Buildings

Innovative Performance-Based Risk Assessment and Bio-Composite Applications for Disaster-Resilient Structures

edited by Nicola Chieffo,

and Elisa Bertolesi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2115 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance-based assessment; structural vulnerability; disaster risk mitigation; bio-composite materials; sustainable construction; resilient buildings; performance-based assessment; seismic retrofit; smart materials; advanced modeling techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Resilience of Buildings and Infrastructure Addressing Climate Crisis

edited by

Antonia Moropoulou

,

Evangelos J. Sapountzakis

,

Kyriakos Lampropoulos

and

Theodore E. Matikas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1854 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience of buildings and infrastructure; climate crisis; risk assessment and risk mitigation in structures and infrastructures; environmental impact; building inspection and maintenance; non-destructive evaluation and documentation of structures and building materials; rehabilitation and strengthening; preservation of built heritage; climate-responsive and climate-adaptive re-design and rehabilitation; building and environmental data platforms and management enabling technologies

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

Urban Sustainability: Sustainable Housing and Communities—2nd Edition

edited by Daizhong Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open

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

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

Low-Carbon Urban Areas and Neighbourhoods

edited by

Xiangfei Kong

,

Haizhu Zhou

, Yong Ding,

Jihui Yuan

and Han Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1704 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon accounting; urban energy systems; district energy modeling; carbon reduction technologies; efficiency simulation algorithms; low-carbon technology integration; coordinated control methods; optimization evaluation systems; urban planning and carbon emissions; city-level emission reduction; sustainable energy configurations; building energy efficiency

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

Advanced Energy Storage Technologies for Low-Carbon Buildings

edited by Yaxuan Xiong,

Cancan Zhang

and Chun Chang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1649 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage materials; thermal energy storage system; energy-efficient materials; clean energy utilization; low-carbon building; green building; multi-energy supply system; multi-object optimization

(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

Xiaoxiong Zha

and Wentao Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1636 | 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)

Green and Low-Carbon Comprehensive Utilization of Solid Waste Resources

edited by

Huazhe Jiao

, Mingqing Huang,

Zhuen Ruan

and Lei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1443 | Submission Open

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

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

Advancements in Sustainable Cement-Based and Recycled Materials: Pathways to Eco-Friendly Materials for Buildings

edited by

Ming-Gin Lee

and

Yeng-Fong Shih

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; cement-based materials; recycled construction waste; circular economy in construction; eco-friendly building materials; life-cycle assessment; construction and demolition waste (CDW); green infrastructure; resource conservation; environmental impact reduction

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

Advanced Cement Composites and Carbon Sequestration Materials for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Guoming Liu

, Weina Meng and

Zhenjiao Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1251 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; dust control; underground infrastructure; UHPC in bridges and tunnels; cement-based materials; pneumatic conveying; CFD-DEM; critical infrastructure durability

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

Reliability and Risk Assessment of Building Structures

edited by Bowei Li, Zhicheng Ouyang, Min Li and

Gao Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1207 | 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)

Applications of Advanced Composites in Civil Engineering

edited by

,

, Junlong Yang,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1085 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced composite materials; composite structures; mechanical performance; failure prediction; life-cycle analysis; damage detection; advanced manufacturing processes

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

Intelligent Automation in Construction Management

edited by Hyunsu Lim, Taehoon Kim and

Chang-Won Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent automation; construction management; artificial intelligence; robotics; digital twin; IoT; computer vision; site monitoring

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

Indoor Environment and Thermal Comfort: Healthy, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

edited by Weiwei Liu and Xiaoyu Tian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1059 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; heat stress; building energy; built environment; sustainability; building technology

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

Mechanical Properties of Asphalt and Asphalt Mixtures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Guoqiang Liu

, Yanqiu Bi, Xiaokang Zhao and Rui Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 991 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt binder; asphalt mixture; recycled asphalt pavement; high-modulus asphalt concrete; discrete element method; finite element method; rheological characteristics; durable pavement; energy conservation; vehicle exhaust purification

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

Application of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials in Building and Bridge Applications

edited by Raafat El-Hacha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open

Keywords: material behavior; including bond; durability; fatigue; and long-term performance; fabrication; processing; and testing methods; analysis and design; applications in structural concrete with or without prestressing; applications in wood; masonry; and steel structures; strengthening and rehabilitation of structures; seismic performance and retrofit; structural health monitoring and intelligent sensing; fire resistance; extreme condition performance; hybrid structural members; structural shapes and fully composite systems; anchorage systems and connections; innovative structural systems; full-scale testing; field applications and case studies; codes and standards; sustainability and life-cycle cost

