Buildings

Innovations and Complexities in Building Envelope Design

edited by Ingrid Paoletti and Massimiliano Nastri

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 252 | 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 202 | 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 186 | 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 130 | Submission Open

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

(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 | Viewed by 108 | 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)

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 91 | 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)

Research and Applications on Concrete Structures in Construction Engineering

edited by

Marina Moretti

and Milton Demosthenous

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete structures; sustainability; high-performance materials; design; strengthening; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Urban Heat Island and Outdoor Thermal Comfort

edited by Hongchi Zhang,

Huimin Liu

, Yihan Wu and Jun Zhao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat island; human health; thermal comfort; urban form; built environment; climate monitoring and modelling; sustainable urban design; human behavior

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

Long-Term Durability Performance of Steel-Reinforced Concrete and Steel-Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

edited by

Renjie Wu

,

Xiaoping Zhong

, Yixue Zhang and

Xipeng Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: stainless-clad steel rebar; FRP rebar; fiber-reinforced concrete; durability; corrosion; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Green and Energy-Efficient Buildings, Construction Futures, Housing for Smart Sustainable Cities, and Advancing the SDGs

edited by Arkebe Oqubay

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: green buildings; sustainable construction; housing futures; smart cities; sustainable urbanisation; circular economy; climate action; SDGs; emerging economies; developing countries

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

Digitization & Automation Applied to Construction Management

edited by

Mohammadsoroush Tafazzoli

and

Xiaoxiao Xu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

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

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

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 42 | 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)

Digital Transformation of Project Management in Construction

edited by

Mehran Sepehri

, Ariana Darvish and

Saeed Reza Mohandes

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitalization in construction; integration of automation; sustainable construction; digital project delivery; smart contracts and blockchain; digital transformation; building information modeling

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

Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Materials: Innovative Solutions in Construction Engineering

edited by

Theodoros Rousakis

,

Ioannis E. Kavvadias

,

Maria C. C. Naoum

, Kosmas E. Bantilas and

Emmanouil Golias

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced concrete; fiber-reinforced polymers; experimental and numerical analysis; earthquake engineering; reinforced concrete structures; masonry structures; experiments; analysis; design and redesign

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

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 29 | 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)

Influence of Innovative Daylighting Systems on Building Performance

edited by

Ahmad Eltaweel

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: daylighting systems; kinetic facades; building performance; visual comfort; glare control; innovation and feasibility; hybrid lighting systems

(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 | Viewed by 17 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence in Building Structural Performance and Safety

edited by Chen Wang, Yufei Liu, Jing-Lin Xiao and Linghan Song

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

Keywords: building structures; AI‑accelerated simulation and optimization; structural health monitoring; digital twins; physics‑informed machine learning; inverse analysis; uncertainty quantification; risk‑aware decision‑making; building resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Intelligent Solar Energy Systems for Sustainable and Carbon-Neutral Building Design

edited by Mahmoud Dhimish and

Adel Mellit

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

Keywords: solar energy; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); artificial intelligence; renewable energy systems; smart buildings; digital twins; fault detection; energy optimisation; sustainable design; energy storage integration

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Construction Risk Management

edited by

Guillermo Aranda-Mena

, Behzad Abbasnejad and

Alireza Ahankoob

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI uses in Construction Planning and Design; Gen AI for Construction Visualisation; Gen AI for clash detection; Gen AI for supply chain management; Gen AI in project scheduling including Gant Charts and LOB; risk associated with Gen AI; legal framework in construction Gen AI practice; Gen AI and Virtual Reality

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

Advances in Digital Intelligence for Construction Safety

edited by

Shu Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety; human factors engineering; artificial intelligence; risk management; smart construction; safety behavior analysis; IoT monitoring; VR/AR training

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

Development and Application of Low-Carbon Cement Concrete in Sustainable Construction

edited by

Xuhui Liang

, Chen Liu and Mingshan Zhao

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs); alternative binder; concrete fines; recycled aggregate; durability; life cycle analysis; CO2 sequestration and utilisation

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

Sustainability and Next-Generation Building Materials: Innovations for a Greener Future

edited by

Taher Abu-Lebdeh

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled materials; sustainable building materials; eco-friendly construction; resilient building materials; environmental footprints; bio-based materials; construction materials

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

Advances in Soil–Geosynthetic Composite Materials

edited by

Meen-Wah Gui

,

Thang Pham

and Phan Truc T.T.

