Buildings

Seismic Design and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete, Masonry and Steel Structures with Innovative Materials and Devices

edited by

Piero Colajanni

and

Jennifer D'Anna

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic strengthening; seismic response control; dissipative devices; local strengthening; composite materials; numerical model; experimental investigation; FEM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

New Thermal Insulation Materials in Green Buildings

edited by

Jitka Peterková

and

Jiří Zach

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: insulation materials based on easy renewable resources; natural fibres; waste fibres; vacuum insulation materials; ecological materials; recycling; LCA; green buildings

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

Eco-Friendly and Low-Carbon Cement-Based Materials

edited by

Aires Camões

, Zhiyou Jia and Nannan Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; recycled aggregates; concrete durability; cementitious composites; engineered cementitious composite; phase change materials; functionalization recycled aggregates; mechanical properties; service life; low-carbon

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

Green Innovation and Performance Optimization of Road Materials

edited by

Tao Wang

and

Huayang Yu

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; performance optimization; road materials

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

Application of Innovative Technologies in Construction Project Management

edited by Kenneth Park,

Ki Pyung Kim

, Nii Ankrah and

Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 40587 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; AR/VR; AI; machine learning; and deep learning; smart construction technologies (e.g.; Internet of Things; wearable sensors; Blockchain technology; digital twin technology; etc.); industry 4.0 and construction project management; time and cost benefits of digital technology adoption; opportunities and challenges in utilising digital technologies for construction project management; digital transformation in construction project management practices; digital transformation and sustainability in the built environment

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

Sustainable Approaches to Building Repair

edited by Bo Pang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10620 | Submission Open

Keywords: repair materials; restoration; remodelling; polymer; hydrophobic; painting; flooring; carpentry; waterproofing; masonry

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

Smart Safety: Leveraging Digital Technologies in Construction Health and Safety Management

edited by

Bilal Manzoor

,

Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari

,

David J. Edwards

and

Abdul Hannan Qureshi

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3374 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); construction safety; blockchain; artificial intelligence (AI); robotics; accidents; safety prevention

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

Engineering Disaster Prevention and Performance Improvement

edited by

Lunliang Duan

, Zhi Zheng and

Jun Yang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2912 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural hazards; bridge engineering; structural dynamics; scouring protection; improvement of bridge structural performance; impact resistance and protection of bridge structure; ultra-high performance concrete materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection Based on Vibration

edited by

Ying Lei

and Lijun Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2011 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural damage detection; signal processing; structural identification; substructural identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Digital Technologies, AI and BIM in Construction

edited by

Saeed Reza Mohandes

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1626 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies in construction; artificial intelligence in construction; building information modelling (BIM); Industry 4.0 and 5.0 in construction; construction automation; digital twins in construction; human– robot collaboration; sustainability in construction; smart construction practices

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

Stability and Performance of Building Foundations

edited by

Zain Ijaz

,

Nauman Ijaz

, Zia ur Rehman and

Usama Khalid

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 874 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundation stability; machine learning in foundation design; geosynthetic-reinforced foundations; soil– structure interaction; load transfer mechanism; foundation performance and monitoring; seismic foundation response; design optimization for building foundations; bearing capacity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advancing Urban Analytics and Sensing for Sustainable Cities

edited by

Zhewei Liu

,

Yue Yu

,

Chao Xu

and Hanlin Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban analytics; geospatial science; smart cities; urban sensing; sustainability

Climate-Responsive Architectural and Urban Design

edited by

Jose-Manuel Almodovar-Melendo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18688 | 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)

Automation and Robotics in Building Design and Construction

edited by

Minkoo Kim

,

Tae Wan Kim

, Jung In Kim and

Sungjin Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14221 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction robots; building construction; smart sensing; design for construction robots; operation platform; human– robot collaboration; construction management

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

Advances in Safety and Health at Work in Building Construction

edited by

Riza Yosia Sunindijo

,

Janet Mayowa Nwaogu

and Xiaowei Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12018 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety; occupational health and diseases; worksite hazards; safety culture and climate; mental health and well-being; injury prevention; construction 4.0; ergonomics

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

Research on Intelligent Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Qinglong Zhang

,

Guangchang Yang

, Yan Yan, Hai Shi and

Yajian Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11804 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D geological modeling; Internet of Things; digital twin; big data; artificial intelligence; edge-cloud-network; perception and analysis; decision-making; active control; geotechnical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Performance-Based Asphalt and Asphalt Mixtures

edited by Runhua Guo and Yun Hou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11263 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt binder; hot-mix asphalt; warm-mix asphalt; cold-mix asphalt; recycled asphalt pavement; performance-based properties; asphalt mix design; asphalt paving construction

