Buildings

Advances in Structural Systems and Construction Methods

edited by

, Jing Luo and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2036 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative structural systems; advanced construction methods; modular and prefabricated construction; retrofit and strengthening; performance-based design; seismic; wind and fire performance; sustainability and lifecycle performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Research on Structural Multi-Hazard Risk and Disaster Prevention

edited by Zhongwei Hu, Erjiang Cui, Zhang Ge and Chenzhi Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2001 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience assessment; multi-hazard risk analysis; large-scale experiment; disaster mitigation strategies; vibration control; fire risk analysis; wildland– urban– interface fire; performance-based design; intelligent monitoring and sensing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Integrated Approaches to Occupational Safety in Construction: Managing Risks, Hazards, and Training for Safer Building Environments

edited by

Georgios C. Kafoutis

,

Panagiotis K. Marhavilas

and

Ioannis M. Dokas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1925 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational safety and health (OSH) in construction; integrated risk management and safety culture; hazard identification; exposure assessment; and controls; safety training; competency frameworks; and human factors; safety analytics; leading indicators; and near-miss learning; BIM; digital twins; and 4D (time)/5D (cost) safety planning; IoT sensors; computer vision; and wearables for site safety; systems safety and resilience engineering; regulatory compliance and standards; incident investigation; root-cause analysis; and lessons learned

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

Research on the Reinforcement Treatment Technologies for Building Foundations

edited by Yingming Xiao and Quan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1819 | Submission Open

Keywords: building foundations; ground improvement; geotechnical engineering; structural safety; sustainable construction; engineering case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Development and Structural Applications of Green High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

edited by

Qiao Liao

, Pengfei Men and

Wenxiang Cao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1482 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineered cementitious composite; ultra-high performance concrete; durability property; mechanical behavior; structural performance; concrete 3D printing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Solutions for Energy Demand and Comfort Optimization in Buildings

edited by

Federica Zagarella

,

Federica Fernandez

and

Elvira Nicolini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1474 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy demand simulation; building energy optimization; comfort indoor; smart building; energy efficiency; sustainable materials; life cycle assessment; low-carbon construction; positive buildings; green building

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

Innovations in Building Foundations and Geotechnical Materials: Sustainable Technologies and Engineering Performance

edited by

Jie Yuan

, Xingxin Chen and Renguo Gu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1473 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced foundation engineering; green building materials; innovative ground improvement; soil-structure interaction; smart construction technologies; seismic resilience and stability; numerical simulation and AI; case studies of underground construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Urban and Heritage Built Environments

edited by

, Barbara Galli,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1088 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban climate simulation and assessment; climate adaptation strategies for heritage built environments; built environment planning and design; urban resilience governance; urban regeneration; heritage conservation and environmental performance; green and low-carbon building design; microclimate-based design optimization; outdoor thermal comfort; coordinated control of building environment and energy systems

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

Mechanical Performance of Connections in Steel and Composite Structures

edited by Youtian Wang and

Boshan Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1078 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel connections; bolted connections; welded connections; composite connection; stainless steels; high-strength steels; fininte element modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Building with Wood: From Material Advancements to High-Performance Structural Design

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open

Keywords: mass timber; timber connections; structural systems; hybrid simulation; performance-based design; digital twins; building information modelling (BIM); prefabrication and automation; multi-hazard resilience; sustainability and life-cycle assessment

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

Performance and Analysis Methods of Timber Structures

edited by

Pan Yu

, Yajie Wu and Xianjie Meng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1050 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber structure; timber joints; timber components; analysis methods; mechanical performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Cementitious Materials Incorporating Solid Waste for Sustainable Construction

edited by

Jian Zhao

,

Hanzhi Yang

and Shaosen Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 982 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste utilization; solid waste activation techniques; sustainable cementitious materials; mine waste; mechanical properties; durability; additives; life-cycle assessment; machine learning

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

Advances in Computational Mechanics of Masonry: Modeling, Simulation, and Applications

edited by

Natalia Pingaro

,

Francesco Clementi

,

Antonino Iannuzzo

,

Pietro Meriggi

and Andrea Montanino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 914 | Submission Open

Keywords: masonry structures; computational mechanics; numerical modeling; finite element analysis; discrete element methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Performance Assessment and Enhancement of Infrastructure Under Multi-Hazard Conditions

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 750 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster-triggering mechanisms; assessment methods; enhancement techniques; multi-hazard coupling; high-performance materials; infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Emerging Applications in Building Structures, Materials, Sustainability, Architecture, and Construction—15th Anniversary of Buildings

edited by

David Arditi

,

Bjorn Birgisson

,

Shi-Jie Cao

,

Derek Clements-Croome

and

Humberto Varum

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 707 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural analysis; structural design; building materials; repair/renovation; building physics; sustainability; architectural design; urban science; construction management; computers/digitization

Promoting Green, Sustainable and Resilient Urban Construction—2nd Edition

edited by

Lin Zhang

and

Zezhou Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban regeneration construction; sustainable design; green cities; low carbon community; urban resilience; infrastructure resilience; project governance; stakeholder management; operation and maintenance

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

Indoor Air Quality, Indoor Environment and Energy Application of Sustainable Building

edited by Yu Zhao,

Qiang Sun

and Jinfu Zheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality (IAQ); indoor environmental quality (IEQ); sustainable buildings; energy efficiency; ventilation; building energy simulation; occupant health; thermal comfort; HVAC systems; low-energy buildings

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

Digital Modeling and Structural Health Monitoring of Cultural Heritage

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 597 | 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)

Advancing Engineering Performance: Soil Improvement and UHPC

edited by

Qingbo Yu

, Yafeng Gong,

Jiaxiang Song

, Weitong Xia,

Hang Shu

and Xun Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-scale soil mechanics; eco-friendly modified materials; UHPC materials and structure; extreme environments; deformation mechanisms and monitoring; fracture toughness of UHPC; fiber toughening mechanism; environmental geotechnical engineering; ecological reinforcement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Durability, Multi-Scale Deterioration, and Low-Carbon Design of Concrete, Steel, and Composite Structures

edited by Qifang Liu, Qingrong Xiong,

Yifeng Ling

and Shuo Feng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: durability; multi‑scale deterioration; low-carbon materials; repair; diagnosis; multi-physics; interdisciplinary studies

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

Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Sustainable Building Performance

edited by Kourosh Ahmadi and

SeyedMohammad Kahangi Shahreza

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied artificial intelligence in buildings; sustainable building performance; building circularity; AI in building physics; hygrothermal simulations; moisture and mould problems; building envelope performance; AI in energy efficiency; probabilistic performance assessment; zero-energy and low-carbon buildings

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

Trends, Challenges, and Innovations in the Seismic and Vibration Performance of Structures

edited by

Yuchun Li

, Danguang Pan, Jian Wu, Tingting Lu and Xiaosa Yuan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 514 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural seismic theory; structural vibration analysis; seismic or vibration test; seismic or vibration design; post-earthquake repair and transformation of structure; structural vibration control; structural seismic or vibration monitoring; artificial intelligence in earthquake resistance; vibration isolation shock absorption; seismic performance appraisal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Emerging Technologies for Structural Design, Construction, Inspection, and Maintenance

edited by

Junyong Zhou

,

Kang Shi

and

Haoqi Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; intelligent design and optimization; smart sensing material; intelligent inspection equipment; advanced testing technique; multi-sensor and multi-source data fusion; digital twins for management; inspection and monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Structural Performance and Durability of Steel and Composite Systems

edited by

Wenkang Zuo

,

Jingxian Zhao

and

Yongrui Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structure; steel and concrete composite structure; steel– timber composite structures; composite cementitious materials; fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP); FRP-reinforced concrete; durability; structural performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable and Innovative Cementitious Materials for Low-Carbon Construction

edited by

Payam Sadrolodabaee

, Sam Adu-Amankwah,

Josep Claramunt

,

Monica Ardanuy

and

Holmer Savastano Junior

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon cementitious composites; supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs); circular economy in construction; industrial- and bio-based waste valorization; biochar-enhanced concrete; fiber- and textile-reinforced mortars; carbon footprint and sustainability analysis