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3832 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite behavior; geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS); field-scale experiments; finite element (fe); compaction loads

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

Advanced Research on Cultural Heritage—2nd Edition

edited by

Emilia Vasanelli

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2330 | 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)

Digital Twins for Information Management in Digitalization, Sustainability, and Resilience: Bridging Heritage and the Modern Built Environment

edited by

Gozde Basak Ozturk

,

Weiwei Chen

and Soheila Kookalani

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; information management; artificial intelligence; smart structures; built heritage; sustainability; resilience; HBIM (heritage BIM); immersive technologies; predictive analytics

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

Workforce Development and Education in the Construction Industry: Challenges and Strategies—2nd Edition

edited by

Manideep Tummalapudi

and

Christofer Harper

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 131 | 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)

Advances in Sustainable Concrete with Waste Glass: Valorization and Emerging Technologies

edited by

Raphaele Malheiro

and

João Castro-Gomes

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste glass; sustainable concrete; durability; carbon footprint; life cycle assessment; post-consumer chain; circular economy; recycling and valorization; cementitious materials

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

Research on the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete—2nd Edition

edited by

Marek Dohojda

and

Olga Szlachetka

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties of concrete; concrete durability; high-performance concrete (HPC); nanomaterials in concrete; sustainable concrete production; three-dimensional concrete printing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Flood Risk and Real Estate: Social Science Perspectives on the Built Environment

edited by

Abiodun Oyetunji

,

Michael Ayodele Olukolajo

,

Chiemela Victor Amaechi

and

Ehizonomhen Solomon Okonofua

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood risk; real estate valuation; climate adaptation; built environment; housing markets; community resilience; flood insurance; property markets; climate disclosure; social vulnerability

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

The Impact of Construction Projects and Project Management on Society

edited by

Mladen Radujkovic

and

Reinhard Wagner

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 65441 | Submission Open

Keywords: projects; social impact; capital projects; urban development; project management; construction projects; projectification of society; community-led construction; sustainable project management; smart cities

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

Urban Planning and Construction Management Under Smart City Development

edited by

Fan Zhang

,

Tiantian Gu

and

Shiyao Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23591 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; urban planning; construction management; urban resilience; built environment; carbon emissions; innovative solutions; old community renewal; public engagement

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

Resilience of Urban Underground Space: Planning, Design, Assessment and Enhancement

edited by

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,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 20695 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural and functional resilience; resilience planning; resilience design; resilience assessment; resilience enhancement; numerical modeling; physical model test; damage analysis and assessment; deep learning; digital twin

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

Research on Recent Developments in Building Structures

edited by

Pengcheng Li

and

Hao Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16537 | Submission Open

Keywords: building structures; novel structural systems; novel structural materials; structural analysis; structural design; structural optimization; intelligent construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advancing Civil Engineering Construction and Management: Innovations in Green Building, Intelligent Construction, and Sustainable Infrastructure Development

edited by Yuan Mei,

Yili Yuan

,

Lei Li

and Tao Zeng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 9674 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering construction and management; green building materials; intelligent construction; mechanized construction; project schedule management; construction quality control; structural safety

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

Recycling of Waste in Material Science and Building Engineering

edited by

Yi Lu

,

Abolfazl (Nima) Baghbani

, Wei Qin and Jiaxin Liang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8604 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction waste; industry waste; recycling; building material; concrete; cement; civil engineering

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

Advancements in Energy Efficiency and Life-Cycle Assessment of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications

edited by Zohir Younsi, Naoual Belouaggadia,

Nassim Sebaibi

,

Salwa Bouadila

, Nicolas Youssef and Mohamed Lachheb

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7124 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact; energy efficiency; energy storage; life-cycle assessment; phase change material; buildings; sustainable development; numerical simulations