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

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

edited by

Tengjiao Jiang

, Shaorui Wang,

Junlin Heng

, Ming Wang and

Kui Luo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open

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

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

Digitization and Automation Applied to Construction Safety Management

edited by

Sheng Xu

,

Ke Chen

and

Brian Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety management; digital technology; artificial intelligent; human-robot interaction; automation and robotics; human cognition; ergonomics; digital twins

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

Selected Papers from the CIB WBC 2025—Sustainable Development and the Built Environment: Legal Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Makarand Hastak,

Behzad Esmaeili

and

Andrew Agapiou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction law; environmental regulation; built environment governance; legal barriers to sustainability; climate-responsive policy; green infrastructure compliance

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

Advances in Vibration Control of Civil Structures

edited by

Zhouquan Feng

,

Konstantinos Kapasakalis

and

Haoran Zuo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 670 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration control seismic isolation; energy dissipation; wind-induced vibration; damping materials and devices; active and semi-active control; structural performance evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Recent Advances in Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Zuo Zhu

,

Weijie Li

, Yanlong Xie, Yichen Zhu and Miaomin Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: population-based SHM; advanced sensing and instrumentation in SHM; computer vision techniques for structural assessment; machine learning applications in SHM; digital twins for structural performance monitoring; data fusion and integration of monitoring data; decision-making frameworks for predictive maintenance and risk assessment; case studies in SHM applications and lessons learnt

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Modular and Prefabricated Concrete Construction

edited by

André Furtado

,

Wit Derkowski

and Irene Josa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: precast concrete structures; modular concrete construction; building structure; structural engineering; numerical modelling; experimental testing; sustainable construction practices; digital technologies; resilience

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

Advancing Construction Management with BIM and AI Agent Technology

edited by Taewook Kang and

Soo-Young Moon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; AI Agent; LLM; RAG; generative AI; digital twin; automation

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

Recent Developments and Applications in Vehicle-Assisted Structural Health Monitoring for Infrastructures

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 379 | 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)

Buildings and Urban Microclimate Challenges: Impacts on Thermal and Wind Environments

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: building form; building layout; local climate; ventilation path; street canyon effect; wind and thermal environment; thermal comfort; ENVI-met; CFD; GIS

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

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

edited by Huaquan Ying, Jianli Chen and Tanya Bloch

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 305 | 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)

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Life Cycle Assessments in Construction Industry

edited by

Xuehui An

,

Peng Lin

and Chengzhi Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; life cycle assessment; intelligent construction; analytical models; intelligent operations and maintenance; intelligent equipment; object detection

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

Selected Papers from the 20th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE 2024)

edited by

Adel Francis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 282 | 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)

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

edited by

Ming Sun

, Youzhu Lin and

Qiyan Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

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

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

Planning, Operation, and Control of Renewable-Penetrated Power System in the Context of Building-Integrated Resources

edited by

Da Xu

, Xiaodong Yang, Juan Wei, Hanyu Yang and Ziyi Bai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration and control; economic optimization strategies; distribution systems; transactive energy control; Artificial Intelligence; power/load forecasting; building microgrid

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

Smart Construction Management by Harnessing Digital Transformation and Automation

edited by

Shunyao Cai

and Jing Yin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital construction management; Building Information Modeling (BIM); construction automation; IoT sensors; artificial intelligence in construction; digital twin technology

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

Cold-Formed Steel Structures: Innovations in Analysis, Design and Performance

edited by

Keerthan Poologanathan

,

Irindu Upasiri

,

Sifan M. Ibrahim

and Heshachanaa Rajanayagam

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold-formed steel structures; experimental study; advanced numerical modelling; machine learning; extreme loadings; design innovation; connections

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

New Building Materials and Advanced Energy Systems: High-Performance, Low-Carbon, and Environmentally Friendly

edited by Hongqiang Li and

Shuang Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass insulation materials; biomass fertilizer; heavy metal adsorption; building energy system; prefabricated construction; energy saving; carbon neutralization

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

Advanced Technologies in Energy Consumption and Optimization for Residential Buildings

edited by

Akbar Sheikh Akbari

, Faheem Khan,

Mohammad Hassan Khooban

and

Iosif Mporas

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 620 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; smart energy management systems; renewable energy integration; energy optimization algorithms; building energy modeling; home energy management systems (HEMS); energy consumption monitoring; artificial intelligence in energy optimization; energy storage systems; machine learning for energy efficiency; zero-energy buildings; energy performance simulation; building automation systems; IoT in energy management; smart metering; lighting control systems; energy consumption analytics; energy policy and regulation; user behavior and energy consumption and energy efficiency standards