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

Numerical and Experimental Research on Steel-Concrete Composite Structural Systems

edited by Jizhi Zhao,

Muxuan Tao

and Liangdong Zhuang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10600 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite structures seismic performance; structural analysis; numerical simulation; machine learning; mechanical behavior; composite structural systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Data Analysis and Energy Modeling in Smart and Zero-Energy Buildings and Communities

edited by

Marilena De Simone

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10389 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart building; smart community; zero energy; IoT data; sensing; monitoring; energy modeling; big data; data analysis; data-driven approach

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

Seismic Resistance and Vulnerability Assessments of Building Structures

edited by Carlo Del Gaudio and

Gerardo Mario Verderame

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10353 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resistance; vulnerability assessments; reinforced concrete buildings; masonry buildings; earthquake engineering; structural resilience; seismic risk assessments; structural dynamics; seismic analysis; damage assessments; post-earthquake damage data; structural retrofitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Universal and Age-Friendly Design in Urban and Rural Built Environment Creation

edited by

Fei Chen

,

Masa Noguchi

and

Fangning Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9322 | Submission Open

Keywords: universal design; age-friendly design; urban and rural built environment; urban; architectural; and interior renewal and design

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

The Damage and Fracture Analysis in Rocks and Concretes

edited by

Xiang Li

and

Kewei Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7140 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; damage; fracture; mining engineering; geotechnical engineering; numerical model; time-dependent fracturing; stress corrosion; high temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Cutting-Edge Research on Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Buildings and Cities

edited by Guoqiang Shen,

Qiuxiao Chen

, Jie Wang, Tian Chen, Bing Xia and Yiqiao Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6279 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability and resillience; buildings and cities; construction and management; codes and standars; modeling and simulation; systems and technologies

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

Renewal and Retrofit in Buildings: Toward a Sustainable and Low-Carbon Future

edited by

Weiguang Cai

, Kairui You, Ruopeng Huang and Xinyue Fu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5539 | Submission Open

Keywords: building repair; building energy retrofit; circular economy; low-carbon building structure; neighborhood renewal; sustainable building environment

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

Advancements in Smart Civil Engineering: Durability, Seismic Resilience, Construction, and Composite Repair Technologies

edited by Qin Zhang,

Baoyin Sun

, Zhiwei Shan, Ziqi Li and Yantai Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 5370 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart civil engineering; structural durability; seismic design; composite repair; intelligent construction technologies; sustainable building; high-performance materials; seismic resilience; structural optimization; infrastructure repair

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Application of Nanotechnology in Building Materials

edited by Xiaoying Zhang, Ning Li,

Ang Liu

, Yu Yong and Chuansheng Xiong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4168 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; cement-based composite materials; conductive polymers; reinforced concrete; FRP bars; corrosion inhibitors; corrosion resistance; coatings

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

Building Structures Under Fire, Structural Dynamics and Material Degradation

edited by

Kostiantyn Protchenko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4072 | 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)

The Vibration Control of Building Structures

edited by

Polidor Bratu

and

Ovidiu Vasile

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3866 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibrations of constructions; vibrational movements of constructions; structural vibrations; passive vibration damping; vibration control; dynamic equipment; monitoring systems; antiseismic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Building Foundation Engineering

edited by Rui Chen,

Ankit Garg

,

Svetlana N. Sushkova

,

Neelima Satyam

and Zhaofeng Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2943 | Submission Open

Keywords: pile foundation; soil– structure interaction; special soils; geotechnical challenge; sustainability; climate change; excavation; geo-environmental engineering

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

Disaster Prevention and Resilient Structures in Engineering Construction

edited by Dehong Wang and

Wei Chang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2794 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-hazard effects; extreme climate; safety and disaster prevention; structural resilience; extreme loads; seismic performance; foundation engineering; high-performance materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Performance Evaluation and Durability Assessment of Concrete Materials in Civil Engineering

edited by

Zhao Chen

,

Shuaicheng Guo

and

Ruizhe Si

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2263 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete durability; performance evaluation; multi-scale testing and analysis methods; structural applications; complex environmental conditions; predictive modeling; sustainable practices

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

Knowledge Management in the Building and Construction Industry

edited by

Mirarchi Claudio

and Alberto Pavan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2247 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge management; machine learning; artiticial intelligence; building information modeling; geographic information system; decision making; decision support systems

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

Architecture and Landscape Architecture

edited by Mengmeng Li, Shuming Zhang,

Jose-Manuel Almodovar-Melendo

and Xi Deng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2119 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; human settlements; low-carbon design; regional architecture; nature-based solutions; architectural technology history; ecological planning; acoustic environment; slow mobility systems

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

Built Environment and Building Energy for Decarbonization

edited by

Kyungmo Kang

and Daeung Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1768 | 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)

