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Trends and Prospects in Indoor Environment of Buildings
edited by , , , José Manuel López-Osorio and Cristian Salazar-Concha
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1524 | 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 and Sheng Li
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 811 | 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 785 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 748 | 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)
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 644 | 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)
Development of Indoor Environment Comfort in Buildings submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 494 | 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)
Adaptive Lightweight Materials and Systems for Sustainable Construction: Innovations and Future Directions
edited by , , Salvatore Viscuso, Farzaneh Oghazian and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 280 | 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)
Innovative Retrofit Solutions to Improve Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality in Buildings submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 275 | 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)
Advances in Construction Safety and Project Management
edited by Chau Le and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 273 | 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)
Advances in Sustainable Green Building Practices and Structural Engineering submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 184 | 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)
Seismic Resilience and Structural Performance of Masonry Structures submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 156 | 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)
Digital Modeling and Structural Health Monitoring of Cultural Heritage submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 155 | 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)
Multisensory Comfort and Human-Centered Design: The Impact of the Built Environment on Health and Well-Being
edited by Federica Giuliani, , Luca Zaniboni and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 152 | 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 Transformation and Automation in Construction Project Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 110 | 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)
Analysis of Structural and Seismic Performance of Building Structures
edited by and Madalena Ponte
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 106 | 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)
Low-Carbon Construction of Indoor Environments and Building Thermal Resilience Under Climate Change
edited by Chenqiu Du
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 97 | 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)
Intelligent Preservation: AI-Driven Innovation in Cultural Heritage Buildings
edited by Wei Chen, Hui Wang, , and Xiang Ren
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 90 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 77 | 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)
Recent Advances in Fibre-Reinforced Cementitious and Polymeric Composites for Construction
edited by Esmaeel Esmaeeli, Jianfei Chen and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 62 | 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 , Kaijian Zhang, Yuxiang Tang, Dianchao Wang and Chunhui Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 47 | 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)
Real Estate, Housing, and Urban Governance—2nd Edition
edited by Jie Chen, Zisheng Song and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 43 | 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)
Advances in Eco-Friendly Construction and Building Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon technologies; circular economy in construction; waste valorisation and resource recovery; life-cycle assessment (LCA) of building materials; durability and long-term performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
High-Performance Buildings for Health and Comfort: Indoor Environment, Thermal Design, and Structural Integrity
edited by Yuxin Yang, , and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 24 | 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)
Research on Building Structural Behavior Under Extreme Conditions
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open
Keywords: blast-resistant structures; impact-resistant design; advanced construction materials; dynamic response analysis; critical infrastructure protection; numerical simulation; resilience assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Optimization and Application of Concrete Materials in Constructions
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open
Keywords: concrete technology; special concretes; self-compacting concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; X-ray computed tomography research; non-destructive testing (NDT) of concrete; 3D-printed building materials; waste and recycled materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
AI-Driven Structural Design and Performance Optimization in Civil Engineering submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimization methods; machine and deep learning; optimization algorithms; structural design; structural health monitoring; finite element method; concrete; steel and composite materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advanced Study on Urban Environment by Big Data Analytics submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 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)
Innovations in Water Management for Climate Resilient Cities and Buildings
edited by Szu-Hsien Peng, and I-Hui Chen
submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate-resilient water systems; urban flood simulation; hydrology and hydrogeology; smart city and AIoT monitoring; watershed and debris-flow management; urban resilience and disaster mitigation; nature-based solutions; water-sensitive urban design; geotechnical risk monitoring; AI-assisted environmental analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Intelligent Automation in Construction Management
edited by Hyunsu Lim, Taehoon Kim and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1366 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent automation; construction management; artificial intelligence; robotics; digital twin; IoT; computer vision; site monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Advances in Environmentally-Friendly Building Materials in Construction
edited by and Rafael A. Robayo-Salazar
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4755 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; sustainable and low-carbon building materials; eco-friendly materials and processes; utilization of by-products and waste materials in construction; construction and demolition wastes; recycled aggregates; alternative binders to Portland cement; geopolymers; 3D concrete printing; concrete durability; life cycle analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Artificial Intelligence in Material and Structural Optimization for Sustainable Infrastructure
edited by , , T. Jeyakaran and Hakas Prayuda
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2611 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); generative design; surrogate modeling; additive manufacturing in construction; resilient infrastructure; life-cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable construction materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Development and Application in Sustainable Construction and Building Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction; advanced building materials; energy efficiency; recycled materials; waste-based materials; bio-based materials; life-cycle assessment; architectural heritage; vernacular building materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Advanced Geotechnics: Optimization, Reliability, and Intelligent Methods for Underground, Foundation, and Earth Structures submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open
Keywords: geotechnical engineering; underground structures; foundations; earth structures; optimization; multi-objective design; reliability-based design; sustainability; machine learning; numerical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Wind-Induced Vibration of High-Rise Buildings
edited by Bei Chen, and
submission deadline 26 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind load estimation; innovative vibration mitigation strategies; aerodynamics and aeroelasticity; structure dynamic performance enhancement; multi-hazard risk assessment and resilience; wind-induced vibration; novel systems to optimize structural/aerodynamic response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Emerging Technologies and Workflows for BIM and Digital Construction
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13160 | Submission Open
Keywords: building information modelling (BIM); emerging technology; digital twin artificial intelligence; virtual augmented reality; digital data; robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation in the Era of Smart Buildings submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1755 | Submission Open
Keywords: ventilation; smart buildings; sensors; predictive analytics; IoT (Internet of Things); energy efficiency; environmental impact; occupant health; building information modeling (BIM)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Low-Carbon Materials and Advanced Engineering Technologies
edited by , Chenxia Wang, Bo Xu and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1400 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon building materials; carbon capture and utilization; advanced engineering technologies; structural dynamic response; advanced management methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Sustainable Architecture and Healthy Environment
edited by Xueyan Zhang, and Jiayin Zhu
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1279 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer performance of building envelopes; building thermal engineering; thermal application of biomass energy; healthy indoor environment; energy conversion and utilization technology; green and sustainable ecological building technology; indoor environmental air quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Advanced Studies in Structural Performance, Durability, and Constractional Improvements of Reinforced Concrete Structures
edited by and Farzin Kazemi
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open
Keywords: reinforced concrete (RC) structures; structural performance; structural durability; constructional improvements; seismic performance; structural health monitoring; material degradation; concrete technology; high-performance concrete (HPC); fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC); corrosion resistance; service life prediction; retrofitting techniques; nonlinear analysis; structural rehabilitation; crack propagation; load-bearing capacity; sustainable construction materials; experimental testing; finite element modeling (FEM); life-cycle assessment (LCA); structural optimization; advanced cementitious materials; damage assessment; smart materials in RC; machine learning methods; data-driven methods; artificial neural networks; data-based predictive models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Research on Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Structures and Components—2nd Edition
edited by Weijing Zhang
submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic performance; precast concrete structures; progressive collapse; earthquake resilient structures; structural walls; RC frame; experimental research; numerical modelling; seismic design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
AI and Data Analytics for Energy-Efficient and Healthy Buildings: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 45187 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy-efficient and healthy buildings; AI and data analytics; data-driven modelling; smart digital technology; smart buildings; smart urban planning; smart cities; intelligent architecture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Advanced Research on Cementitious Composites for Construction
edited by Jun Tian, , Yuzhou Zheng, Hui Huang and Hao Fu
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16776 | Submission Open
Keywords: cementitious composites; fiber reinforced; mechanical properties; durability; extreme conditions; structural behavior; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Advances in Life Cycle Management of Buildings
edited by , Han Wu and Zhangsheng Liu
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13825 | Submission Open
Keywords: cost and duration analysis in LCM; durable design in LCM; construction enterprise management; digital twins and BIM; smart devices and sensor technologies; soft computing in civil engineering; uncertainty analysis in LCM of civil engineering; risk management in LCM of civil engineering; decision support in LCM of civil engineering; green construction and sustainable management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Assessment, Repair, Maintenance, and Conservation of Existing Buildings: State-of-the-art Methods, Advances, and Case Studies submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7892 | Submission Open
Keywords: existing masonry buildings; existing reinforced concrete buildings; earthquake engineering; natural fiber materials; composite materials; advanced materials; combined hazards; multi-risk assessment; building heritage; simplified vulnerability methods; building risk; territorial risk; resilience of existing buildings; maintenance strategies for existing buildings; building information modelling (BIM)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Innovative Solutions for Enhancing Seismic Resilience of Buildings
edited by and Arman Mamazizi
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6878 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural resilience damage control; damper; rocking mechanism; low-damage system; repairable seismic system; self-centering seismic system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Study on Concrete Structures—2nd Edition
edited by , , Rui Zhou and Cong Ma
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5489 | Submission Open
Keywords: concrete material; concrete structure; mechanical behavior; experimental technique; modeling technique; concrete structural system; structural monitoring; durability and improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
The Dynamic In Situ Characterisation of Buildings submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4663 | Submission Open
Keywords: building physics; buildings and energy; dynamic thermal performance; demand side response; building flexibility; building systems; in situ building characterisation; thermal comfort; domestic and non-domestic buildings; ventilation in buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
A Digital Innovation Framework for Construction Management and Built Environment submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2049 | Submission Open
Keywords: management of contracts in construction projects; public– private partnerships in construction project; laws and logistics in construction management; construction science and management; tenders and documents in project management; innovation in structural design and visualization; contemporary civil engineering technologies; higher education for the building construction industry; construction; and materials science; policies and procedures for construction management sustainability in construction technology; trends of vernacularism in construction technologies; curricula building for construction industry-related education; retrofitting and energy efficiency in buildings through modern tools; sustainability in architectural design and planning; interior architecture; post-occupancy building comfort management; hazard management and planning by architects; affordable housing; theories of architecture and the evolution of architectural character in the post-industrialization era; landscape architectural theories and criticism; disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management; landscape architecture; interior architecture; information communication technologies; regional trends and practices in construction management; collaboration in construction management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Advanced Research on Steel Joints and Structures: Mechanical Behavior, Performance Analysis, and Stability Design
edited by , Jitao Zhong, , , Bing Wang and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1091 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel joints; structural performance; stability design; mechanical behavior; steel structures; high-strength steel; seismic resistance; numerical simulation; structural optimization; advanced materials in steel construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Innovation and Technology in Sustainable Construction
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1091 | Submission Open
Keywords: construction technology; sustainability; engineering project management; construction safety; intelligent construction; infrastructure construction; low carbon
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
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