Buildings

Sustainable Development Is Transforming the New Regenerative Building and Construction Sector

edited by

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 306 | 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)

New Technologies for the Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings

edited by

Francesco Di Paola

and

Federica Fernandez

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 158 | 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)

Seismic Response Analysis of Underground Structure

edited by

Jingqi Huang

,

Xu Zhao

,

Fanchao Kong

and Huifang Li

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10344 | 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)

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

edited by

Issa Ramaji

and

Soheil Sabri

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 331 | 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)

Advanced Energy Solutions to Enhance Building Energy Efficiency and Flexibility

edited by

Kun Zhang

and

Hongwen Dou

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 101 | 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)

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 44 | 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

,

Colin Booth

and Fred Sherratt

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 14 | 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)

Advances in the 3D Printing of Concrete

edited by Jolien Van Der Putten

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17517 | 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)

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 | 13 articles | Viewed by 15669 | 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)

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 6027 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3369 | 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)

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 321 | 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)

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

edited by

Gon Kim

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 51 | 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 | Viewed by 50 | 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)

New Thermal Insulation Materials in Green Buildings

edited by

Jitka Peterková

and

Jiří Zach

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 11 | 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)

Green Innovation and Performance Optimization of Road Materials

edited by

Tao Wang

and

Huayang Yu

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; performance optimization; road materials

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

Sustainable Approaches to Building Repair

edited by Bo Pang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7794 | 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)

Engineering Disaster Prevention and Performance Improvement

edited by

Lunliang Duan

, Zhi Zheng and

Jun Yang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2406 | 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 1526 | Submission Open

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

(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 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

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

Digital Technologies, AI and BIM in Construction

edited by

Saeed Reza Mohandes

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 69 | 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 | Viewed by 42 | 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)

Research on Intelligent Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Qinglong Zhang

,

Guangchang Yang

, Yan Yan, Hai Shi and

Yajian Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8302 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8157 | 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)

Climate-Responsive Architectural and Urban Design

edited by

Jose-Manuel Almodovar-Melendo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7776 | 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)

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

edited by

Marilena De Simone

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7333 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6431 | 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)

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6200 | 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)

The Vibration Control of Building Structures

edited by

Polidor Bratu

and

Ovidiu Vasile

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2947 | 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)

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 2769 | 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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1300 | 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)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1018 | 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)

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 894 | 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)

Built Environment and Building Energy for Decarbonization

edited by

Kyungmo Kang

and Daeung Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | 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)

Knowledge Management in the Building and Construction Industry

edited by

Mirarchi Claudio

and Alberto Pavan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 727 | 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)

Building Structures Under Fire, Structural Dynamics and Material Degradation

edited by

Kostiantyn Protchenko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 258 | 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)

Development and Application of Concrete Materials and Related Building Materials

edited by

Linmei Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 184 | 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)

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 147 | 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)

Architecture and Landscape Architecture

edited by Mengmeng Li, Shuming Zhang,

Jose-Manuel Almodovar-Melendo

and Xi Deng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 143 | 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)

Advanced Technologies for Construction and Maintenance of Engineering Structures

edited by

Zhongqiu Fu

, Fangwen Wu and Qiudong Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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 64 | 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)

Reliability, Resilience and Sustainability for Construction and Infrastructure Systems

edited by

Zhenhao Zhang

,

Yue-Ling Long

and

Dong Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 48 | 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)

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 28 | 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)

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

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 24 | 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)

Energy Efficiency and Carbon Neutrality in Buildings—2nd Edition

edited by

Amos Darko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 21 | 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 12 | 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)

Composite Building Materials with Minimal Thermal Conductivity for Enhanced Energy Efficiency

edited by

Ali Memari

submission deadline 2 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 25 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9294 | 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)

The Latest Research on Building Materials and Structures

edited by

Duc-Kien Thai

, Yiyi Zhou and

Zhengyi Kong

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6769 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete structures; high-performance concrete structures; steel structures; composite structures; numerical simulation; high-strength steel; structural optimization; smart structures; bio-inspired structures; experimental investigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Green and Intelligent Building Materials

edited by

Xianhua Yao

, Decai Wang, Ruicong Han,

Min Zhang

, Ying Hao and Lihua Niu

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4332 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymer; aerated concrete; green materials; asphalt-based materials; alkali-activated materials; modification method; microscopic analysis; simulation analysis

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

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