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Advanced Research on Cultural Heritage—2nd Edition

edited by

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4037 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1420 | 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 195 | 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 117 | 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)

Sustainable Construction Waste Management for Buildings

edited by Qiu Xie and

Peng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: CDW life cycle management; CDW management policies and market incentives; CDW digital and intelligent management; CDW regional collaborative governance and practice; CDW circular economy management

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

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

edited by

Marek Dohojda

and

Olga Szlachetka

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 83 | 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 65 | 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)

Green Cities: Designs for Health and Sustainability

edited by

Yixin Zhang

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: green– blue space; green buildings; human health; public health and wellbeing; ecosystem services; sustainability; Artificial Intelligence; climate resilience

(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 71611 | 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 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29508 | 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)

Safety and Health in the Building Lifecycle

edited by

Mercedes del Río Merino

and

Paola Villoria-Sáez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 28830 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety; health; lifecycle; regenerative sustainability

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

Lighting in Buildings—2nd Edition

edited by

Dorukalp Durmus

,

Wenye Hu

and

Lambros T. Doulos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25610 | Submission Open

Keywords: illumination engineering; visual comfort; performance; complexity; clarity; energy efficiency and lighting application efficacy; lighting simulation; extended reality (XR); solid-state lighting

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

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

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 23720 | 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 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18754 | 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)

Research on Sustainable Materials in Building and Construction

edited by

Yijiang Wang

,

Yukun Ji

and

Chengyang Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14673 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon materials; composite geomaterials; geopolymer; phase-change building materials; grouting materials; thermal insulaiton materials; building integrated photovoltaic

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

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 | 16 articles | Viewed by 14353 | 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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11005 | 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)

Research on Sustainable Energy Performance of Green Buildings

edited by Víctor Echarri-Iribarren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9280 | 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)

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 8625 | 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)

Theory and Innovative Applications of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)

edited by Xiangguo Wu,

Yunchao Tang

and Junping Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7855 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-high-performance concrete; wind power structures; sustainable construction; advanced materials; UAV image; artificial intelligence; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Materials for Modern Methods of Construction: Innovations, Challenges, and Sustainable Building Applications

edited by

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, Chaopeng Xie,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6337 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern methods of construction (MMC); ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); engineered cementitious composites (ECC); low-carbon cement; 3D-printed concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; machine learning in construction; structural health monitoring; digital construction; sustainable building materials

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

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

edited by

Haibo Guo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5499 | 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)

Advancing Construction and Design Practices Using BIM

edited by Pierpaolo D'Agostino and

Erika Elefante

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4280 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction management; physical– digital interaction; digital twins; BIM integration; data sharing; sustainability in digital modeling; automation in parametric design; reverse engineering; AI application in BIM workflows; smart construction

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

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 3494 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2543 | 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)

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

edited by

Guoming Liu

, Weina Meng and

Zhenjiao Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2034 | 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)

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 1660 | 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)

Innovative Approaches for Seismic Performance Analysis and Design in Building Structures

edited by

Lotfi Guizani

and Sheng Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 915 | Submission Open

Keywords: buildings structures; seismic design and analysis; seismic performance; innovative materials; base isolation and dampers; modular construction; probabilistic seismic analysis; seismic rehabilitation; structural health monitoring; artificial intelligence-driven tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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 872 | 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)

Integration of Experimental and Numerical Methods in the Development of Innovative Concrete Materials and Sustainable Building Systems

edited by

Ali Shubbar

and

Mohammed Salah Nasr

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 854 | 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)

Seismic Resilience and Structural Performance of Masonry Structures

edited by

Panos Kloukinas

,

Alejandro Jiménez Rios

and

Viviana Novelli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 833 | 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)

Development of Indoor Environment Comfort in Buildings

edited by

Francesco Ruggiero

and

Roberto Stasi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental comfort; energy efficiency; building design; smart technologies; occupant well-being; indoor environmental comfort; energy efficiency