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

Regenerative Buildings for Low-Carbon and Climate-Responsive Futures

edited by

Jorge Fernandes

and

Ricardo Mateus

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative design; low carbon/regenerative materials; life cycle assessment; circular construction; integrated design process; regenerative construction policies; human well-being and comfort; water management; urban and building energy performance simulation

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

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

edited by Hongqiang Li and

Shuang Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

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

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

Smart Technology for Indoor and Built Environments: Thermal Comfort, Ventilation, Acoustics, Energy Systems, and Structural Performance

edited by

Chi-Chung Lee

,

Kin Wai Tsang

, Asiri Umenga Weerasuriya,

Yaohan Li

and

Xuelin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor quality; smart building; ventilation; acoustic environment; thermal environment; Internet of Things; building automation; structural performance; building energy

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

Innovative Structures with High-Performance Materials

edited by Shuai Li,

Junzhi Liu

and Jiachen Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative structural forms; high-performance materials; structural analysis; high strength steel; fibre-reinforced polymer; cementitious materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Construction Waste Management for Buildings

edited by Qiu Xie and

Peng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 331 | 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)

Towards Future Green and Healthy Buildings: IAQ and Energy

edited by

Fusuo Xu

,

Hainan Yan

, Jinjun Ye and Yukun Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: green buildings; healthy buildings; building energy efficiency; indoor air quality (IAQ) and health; smart ventilation; energy-saving technology; low-carbon built environments

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

Intelligent Future Habitats: Sustainable Building, Planning, and Landscape

edited by Gangwei Cai, Nan Zhang,

Zi-Ming Ren

and Sheng He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: AIGC architectural design; robotic 3D printing construction; extreme environment building form; low-carbon prefabricated buildings; ergonomic-driven hotel design; sustainable tourism; adaptive building; resilient urban planning; healthy cities; indoor environmental health; neuroarchitecture; sustainable landscape planning; plant resilience/application in landscape design; multifunctional properties of plants in indoor andscape/application; responsive environment design; digital health environment; embodied cognition; intelligent built environment; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Durability and Sustainability in Modern Construction Materials

edited by Sanaul Chowdhury

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; recycled materials; durability; sustainability; sustainable infrastructure; green building materials; nanomaterials in construction

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

Climate-Adaptive Built Environments: Design Strategies for a Low-Carbon and Resilient Future

edited by

,

,

,

, Ling Jin and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change adaptation solutions; Whole Life Carbon (WLC) assessment; operational and embodied carbon emissions climate-resilient buildings and infrastructure; low-carbon and carbon-negative materials and solutions; circular economy in construction; performance-based building design

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

Business Models for Building Sustainability: Markets, Costs, Constraints, and Challenges

edited by

Pietro Bonifaci

,

Sergio Copiello

, Armand Vokshi and

Siarhei Manzhynski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative business models; building industry; building performance; building energy efficiency; real estate market; cost control; sustainable urban development; climate change; building information modeling; circular economy

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

Digital Twin-Enabled Smart Buildings: Sensing, Modeling, and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Xingyu Wang

,

Ying Huang

and

Chengcheng Tao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; digital twins; smart structures; structural sensing; data-driven modeling; finite element analysis; damage detection; multi-scale modeling; computer vision

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

Resilient Built Heritage and Built Environment: Research Perspectives and Governance Responses

edited by

Xinyuan Dang

and

Ana Sofia Guimarães

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: built heritage; built environment; resilience; sustainability; building science; heritage conservation; urban studies

