hu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing; artificial intelligence (AI); robotics in construction; intelligent and sustainable buildings; construction safety; digital twins; resilient built environment

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

Dynamic Integration: The Role of Innovative Daylighting Systems in High-Performance and Net-Zero Buildings

edited by

Ahmad Eltaweel

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: daylighting systems; net-zero energy; building performance; smart facades; electrochromic glazing; circadian lighting; energy modelling; occupant well-being

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

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI