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New Trends in Built Environment and Mobility

edited by

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8452 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; emerging mobility; advanced analytical approach; subjective well-being; longitudinal design

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

Structural Resilience and Sustainable Development of Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by José Jara,

Andreas Lampropoulos

, Bertha Alejandra Olmos and

Humberto Varum

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7103 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; life-cycle of structures; seismic design and assessment of buildings; damage mitigation; control devices; advanced numerical modelling of structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Technologies in Foundations Engineering and Construction Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

Marian Drusa

,

Jaroslaw Rybak

and

Andrea Segalini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5401 | Submission Open

Keywords: piles and injection technology; the design and issues of energy piles; the testing and design of piles; foundation reconstruction; sustainable pavement materials; reinforced foamed concrete; foamed concrete subbase structures; foamed concrete applications; water retention layers

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

Recent Scientific Developments in Structural Damage Identification

edited by Guowen Yao and Zengwei Guo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4855 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge engineering; long-term performance; structural damage identification; corrosion fatigue; detection and reinforcement; cable systems; intelligent construction; damage mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Safety Management and Occupational Health in Construction

edited by

Krishna Kisi

and

Kishor Shrestha

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4060 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety; occupational health; human factors; ergonomics; hazard detection; worker well-being; decision making; workplace monitoring; automation in safety management

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

Multi-Dimensional Organic Conservation of Historical Neighborhood Buildings in the Context of Sustainable Urban Renewal—2nd Edition

edited by

Fei Chen

,

Gang Feng

and Fangning Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3725 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic conservation; historical neighborhood buildings; sustainable urban renewal

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

Community Resilience and Urban Sustainability: A Global Perspective

edited by Duanfang Lu and Chunyan Yang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3503 | Submission Open

Keywords: community resilience; building sustainability; climate change; urban governance; green Infrastructure; sustainable design

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

Urban Wellbeing: The Impact of Spatial Parameters—2nd Edition

edited by Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman and Efrat Blumenfeld Lieberthal

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3412 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban wellbeing; impact of spatial parameters; neuro-architecture; urban density and densification; perceived density; urban morphology; building morphology; faç ade geometry and design; street section; urban greenery; impact of culture and geography; experiments in VR; walkability

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

Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structure—2nd Edition

edited by

Jiang Liu

, Mingjin Zhang, Yinping Ma and Lipeng Sun

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3383 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel– concrete composite structures; high-performance structures; high-performance materials; industrial construction; long-term performance; temperature action; wind load; environmental impact; numerical simulation; test method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Modeling and Testing the Performance of Masonry Structures

edited by

Nicola Longarini

and

Pietro Giuseppe Crespi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3366 | Submission Open

Keywords: masonry structures; laboratory and in-situ tests; numerical modelling; non-linear behavior of masonry; seismic response of masonry structures; historical masonry buildings; smart bricks; retrofitting techniques for masonry structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Research on Concrete Materials in Construction

edited by Wenlin Tu and

Shengqian Ruan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3116 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon materials; recycling; sustainability; mix design; mechanical performance; microstructure

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

Functional Improvement, Characterization and Simulation of Cement-Based Materials

edited by

Dongyi Lei

, Ying Li,

Yang Li

,

Penggang Wang

and Yupeng Tian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2826 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement-based materials; severe service environment; microstructure design; mechanical properties; durability; electromagnetic protection; finite element simulation; fiber modification; service life prediction; manufactured aggregate; environmentally friendly binder

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

Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Renewable Energy Heating Systems

edited by

Wanlong Cai

,

Chaofan Chen

, Jiewen Deng and Chao Zeng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2684 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy utilization; solar PV system; geothermal system; hydrogen system; hybrid energy system; long-term simulation; in situ monitoring; multi-object optimization

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

Advancing Sustainable and Cost-Effective Practices in Building Design and Construction

edited by

Daniela Lucia Manea

, Raluca Istoan and Daniela-Roxana Tămaş-Gavrea

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1813 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building materials; innovative construction technologies; lifecycle management; green economy; green building practices

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

Recycled Aggregate Concrete as Building Materials

edited by Xuefei Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1547 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled aggregates; construction wastes; concrete; sustainable construction; circular economy

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

Research on the Environmental Impact Throughout the Life Cycle of Buildings

edited by

Yijun Zhou

,

Mingxue Ma

, Lei Liu and

Linna Geng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1388 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA); embodied carbon; operational carbon; environmental impact assessment; circular economy in construction; sustainable building materials; decarbonization of buildings; building sustainability; design for disassembly

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

Advances in Sustainable Pavement and Road Construction: Innovations with Asphalt and Recycled Materials

edited by Rudi van Staden

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pavement materials; asphalt innovation; recycled construction materials; road infrastructure sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy in construction; low-carbon road technologies

