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Earthquake Resistant and Vibration Control of Concrete Structures submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11202 | Submission Open
Keywords: concrete structures; engineering structures; structural analysis; structural assessment; earthquake-resistant design; seismic risk assessment; structural damping; structural vibration control; seismic isolation; retrofit of existing buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Comfortable Environments: Materials for Room Acoustics and Noise Control
edited by Jesús Carbajo, and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9291 | Submission Open
Keywords: room acoustics; noise control; acoustic materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Green Building Materials and Intelligent Construction Technology
edited by Jirong Lan, Yiqie Dong, Yaguang Du, and Xian Zhou
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8895 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent construction; green building materials; structural design; management models; construction techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Climate Resilient Buildings: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6530 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate resilient buildings; resilient design; resilient retrofit; overheating; extreme climate events
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Research on Timber and Timber–Concrete Buildings
edited by Pablo Guindos, José Luis Almazán Campillay, , Hernán Santa María Oyanedel and Diego Valdivieso Cascante
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 6483 | Submission Open
Keywords: timber structure timber-concrete timber design wood building structural performance non-structural performance industrialization sustainable construction resilience bioproduct
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Research on Solar Energy System and Storage for Sustainable Buildings
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5639 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar buildings; solar heating; solar cooling; sustainable buildings; thermal energy storage; building integrated photovoltaic; energy efficiency for data centre
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Planning for Sustainable Land Use and Built Environment in High-Density Cities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4234 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart spatial planning; intensive/mixed land use; high-density built environment; sustainability; three-dimensional; compact development; machine learning; land use change and evolution; data-driven approach; quality environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Study on Real Estate and Housing Management—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4233 | Submission Open
Keywords: real estate management; corporate real estate; housing policy; housing economics; real estate finance; real estate valuation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Towards Industry 5.0 in the Construction Industry: Techniques, Requirements, Energy, Maintenance Engineering, Challenges and Opportunities submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2869 | Submission Open
Keywords: construction 5.0; advanced construction techniques; maintenance engineering; building information management (BIM); hybrid renewable systems; energy efficiency; circular economy; human interaction; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Advances in Soil–Geosynthetic Composite Materials
edited by , and Phan Truc T.T.
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2311 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite behavior; geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS); field-scale experiments; finite element (fe); compaction loads
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Theory and Innovative Applications of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)
edited by Xiangguo Wu, and Junping Liu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2259 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultra-high-performance concrete; wind power structures; sustainable construction; advanced materials; UAV image; artificial intelligence; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Automation and Robotics in Building Design and Construction
edited by , , Jung In Kim and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2069 | Submission Open
Keywords: construction robots; building construction; smart sensing; design for construction robots; operation platform; human– robot collaboration; construction management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Human Factor on Construction Safety
edited by , Kelly Weeks, Siavash Zamiran and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2037 | Submission Open
Keywords: human factors; construction safety; accidents; human error; training; compliance and legal liability; risk management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Building Energy-Saving Technology—3rd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2000 | Submission Open
Keywords: building envelop; mechanical system; passive and zero energy buildings; HVAC system control; carbon neutrality retrofit; energy performance; lifecycle analysis; embodied energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Lightweight and Large-Span Structures: Innovative Structural Forms and Computational Methods
edited by , Yu Xue, Yuxiang Cai, Tingting Shu and Guansen Dong
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1897 | Submission Open
Keywords: lightweight structures; large-span structures; structural optimization; structural intelligent design; computational form finding; numerical computational methods; low-carbon and life-cycle design; health monitoring of spatial structures; deployable and inflatable structures; gridshell and lattice structures; tensegrity and cable structures; tension and membrane structures; adaptive and smart structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advances in Cementitious Materials
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1799 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable and resilient cementitious materials; advancing performance; enhanced durability; low-carbon solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Multi-Dimensional Organic Conservation of Historical Neighborhood Buildings in the Context of Sustainable Urban Renewal—2nd Edition
edited by , and Fangning Wu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1638 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic conservation; historical neighborhood buildings; sustainable urban renewal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Advances in Nondestructive Testing of Structures
edited by , Mahdi Shadabfar, Masoud Abedini and Zohreh Mousavi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1364 | Submission Open
