Buildings

Building Solutions: Harnessing Nanotechnology, Smart Materials, and Photocatalysis for Enhanced Durability and Sustainability

edited by

Iran Rocha Segundo

,

Claver Pinheiro

and

Joaquim Carneiro

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1553 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology in construction; geopolymer materials ; smart glass nanoparticles ; phase-change materials ; photocatalytic air purification ; self-healing concrete ; sustainable building techniques ; indoor air quality improvement ; heritage conservation materials ; urban pollution mitigation

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

Human-Centric Architectural Design: Neuroarchitecture as a New Tool to Shape Futureproof Inclusive Buildings

edited by Matteo Zallio, Marcelo Márcio Soares,

Camelia Chivăran

and Michal Gath-Morad

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 652 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroarchitecture; human-centric design; cognitive-emotional architecture; inclusive design; environmental psychology; multisensory design and technologies; indoor environmental quality; behavioural impact of architecture; neuro-adaptive design and technology; well-being in the built environment; behavioural design; space perception; neuroscience in architecture; spatial cognition; mobile brain/body imaging in architecture; human– environment interaction; emotional architecture

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

Recent Challenges in Buildings Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality

edited by

Manuel Carlos Gameiro da Silva

and Mohamed El Mankibi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; energy efficiency of buildings; ventilation in buildings; climate change; resilient ventilation modes; IAQ and ventilation standards; smart ventilation systems; advanced filtration technologies

Data Analytics Applications for Architecture and Construction

edited by

Sittimont Kanjanabootra

,

Patrick Tang

,

Dariusz Alterman

and

Bernard Tuffour Atuahene

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14810 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven construction; data-driven architecture; big data application; data analytics; artificial; machine learning; process analytics; design analytics; visual analytics in construction

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

Advanced Technologies for Successful and Sustainable Construction and Maintenance Projects—2nd Edition

edited by

Fani Antoniou

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6591 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction management; project success; sustainable construction; decision making; procurement; contracts; claim management

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

Research on Ventilation and Airflow Distribution of Building Systems

edited by

Zhixiang Cao

, Zijing Tan and Jia-Ning Fan

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3151 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; building ventilation; zero carbon and sustainability; indoor air quality; energy efficiency; ventilation strategies; airflow distribution techniques

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

Recycling of Waste in Material Science and Building Engineering

edited by

Yi Lu

,

Abolfazl (Nima) Baghbani

, Wei Qin and Jiaxin Liang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3121 | 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)

Performances of Structural Concrete: Data-Driven Analysis Using AI, Numerical and Experimental Investigation

edited by Rwayda Kh S. Al-Hamd and Asad S. Albostami

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2483 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; analytical techniques; numerical methods; finite element analysis; concrete; experimental investigations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Vibration Monitoring and Control of the Built Environment

edited by

Felix Weber

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2160 | Submission Open

Keywords: damper; earthquake engineering; friction damping; hysteretic damping; isolator; monitoring; negative stiffness; soil structure interaction; structural control; structural dynamics; tuned mass damper; vibration absorber; wind engineering

Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of Renewable Energy Heating Systems

edited by

Wanlong Cai

,

Chaofan Chen

, Jiewen Deng and Chao Zeng

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1572 | Submission Open

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

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

Open Issues in Building Conservation

edited by

Salvatore Verre

and Fabrizio Comodini

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: FRP-FRCM-SRG composite; masonry or reinforced concrete confinement; numerical model; flexural/shear strengthening; seismic risk assessment; seismic improvement of existing buildings; innovative seismic protection systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Urban and Buildings: Lastest Advances and Prospects

edited by Mershack Opoku Tetteh and Sitsofe Kwame Yevu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart building systems; urban sustainability; artificial intelligence for building energy efficiency; building digital twins; renewable energy building integration; low-carbon construction materials; climate resilience for building and urban systems; application of the circular economy for building stocks; user behaviour in sustainable building systems

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

High-Performance Steel–Concrete Composite/Hybrid Structures

edited by

Mu-Xuan Tao

and

Li-Yan Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 23932 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel– concrete composite structures; high-resilience structural system; disaster resistance and mitigation; high-performance materials; performance evaluation; fabricated construction; numerical simulation; seismic design; life-cycle design; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Modular and Offsite Construction: Evidence-Based Benefits and Innovations

edited by

Zhen Lei

,

Hexu Liu

,

SeyedReza RazaviAlavi

and

Ke Cao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22345 | Submission Open

Keywords: modular and offsite construction; productivity improvement; digital technologies in construction; automation in construction; evidence-based benefits

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

Advanced Materials, Structural Systems and Construction for Green Buildings

edited by

Han Fang

,

Ornella Iuorio

and

Yu Bai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13766 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable and green materials; building materials made from wastes; bio-based construction systems; functional materials and structures with life-cycle sustainability; low-carbon structures; structural optimisation; life-cycle assessments; new construction technology for energy efficiency; design and re-manufacturing for reuse; design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA); damage detection and maintenance planning for life preservation