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

Analysis, Calculations, Evaluations, and Controls of High-Rise/Large-Span Structures

edited by Meng Wang, Jiaxu Shen, Wenjin Zhang and Hua-Jian Jin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open

Keywords: tall buildings/building clusters; bridges; wind turbines/wind farm; passive control; earthquake engineering; multi-hazard; constructional simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Urban Landscape Management and Planning

edited by

,

,

, Lin Zhang,

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape planning; landscape management; urban landscape; climate change; health behavior; stochastic model; machine learning; urban green space

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

Smart and Sustainable Buildings: Advancing Towards Net-Zero and Intelligent Control

edited by

Hong Tang

,

Zhe Chen

, Wenzhuo Li and

Yanxue Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 622 | Submission Open

Keywords: ZEB design & materials; smart building control; building demand response; renewable energy integration; policy and economics of ZEB; human-centric approaches

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

Characterization and Electrical Properties of Construction Materials

edited by Jiacheng Zhang and Richard Ball

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical properties; durability; pore structure; moisture transport; construction materials; self sensing; energy harvesting; structural health monitoring

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

Art and Design for Healing and Wellness in the Built Environment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhen Liu

,

Mohamed Osmani

,

Yi Liu

and

Jose-Manuel Almodovar-Melendo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: art therapy (AT); therapeutic and healing design; mental health; wellness; well-being; architecture and building; built environment; digital technology; smart cities; sustainable development

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

Innovating Sustainable Built Environment Integrating Low-Carbon Energy, Energy Efficiency Solutions, and Environmental Considerations

edited by Cheng Zeng,

Xiaojing Han

, Yuanda Cheng,

Abdur Rehman Mazhar

and

Jun Lu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonisation; energy efficiency; built environment; energy storage; renewable energy; digital modelling and optimisation; community energy systems; indoor environmental quality; building physics

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

Innovative Smart Materials for Resilient Buildings and Transportation Systems

edited by

Mehdi Shokouhian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart construction materials; self-healing composites; shape memory alloys and polymers; sustainable infrastructure; bio-responsive concrete; experimental validation; predictive modeling; machine learning in materials; resilient design

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

Structural Health Monitoring in Civil Engineering: From Damage Detection to Safety Assessment

edited by Wensong Zhou and

Shuang Hou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; vibration; machine vision; piezoceramics; acoustics and ultrasonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Characterization and Evaluation of Construction Materials

edited by

Tianjie Zhang

and

Zhen Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials characterization; microstructural analysis; mechanical testing; computational modeling; in-situ monitoring; durability assessment; machine learning; sustainable materials; lifecycle analysis; digital twin

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

Advances in Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) for Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Nuria Martín Chivelet

and

Jesús Polo

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

Keywords: building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs); PV in buildings; BIPV modelling and simulation; BIM and BIPV; BIPV performance; sustainable energy retrofit; sustainable buildings

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

Research on Indoor Built Environments and Energy Performance

edited by Apple L.S. Chan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality (IEQ); energy efficiency; smart buildings; sustainable design; thermal comfort; building performance; renewable energy; ventilation strategies

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

Machine Learning-Driven Modeling and Optimization in Structural Engineering

edited by Enming Li,

Bin Xi

and Chengkai Fan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; durability; green and low carbon; carbonation; structural design and optimization; structural engineering reliability analysis; CO2 emission reduction

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

Digitalization for Smart Building Environments

edited by

Kailai Sun

and Haneul Choi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy efficiency; artificial intelligence; digital twin; occupancy; building monitoring and control; HVAC

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

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Architecture

edited by

Giuliana Iannaccone

, Eugenia-Victoria Ellis,

Clara Pimenta Do Vale

and Dima Albadra

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: architecture; architectural engineering; bio-based materials; climate change; regenerative design; built environment; health and well-being; smart buildings; environmental impacts; biodiversity; evidence-based design; human-nature interaction

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

Numerical Modeling and Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites (2nd Edition)

edited by

Juntao Zhu

and

Ke Li

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

Keywords: fiber-reinforced cementitious composites; numerical methods; mechanical properties; multiscale modeling; experimental analysis; material modification

Advanced Structural Performance of Concrete Structures

edited by Wei Zhou and Daiyu Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural performance of concrete structures; high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete; fatigue performance; prefabricated structure; structural performance assessment; reliability analysis; finite element analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Soil-Structure Interaction for Building Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

Yan Xi

, Jingshu Xu and Yu Tian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil-structure interaction; deformation compatibility condition; contact surface; soil constitutive theory; substructure method; multiscale numerical simulation; computational method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

The Greening of the Reinforced Concrete Industry

edited by Jiangfeng Dong and Shucheng Yuan

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

Keywords: recycled resources; sustainable materials; low-carbon; structural performance; repair; high-performance; durability

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

Sustainable Supply Chain Innovation in Construction: Leveraging AI and Emerging Technologies

edited by Manimuthu Arunmozhi and Ammar Al-Bazi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; project management; construction; circular economy; digitalisation; risk management; AI; blockchain; green logistics