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

Research on Sustainable and High-Performance Cement-Based Materials

edited by Yanliang Ji, Alexander Mezhov and Ting Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 753 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement hydration; sustainable construction materials; superplasticizer; UHPC; repairing materials; rheological properties; cracks in aged structures

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

Advancing Construction Management with BIM and AI Agent Technology

edited by Taewook Kang and

Soo-Young Moon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 554 | 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)

Low-Carbon Construction of Indoor Environments and Building Thermal Resilience Under Climate Change

edited by Chenqiu Du

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; pollutant exposure; daylighting; comfort soundscape; indoor environments; moisture and mold in buildings; building thermal resilience

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

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 309 | 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 Construction Safety and Project Management

edited by Chau Le and

Tuyen Le

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety; project management; digital technology; artificial intelligence; building information modeling; safety monitoring; predictive analytics

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

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 292 | 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)

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 211 | 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)

Digital Modeling and Structural Health Monitoring of Cultural Heritage

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; numerical modeling; risk assessment; heritage conservation; climate change; natural risks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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 202 | 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)

Intelligent Preservation: AI-Driven Innovation in Cultural Heritage Buildings

edited by Wei Chen, Hui Wang,

Yichi Zhang

,

Xiaoling Dai

and Xiang Ren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; architectural heritage; digital twin; heritage conservation; computer vision; machine learning; 3D reconstruction; cultural heritage management; generative AI; digital preservation

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

Large Language Models and Multimodal AI for Next-Generation Building Information Modeling (BIM): From Conversational Agents to Immersive Design Collaboration

edited by

Muhammad Shoaib Khan

,

Sisi Zlatanova

and

Jongwon Seo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); large language models (LLMs); conversational AI; VR/AR-enabled collaboration; construction informatics; multimodal interaction; agentic AI for AEC

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

Analysis of Structural and Seismic Performance of Building Structures

edited by

María Victoria Requena García de la Cruz

and Madalena Ponte

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic assessment; structural analysis; buildings; masonry; heritage; soil-structure interaction; reinforced-concrete; seismic retrofit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Digital Transformation and Automation in Construction Project Management

edited by

Conrad Boton

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital construction; project management; building information modeling (BIM); lean construction; construction automation; artificial intelligence (AI) in construction; robotics in construction; digital twins; construction risk management; project control

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

Advanced Study on Urban Environment by Big Data Analytics

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban visual intelligence; urban perception; urban built environment; urban thermal environment; heritage conservation; digital heritage; urban planning and design; urban mobility

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

High-Performance Buildings for Health and Comfort: Indoor Environment, Thermal Design, and Structural Integrity

edited by Yuxin Yang,

Zheng Li

,

Guoqing Song

and

Meng Gu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality; thermal comfort; occupant health; building performance simulation; low-carbon retrofit; HVAC system optimization; smart building control; building envelope; data-driven modeling; sustainable building design

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

Real Estate, Housing, and Urban Governance—2nd Edition

edited by Jie Chen, Zisheng Song and

Wei Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: real estate; housing; urban development; urban governance; urban environmental sustainability; migration; mobility and urbanization; urban– rural integration; big data; AI; and smart cities; building technology and building management; urban resilience

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

Recent Advances in Fibre-Reinforced Cementitious and Polymeric Composites for Construction

edited by Esmaeel Esmaeeli, Jianfei Chen and

Philip Collins

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP); fibre-reinforced concrete (FRC); textile-reinforced mortar/concrete (TRM/TRC); structural strengthening and retrofitting; FRP internal reinforcement; bond and anchorage behaviour; durability and fatigue; fire and thermal performance; high strain-rate/impact/blast response; structural health monitoring (SHM) and digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Low-Carbon and Sustainable Building Structures

edited by

Bing Xia

, Kaijian Zhang, Yuxiang Tang, Dianchao Wang and Chunhui Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon structural design; low-carbon building materials; structural performance of low-carbon structures; design for deconstruction; component reuse; low-carbon structural optimization; carbon footprint and accounting; durability and resilience under extreme loads; sustainable construction and retrofit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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