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

Research on Sustainable Energy Performance of Green Buildings

edited by Víctor Echarri-Iribarren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6828 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; environmental impacts; indoor air quality; life cycle asessment (LCA); radiant systems; payback period; water cycle management

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

Sustainable Buildings and Cities: Integrated Research on Smart Strategies for Renewal and Resilience

edited by

Haibo Guo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3590 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart buildings; smart cities; smart sensing; low-carbon; heritage conservation; infrastructure resilience; the Internet of Things; green building technologies; urban renewal; sustainable rural communities

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

Risks and Challenges of AI-Driven Construction Industry

edited by

Oluwole Olatunji

, Don Chamila Subasinghe and Emil Jonescu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2061 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; construction projects; digital technologies; performance-driven design; psychology of space; risk management; secure environments; surveillance; technology adoption; UAV (drone) and AI integration

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

Utilization of Recycled Aggregates and Waste in Sustainable Concrete Materials

edited by

Arvindan Sivasuriyan

and

Eugeniusz Koda

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1631 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; recycled aggregates; waste utilization; circular economy; green building materials; mechanical properties; durability performance; structural applications; environmental impact; artificial intelligence in construction

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

Trends and Prospects in Indoor Environment of Buildings

edited by

Carmen Diaz López

,

Carmen Maria Muñoz-González

,

Konstantin Verichev

, José Manuel López-Osorio and Cristian Salazar-Concha

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1305 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental quality; health; sustainability; comfort; energy efficiency; air quality; natural lighting; non-toxic materials; advanced technologies; real-time monitoring

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

Advances in Novel Bridge Structures Pertinent to High-Performance Concrete

edited by Haibo Jiang, Renda Zhao and Xiaohong Zheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance concrete (HPC); precast HPC segmental bridges; joints or critical portions with HPC in bridge elements; rehabilitations of bridge structures; novel HPC composite bridges

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Development of Concrete Materials and Related Building Materials

edited by

Ali Shubbar

and

Mohammed Salah Nasr

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling and reuse of low-carbon sustainable materials; life cycle assessment (LCA); pavement engineering; geopolymer materials; green infrastructures

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

Innovative Retrofit Solutions to Improve Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality in Buildings

edited by

Sungkyun Jung

,

Yeobeom Yoon

and

Piljae Im

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy; building energy simulation modeling; experimental study; energy efficiency technologies; advanced control; HVAC system; indoor environmental quality; building control optimization; building retrofitting

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

Adaptive Lightweight Materials and Systems for Sustainable Construction: Innovations and Future Directions

edited by

Alessandra Zanelli

,

Carol Monticelli

, Salvatore Viscuso, Farzaneh Oghazian and

Amirhossein Ahmadnia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptable building systems; lightweight/ultra-lightweight construction; energy efficiency; composite/bio-composite materials; membrane architecture; textile-based building systems; smart materials; sustainable construction; bio-inspired building systems; life cycle thinking

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

Advances in Sustainable Green Building Practices and Structural Engineering

edited by

Ahmed Ibrahim Hassanin Mohamed

,

Hani Salim

and

Pan Ni

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building management; structural engineering; recycled materials; self-healing concrete; composite materials; nanomaterials; carbon-negative materials; life cycle assessment; smart monitoring systems

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

Seismic Resilience and Structural Performance of Masonry Structures

edited by

Panos Kloukinas

,

Alejandro Jiménez Rios

and

Viviana Novelli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resilience; masonry structures; structural performance; historic– traditional– vernacular buildings; post-earthquake assessment; retrofitting techniques; sustainable construction; 3D-printed structures; numerical and experimental analysis; AI-based performance optimisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Multisensory Comfort and Human-Centered Design: The Impact of the Built Environment on Health and Well-Being

edited by Federica Giuliani,

Federica Caffaro

, Luca Zaniboni and

Valerio Roberto Maria Lo Verso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational health; well-being; ergonomics; daylighting and visual comfort; non-visual effects of light; multisensory comfort; human-centered design; design for All; neurodiversity; perception and sensory experience; innovative construction technologies applied; AI and simulation tools for design and evaluation

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