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

Sustainable Architecture Regards to Global Challenges: Implementation and Evaluation

edited by

Łukasz Mazur

and

Anna Bać

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10863 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable architecture; circular economy; building materials; energy efficiency; decarbonization; timber engineering; indoor and urban comfort; post occupancy evaluation; education

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

Research on Structural Analysis and Design of Civil Structures

edited by

Ping Zhu

and

Zhe Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10136 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural analysis; structural design; performance evaluation; structural optimization; theoretical analysis of civil engineering; numerical analysis of civil engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in AI, Digitization, Robotics, IoT, BIM, and Spatial Modeling in Building Sciences

edited by

Fuan Tsai

and Tee-Ann Teo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9067 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital building models; multi-LOD building models; high-definition 3D models; building information modelling; construction management; automation in construction; building spatial information; indoor location services; CAD/CAE; artifical intelligence/machine learning/deep learning

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

Advances in Life Cycle Management of Buildings

edited by

Junwu Wang

, Han Wu and Zhangsheng Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8793 | 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)

Advancing Urban Resilience Through Enhanced Disaster Response and Recovery

edited by

Da Hu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 8425 | Submission Open

Keywords: damage assessment; disaster reconnaissance; building resilience; emerging technologies; response and recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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

edited by

Junyong Zhou

and Zeren Jin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7564 | 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)

Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Structural Modelling, Identification and Monitoring of Existing Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

Egidio Lofrano

and Paolo Di Re

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6895 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; dynamic identification; damage detection; inverse problem; machine learning in SHM; sensor network; optimal sensor placement; sensor technologies; remote monitoring; model updating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

The Damage and Fracture Analysis in Rocks and Concretes

edited by

Xiang Li

and

Kewei Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4558 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; damage; fracture; mining engineering; geotechnical engineering; numerical model; time-dependent fracturing; stress corrosion; high temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Seismic Performance and Durability of Engineering Structures

edited by Jieqiong Wu, Renbo Zhang and Shenggang Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4435 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering structures; seismic performance; durability design; durability assessment; environmental action; load effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Solid Mechanics as Applied to Civil Engineering

edited by Zhengwei Li and Chuantan Hou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3645 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid mechanics; structural design; mechanical behavior; material performance; computational model; civil engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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

edited by

Marian Drusa

,

Jaroslaw Rybak

and

Andrea Segalini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3395 | Submission Open

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

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

Carbon-Neutral Infrastructure: 2nd Edition

edited by Wentong Wang,

Dongdong Yuan

,

Augusto Cannone Falchetto

and

Fucheng Guo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2763 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-neutralized cement or asphalt-based materials; material technologies to improve the utilization of infrastructure waste resources; alternative materials for carbon neutral infrastructure; recycled materials in infrastructure; cold mix asphalt materials; green and sustainable infrastructure materials; energy harvesting and green conversion technologies for road infrastructure; smart infrastructure materials and structures

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

Modern Trends in the Revitalization of Buildings and Post-Industrial Facilities

edited by

Jerzy Rosłon

,

Paweł Nowak

, Janusz Sobieraj and

Dominik Metelski

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2645 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban revitalization; post-industrial facilities; sustainable construction; land reclamation; building information modeling (BIM); innovative construction technologies; sustainable urban development

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

Advanced Studies on Housing Energy Efficiency, Net Zero Developments and Real Estate Values

edited by

Maria Macchiaroli

,

Masoud Sajjadian

and

Junxue Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2576 | Submission Open

Keywords: housing energy efficiency; real estate market; building energy performance; climate-sensitive architecture; healthy and ecological urban planning and design; sustainable city assessment; green and low-carbon building; healing urban landscape design; energy and ecological urban

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

Data-Driven Project Planning and Control: Advancing Cost, Schedule, and Risk Management

edited by

Giulio Mangano

,

Alberto De Marco

and

Filippo Maria Ottaviani

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2492 | Submission Open

Keywords: regression analysis; Bayesian inference; fuzzy logic; Monte Carlo simulation; time series analysis; artificial intelligence; probabilistic and network models; natural language processing and text mining; building information modeling; blockchain; Internet of Things

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

Advanced Characteristics and Long-Term Durability of Cementitious Materials and Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Vanissorn Vimonsatit

and

Benchaa Benabed

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2168 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building materials; cementitious systems; low-carbon concrete; strength; durability; reinforced concrete; concrete structures

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

Smart Asset Management for Sustainable Built Environment

edited by Raj Shah and

Mohan Siriwardena

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1906 | Submission Open

Keywords: asset management; digital twin (DT); BIM (building information modelling) and AI (artificial intelligence); sustainable materials; climate impact on physical assets; application of AI in assets; law and policy in digital assets; cyber security and IP of digital assets; resilience of existing infrastructure; energy performance and sustainability

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

Universal and Age-Friendly Design in Urban and Rural Built Environment Creation

edited by

Fei Chen

,

Masa Noguchi

and

Fangning Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1684 | Submission Open

Keywords: universal design; age-friendly design; urban and rural built environment; urban; architectural; and interior renewal and design

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

Trends and Prospects in Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings

edited by

David Coley

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1646 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-energy buildings; net zero; energy modeling; society; architecture