Advanced Technologies for Construction and Maintenance of Engineering Structures

edited by

Zhongqiu Fu

, Fangwen Wu and Qiudong Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1721 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent construction; intelligent maintenance; experimental techniques; modeling methods; machine learning; engineering structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

New Trends in Innovative Building Materials and Structures

edited by

Yifeng Zhong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1658 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; carbon fiber; self-healing concrete; smart technologies; sensors; modular construction; prefabrication methods; energy efficiency; metamaterials; cellular structures

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

Development and Application of Concrete Materials and Related Building Materials

edited by

Linmei Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-shrinkage cementitious composites; ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); size effect in concrete and composites; fiber-reinforced cementitious materials; durability and service life prediction; crack propagation and fracture resistance; green building materials; supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs); recycled and industrial waste utilization; life-cycle assessment (LCA); sustainability in structural engineering; material-structure-performance integration

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

Selected Papers from AUBEA 2024: Buildings for a Sustainable Future—Innovations, Challenges & Collaboration

edited by

Zora Vrcelj

,

Malindu Sandanayake

and

Yanni Bouras

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1208 | Submission Open

Keywords: green construction materials; digitalization; building education; sustainable workforce; sustainable construction; project management; resilience; building regulations; sustainability; innovative teaching

Digital Transformation in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; blockchain technology applications; AR-enhanced structural engineering; data and visual analytics; smart construction; infrastructure health monitoring; resilient city development

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

Reliability, Resilience and Sustainability for Construction and Infrastructure Systems

edited by

Zhenhao Zhang

,

Yue-Ling Long

and

Dong Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 985 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural reliability; structural resilience; infrastructure sustainability; advanced analysis methods; quantitative evaluation

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

Campus of the University: Spatial Evolution, Societal Response, and Design Innovation

edited by

Gang Feng

and

Fei Chen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 767 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban– campus relationship; campus planning and architectural history; spatial forms and architectural systems; sustainability and green planning; digitalization and learning model transformation; cultural perspectives and mental well-being

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

Urban Mobility and Transport Systems: Challenges and Innovations for Sustainable Cities

edited by Roberto Murcio and Honghan Bei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mobility; transport inequality; sustainable cities; built environment; transport infrastructure; transport– land use integration; smart mobility (EVs; AVs; MaaS); active travel (walking and cycling); urban transport planning; building design and mobility

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

Scaling and Small-Sample Techniques for Building Acoustics

edited by

Jesús Alba Fernández

and Ignacio Enrique Guillén Guillamón

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: scaling techniques; small samples; eco-materials; acoustic models; small chambers; sustainable materials

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

Harnessing AI for Circular and Socially Sustainable Construction Planning and Management

edited by

Olabode Ogunmakinde

,

Temitope Omotayo

, Eeydzah Aminudin and

Bankole Osita Awuzie

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence for sustainability; social value assessment; digital circular economy; smart decision support systems; circular economy and infrastructure; lifecycle sustainability assessment; BIM and circularity integration; Industry 4.0/5.0 technologies; green and resilient retrofitting; sustainability literacy and curriculum innovation

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

Co-Designing Sustainable Built Environments with Human-Centric Generative AI

edited by

Tsung-Hsien Wang

and Jihyun Park

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI in design; AI for climate-responsive sustainable environments; human-in-the-loop systems; machine learning for building performance evaluation; adaptive design workflows; indoor environmental quality; healthy builiding building certification systems

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

Energy Efficiency and Carbon Neutrality in Buildings—2nd Edition

edited by

Amos Darko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; energy efficiency; carbon neautrality; net-zero carbon; resilience; buildings and construction; sustainable built environment

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

Smart Technology in the AEC Industry

edited by Nazila Roofigari-Esfahan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart construction; digital twins; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); robotics in construction; wearable technology; construction automation; smart sensing systems; data-driven decision making; smart construction

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

Innovative Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Structural Engineering

edited by

Violetta K. Kytinou

,

Adamantis Zapris

and

Ali Ghamari

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1546 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative construction materials; fiber-reinforced polymers; AI-driven structural design; sustainable retrofit and strengthening; infrastructure rehabilitation; eco-friendly engineering solutions; structural durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Composite Building Materials with Minimal Thermal Conductivity for Enhanced Energy Efficiency

edited by

Ali Memari

submission deadline 2 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: buildings; energy efficiency; composite materials; thermal conductivity; thermal resistance; heat conduction; low carbon footprint; embodied energy

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

Environmental Quality and Human Well-Being: Pathways Linking Green Spaces, Built Environments, and Mental Health

edited by

Xiaohuan Xie

,

Ling Zhang

and

Yiqi Tao

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14539 | 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)

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