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

Innovations in 3D Printing of Concrete

edited by Chaofeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D concrete printing; additive construction; digital fabrication; sustainable construction; reinforcement strategies; structural performance; automation; artificial intelligence; materials innovation; construction robotics; large-scale applications

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

Structural Engineering in Building

edited by

Eden Bojórquez

and Juan Bojórquez

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25287 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural design of buildings; earthquake engineering; wind engineering; infrastructure under natural hazards; experimental tests; structural resilience of buildings; application of artificial intelligence to structural engineering; energy dissipation devices; optimal structural design; life cycle costs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Recent Advances in Intelligent Infrastructure and Construction Engineering

edited by Ye Zhang and

Shuai Han

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6173 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation in construction; deep learning; natural language processing; BIM; monitoring; digital twins; intelligence

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

New Insights on the Intelligent Preservation of Architectural Heritage

edited by Ming Guo and Guoli Wang

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2845 | Submission Open

Keywords: architectural heritage; preventive protection; digital twins; artificial intelligence; quantum computing; augmented reality interactions; intelligent monitoring; restoration and defect repair; structural analysis; liquid neural networks

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

Digital Technologies in Construction and Built Environment

edited by

Lu Gao

, Zia Din and

Jingran Sun

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); large language models (LLMs); digital twins; building information modeling; reality capture; visual understanding; Internet of Things (IoT); construction robotics; augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR); construction automation

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

Green Materials and Energy-Efficient Solutions for the Built Environment

edited by

Mohammad Hajmohammadian Baghban

and Davoud Tavakoli

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon construction; energy efficiency; sustainable building materials; green infrastructure; nanomaterials in construction; thermal insulation and PCM; recycled and waste-based materials; building envelope performance; life cycle assessment (LCA); resilient and adaptive systems; low-carbon construction modeling; 3D printing technologies for sustainable construction; sustainable materials for restoration

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

Sustainable and Resilient Affordable Housing in Architecture Design and Urban Plans

edited by

Giovanna Mangialardi

and

Umberto Berardi

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: housing policies; housing projects; publicness; regenerate; housing sustainability; social and public housing; affordability; inclusion; circular economy; reuse

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

Advances in Green Building and Environmental Comfort

edited by

Hee Joo POH

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD application in built environment; total building performance; building information modelling; building energy analysis and simulation; indoor environmental quality; sustainable energy management; green development; digitalisation in the built environment; integrated energy and environmental modeller; built environment engineering principles and practice

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

Research on the Sustainability of Building Materials: From Laboratory Tests to Real Construction Projects

edited by Philippe Devillers

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; geo-based materials; recycled materials; reuse materials; ecodesign; sustainable architecture; advanced manufacturing techniques

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

Towards Sustainable Construction: New Trends in Building Renovation, Energy Efficiency and Innovative Materials

edited by

Daniel Ferrández Vega

,

Paulo Santos

and

Alicia Zaragoza Benzal

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11462 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; energy efficiency in buildings and thermal behaviour; building conservation techniques; gypsum; lime mortars; cement composites; wood; steel and concrete; building pathology and rehabilitation strategies; circular economy for a sustainable construction; life-cycle assessment of buildings and building components; passive conditioning of buildings; new technologies applied to buildings

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

Urban Building and Green Stormwater Infrastructure

edited by Wei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4296 | Submission Open

Keywords: building drainage; green stormwater infrastructures; stormwater management; runoff pollution; building and community; sustainable assessment; model uncertainty analysis; sponge city; extreme precipitation; climate change

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

AI-Powered Structural Health Monitoring: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Yanda Shao

, Qilin Li and

Fei He

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); computer vision; smart structure; digital twin; physics-informed machine learning; sensor fusion anomaly detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advancements in Net-Zero-Energy Buildings

edited by

Amirhossein Balali

,

Shen Wei

,

Antonios Kanellopoulos

,

Shady Attia

,

Gloria Pignatta

and

Hamidreza Alavi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero-energy buildings; passive design; advanced construction materials; sustainable construction management; BIM; AI-driven decision-support systems; low-carbon buildings

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

Fire Resilience and Safety Innovations in Buildings

edited by

Md Kamrul Hassan

,

Anthony Chun Yin Yuen

and Delwar Hossain

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire-resistant materials; passive fire protection; active fire suppression systems; fire safety regulations; evacuation planning; smoke control systems; structural fire resilience; building fire codes; thermal insulation performance; fire detection technology; smart fire monitoring; AI-based fire prediction; IoT in fire safety; autonomous evacuation systems; post-fire recovery strategies; wildland– urban interface fire risk; BIM-based fire simulation; climate-adaptive fire design; resilient infrastructure systems; sustainable fire safety engineering; electric vehicles parking; 2D flame retardants; MXene; CFD; MD

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

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