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

Urban Renewal: Protection and Restoration of Existing Buildings

edited by Jizhuo Huang,

Jun Wang

and Gang Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1537 | Submission Open

Keywords: existing buildings; protection techniques; restoration techniques; low-carbon transformation; new reinforcement material

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

Building Safety Assessment and Structural Analysis

edited by

Weibin Yuan

, Nanting Yu,

Xiaofeng Gao

and Xinkai Hao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1271 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete structures; high-rise building; wind loading effect; seismic resilience; machine learning; fatigue; buckling; fluid– structure interaction; finite element analysis; case study

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Building Foundation Engineering

edited by Rui Chen,

Ankit Garg

,

Svetlana N. Sushkova

,

Neelima Satyam

and Zhaofeng Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1193 | Submission Open

Keywords: pile foundation; soil– structure interaction; special soils; geotechnical challenge; sustainability; climate change; excavation; geo-environmental engineering

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

New Challenges of Underground Structures in Earthquake Engineering

edited by Yusheng Shen and Zhengzheng Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 743 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel engineering; earthquake engineering; seismic design; seismic vulnerability; model test; seismic warning; complex geology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Seismic Prevention, Structural Analysis and Rehabilitation of Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

George Kalogeropoulos

, Alexandros-Dimitrios Tsonos and

Constantin Chalioris

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 671 | Submission Open

Keywords: experimental tests; analytical and numerical modeling; retrofit; seismic isolation; structural analysis; innovative materials; steel fiber concrete; FRP; steel fiber concrete

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

Sustainable Geopolymers and Low-Carbon Cementitious Materials for High-Performance Concrete

edited by

Xiang Tian

, Zhenzhen Jiao and Yu Yan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building materials; low-carbon construction; mechanical properties; durability performance; structural fire resistance; seismic performance; impact and explosion resistance; composite materials

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

Application of Nanotechnology in Building Materials

edited by Xiaoying Zhang, Ning Li,

Ang Liu

, Yu Yong and Chuansheng Xiong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 540 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; cement-based composite materials; conductive polymers; reinforced concrete; FRP bars; corrosion inhibitors; corrosion resistance; coatings

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

Building Foundation Analysis: Soil–Structure Interaction—2nd Edition

edited by Qiang Xie,

Yuxin Ban

, Xiang Fu and Rini Asnida Binti Abdullah

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: building foundations; geotechnical engineering; soil– structure interaction; building behaviour; pile foundations; machine learning; numerical modelling; geophysical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Experiments, Design and Practice Innovations in Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Space

edited by

Shuqian Duan

, Jiayan Nie,

Zhongkai Huang

and Jiecheng Xiong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamics; safety and reliability; environmental geotechnics; artificial intelligence; numerical analysis; risk assessment and management in infrastructure; uncertainty quantification in infrastructure systems; internal erosion; high mobility of rock avalanche; special soil properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Research on Seismic Performance of Steel Structures

edited by

Silvia Costanzo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic design; earthquake; buildings; seismic performance; numerical simulation; experimental investigation; seismic hazard; seismic loss; energy dissipation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Digital Technology-Empowered Innovation and Application for Building Engineering Education

edited by

Qingzhao Kong

and Lin Chen

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10105 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital education; engineering education; teaching innovation; visualization technology; education for wisdom; intelligent tutoring system

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

Advance in BIM-Based Technologies for Sustainable Building Performance Predictions

edited by

Woon Seong Jeong

and

Sang-Guk Yum

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6061 | Submission Open

Keywords: building design; construction processes; construction management; building information modeling (BIM); off-site construction; modular construction; design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA); sustainable construction methods and technologies; digital twins in the construction industry; artificial intelligence in scheduling; simulation-based methods for construction scheduling and virtual construction

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

Functional Improvement, Characterization and Simulation of Cement-Based Materials

edited by

Dongyi Lei

, Ying Li,

Yang Li

,

Penggang Wang

and Yupeng Tian

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1145 | Submission Open

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

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

Computational Mechanics Analysis of Composite Structures

edited by Linxin Peng, Jiahua Yang, Peng Tang and

Xiaodan Teng

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; computational mechanics; high-performance computing; multi-scale modeling; artificial intelligence and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Application of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials in Building and Bridge Applications

edited by Raafat El-Hacha

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: material behavior; including bond; durability; fatigue; and long-term performance; fabrication; processing; and testing methods; analysis and design; applications in structural concrete with or without prestressing; applications in wood; masonry; and steel structures; strengthening and rehabilitation of structures; seismic performance and retrofit; structural health monitoring and intelligent sensing; fire resistance; extreme condition performance; hybrid structural members; structural shapes and fully composite systems; anchorage systems and connections; innovative structural systems; full-scale testing; field applications and case studies; codes and standards; sustainability and life-cycle cost

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

Advances in Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

edited by

Giovanni Semprini

,

Aminhossein Jahanbin

and

Simone Secchi

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19101 | Submission Open

Keywords: building physics; indoor air quality; thermal comfort; acoustic and visual comfort; ventilation; HVAC systems; pollutant dispersion in a built environment; control of airborne infectious disease; CFD application in a built environment

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

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