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

Advanced Concrete Structures: Structural Behaviors and Design Methods—2nd Edition

edited by Haibo Jiang, Renda Zhao,

Yunchao Tang

, Xiaohong Zheng and Fangwen Wu

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16082 | 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)

Towards More Practical BIM/GIS Integration

edited by

Junxiang Zhu

, Ran Wei,

Yi Tan

and Mengtian Yin

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14349 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM/GIS integration; semantic web; graph theory; labelled property graph; infrastructure management; building permit; smart city; digital twin

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

New Technology of Green Intelligent Construction and Risk Assessment in Architectural Structures

edited by

Bo Huang

and

Xiaolu Cui

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13470 | 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)

Structural Performance and Damage Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Exposed to High Strain Rate Loads

edited by Chunwei Zhang and Masoud Abedini

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8461 | Submission Open

Keywords: blast and impact loading; finite element modeling; damage assessment; strain-rate effect; structural strengthening; structural dynamics; protective structures; structural response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

New Technologies for the Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings

edited by

Francesco Di Paola

and

Federica Fernandez

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1938 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; eco-friendly mortars; nanotechnology; IoT sensing; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; 3D printing

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

Integrating Sustainability in Building, Construction, and Energy

edited by

Manuel V. Castilla

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: design management in buildings; digital technologies; construction/project management; mathematical modelling; regenerative construction; energy performance in buildings; life cycle analysis

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

Seismic Response Analysis of Underground Structure

edited by

Jingqi Huang

,

Xu Zhao

,

Fanchao Kong

and Huifang Li

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12747 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake engineering; underground structure; soil– structure dynamic interaction; analytical method; numerical method; experimental method; material constitutive; seismic response; seismic reinforcement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Energy Solutions to Enhance Building Energy Efficiency and Flexibility

edited by

Kun Zhang

and

Hongwen Dou

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2819 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; energy flexibility; HVAC; energy storage; renewable energy; grid-interactive building; advanced control; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital twins

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

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

edited by

Issa Ramaji

and

Soheil Sabri

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

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

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

Machine Learning for Building Performance: Modeling and Analysis for Building Assessment and Optimization

edited by

Sukjoon Oh

and

Seongjin Lee

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven modeling; machine learning control; AI optimization

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

Beyond Compliance: Safety, Productivity and Innovation in Diverse Construction Contexts

edited by Emmanuel Aboagye-Nimo,

Poorang Piroozfar

and

Colin Booth

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety; productivity in construction; safety-performance trade-offs; site-level innovation; safety culture; informal practices; emerging technologies; small and micro enterprises; resource-constrained environments

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

Challenges in Implementing Emerging Technologies in the Building Construction Industry

edited by Qiming Li,

Yantao Yu

, Bo Xiao, Xiaer Xiahou and Jianbo Zhu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 28312 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent construction; building information modeling (BIM); carbon emissions; building lifecycle; construction automation

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

Advances in the 3D Printing of Concrete

edited by Jolien Van Der Putten

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 25516 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D Printing; material development; material characterization; durability/sustainability; parametric design; structural applications

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

Sustainable and Low-Carbon Building Materials and Structures

edited by Shaojun Cao, Dehong Wang, Pang Chen and Yu Yan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10252 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building materials; low-carbon construction; mechanical properties; durability performance; structural fire resistance; seismic performance; impact and explosion resistance; bridge seismic resistance; composite materials; machine learning

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

Natural-Based Solution for Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Roberto Bruno

,

Francesco Barreca

,

Natale Arcuri

and Giuseppe Davide Cardinali

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6000 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment quality; urban climate; climate-neutral society; building renovation; heat island effect; sustainable design; carbon capture; natural buildings materials

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

Advances in Sustainable Lighting for Health and Comfort in the Built Environment

edited by

Gon Kim

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1377 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable lighting; daylighting in architecture: design and analysis; innovative faç ade lighting; energy conservative lighting; right to llight and policies; light pollution and visual comfort; indoor and outdoor lighting; lighting controls and modeling; lighting issues for CPTED (crime prevention through environmental design); healthy lighting and light therapy

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

Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Built Environments

edited by

Heng Du

and

Jingyun Shen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 792 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; indoor environmental quality; energy efficiency; environmental sustainability; smart buildings

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

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