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

Fire Safety of Building Structures for Resilience and Sustainability: Design, Optimisation, and Governance

edited by

Uttama Barua

and

Moe Mojtahedi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: building fire safety; resilient buildings; sustainable development; structural measures; non-structural measures; optimum building fire safety measures; policy and legislation; enforcement and practices; implementation; regulatory frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Disaster-Resilient Buildings and Offshore Structures

edited by

Muhammad Moman Shahzad

, Xinwei Wang and

Ghazanfar Anwar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural dynamics; damage identification; structural vibration control; structural health monitoring; earthquake-resistant design; retrofit optimization; soil– structure interaction; wind turbines/wind farm; retrofitting; support structures; high-rise buildings; wind-induced vibration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Energy Systems in Building Design: Innovations and Performance Optimization

edited by

Angeliki Kitsopoulou

,

Evangelos Bellos

and

Christos Tzivanidis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: building renovation; RES-driven energy systems; low-GWP refrigerants; positive energy buildings; indoor thermal comfort; multi-objective evaluation; fully electrified buildings; photovoltaics in buildings

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

Advances in AI-Driven Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Yi Zeng

,

Zhengliang Xiang

and Yixian Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); damage detection; deep learning; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital twin; life cycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Structural Connections in Reinforced Concrete Buildings

edited by

Akanshu Sharma

and

Gaurav Chobe

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: adhesive anchors and post-installed reinforcement; anchorages in composite construction; anchorages in special concretes; anchorages in structural strengthening; bond between reinforcement and concrete; cast-in anchorages including anchor channels; connections under extreme loading (fire; impact; seismic); design of connections; experimental studies on connections; numerical modeling of connections; performance-based approaches for anchorages; post-installed anchors; retrofitting and rehabilitation of structural connections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Intelligent Solar Energy Systems for Sustainable and Carbon-Neutral Building Design

edited by Mahmoud Dhimish and

Adel Mellit

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); artificial intelligence; renewable energy systems; smart buildings; digital twins; fault detection; energy optimisation; sustainable design; energy storage integration

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

New Trends in Digital Buildings

edited by

Qingxiang Li

and

Guidong Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: digilization; artificial intelligence; building automation and control; lifecycle building management; intelligent built environment; data-driven building design; automated construction; robotics in the built environment; human– building interaction; large language model

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

Cultural Heritage Associated to Cement and Lime Kilns from the Industrial Era

edited by Vincent Thiery

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement kiln; lime kiln; industrial era; cultural heritage

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Geotechnical Construction and Maintenance

edited by Chenyang Zhao and Arash A. Lavasan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical construction; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; numerical simulation; structure maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Engineering Informatics for Intelligent Lifecycle Management in the Built Environment

edited by

Xichen Chen

,

Stacy Vallis

, Xuguang Wang and Dermott McMeel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering informatics; information management; information-centric engineering; knowledge representation; knowledge graphs; semantic modelling; digital construction; building informatics; intelligent decision support; artificial intelligence in construction

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

Trends and Prospects in Cement-Based Materials and Concrete Materials

edited by

Oscar Aurelio Mendoza Reales

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative binders; bio-based cementitious composites; cement nanotechnology; concrete 3D printing; life-cycle assessment; concrete durability; supplementary cementing materials

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

Advanced Steel Design: Optimization, Materials, and Integration

edited by

George Taranu

,

Viorel Ungureanu

and

Zsolt Nagy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; advanced steel design; structural optimization; steel connections; cold-formed steel; seismic performance; modular steel construction; hybrid steel systems; sustainable building structures; seismic performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovative Approaches for User-Centred Retrofit and Adaptive Reuse of Buildings

edited by Joao Soliman-Junior,

Maria Yioutani-Iacovides

and Eunhwa Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: user-centred design; building retrofit; adaptive reuse; co-design; sustainable built environment; culturally significant buildings

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

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