Keywords: new approaches in SHM; short- and long-term structural health monitoring; periodical structural health monitoring; nondestructive damage detection methods; digital twins for SHM; digital twins for city-scale structural health monitoring; city-scale damage maps after earthquakes; signal processing-based damage detection methods; reliability; risk and resilience analysis; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advances in Urban Planning and Design for Urban Safety and Operations
edited by Haowei Wang, Lei Nie, , and Lihua Liu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1167 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban planning; urban design; urban safety; urban operation; urban modeling; urbanization; large model; urban resilience; urban ecological health; environmental safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Structural Vibration Analysis and Control in Civil Engineering
edited by Jinyang Li, Zhiqian Dong, Dinghao Yu and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1032 | Submission Open
Keywords: vibration analysis; structural control systems; seismic response control; dynamic load mitigation; active and passive damping modal analysis; wind-induced vibration control; structural health monitoring; numerical simulation in vibration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
The Effects of Urban Climate on the Energy Performance and Carbon Emissions of Buildings
edited by Lihua Zhao, , Yueer He and Meng Tian
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 896 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban climate; energy-efficient buildings; green building technology; energy modeling; carbon emissions; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
New Insights on the Intelligent Preservation of Architectural Heritage
edited by Ming Guo and Guoli Wang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open
Keywords: architectural heritage; preventive protection; digital twins; artificial intelligence; quantum computing; augmented reality interactions; intelligent monitoring; restoration and defect repair; structural analysis; liquid neural networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Next-Gen Risk Management: AI-Driven Solutions for Engineering and Construction Projects submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven risk management; computer vision for safety; autonomous monitoring systems; digital twins in engineering; safety compliance automation; risk assessment in construction; smart construction technologies; AI and building information modeling (BIM); hazard detection and prevention; robotics in risk mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Studies on the Durability of Building Composite Materials
edited by , , Mohammad Reza Salami, Gisele Goes Cintra and Kaifang Liu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open
Keywords: building composite materials; innovative building materials; mechanical properties; durability; degradation mechanisms; corrosion resistance; sustainable construction; lifecycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Sustainable Development in Building: High-Performance Materials with Solid Waste
edited by , and Jianglin Li
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 511 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid waste; sustainable building materials; advanced performance; low-carbon binders; life cycle assessment; performance enhancement; material characterization; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Challenges in Structural Repairs and Renovations
edited by , , and Boris Trogrlić
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural repair; application of new materials; experimental research; numerical analyzes; new calculation techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advancing Sustainable and Cost-Effective Practices in Building Design and Construction
edited by , Raluca Istoan and Daniela-Roxana Tămaş-Gavrea
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building materials; innovative construction technologies; lifecycle management; green economy; green building practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Emission Reduction Paths Through Energy-Saving Technology Innovation for Buildings
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: building energy-saving technology innovation; green technology innovation; carbon neutrality; buildings; health co-benefits; carbon emissions; pollution mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Advances in Sustainable Pavement and Road Construction: Innovations with Asphalt and Recycled Materials
edited by Rudi van Staden
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable pavement materials; asphalt innovation; recycled construction materials; road infrastructure sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy in construction; low-carbon road technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Design and Preparation of High-Performance Building Life-Prolonging Materials
edited by Jianlin Luo and Bo Pang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: building life-prolonging materials; building repair and protection; high-performance concrete; low-carbon building materials; polymer-modified concrete; muti-functional coating for structures; damaged building consolidation
Recent Advances in Structural Health Monitoring
edited by , , Yanlong Xie, Yichen Zhu and Miaomin Wang
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: population-based SHM; advanced sensing and instrumentation in SHM; computer vision techniques for structural assessment; machine learning applications in SHM; digital twins for structural performance monitoring; data fusion and integration of monitoring data; decision-making frameworks for predictive maintenance and risk assessment; case studies in SHM applications and lessons learnt
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Application of Innovative Technologies in Construction Project Management
edited by Kenneth Park, , Nii Ankrah and
submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 27531 | Submission Open
Keywords: BIM; AR/VR; AI; machine learning; and deep learning; smart construction technologies (e.g.; Internet of Things; wearable sensors; Blockchain technology; digital twin technology; etc.); industry 4.0 and construction project management; time and cost benefits of digital technology adoption; opportunities and challenges in utilising digital technologies for construction project management; digital transformation in construction project management practices; digital transformation and sustainability in the built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Sustainable and Smart Energy Systems in the Built Environment
edited by and Felipe Feijoo
submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 26435 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart energy system; energy modelling; energy planning; sustainable buildings and cities; flexible buildings; digitalisation; artificial intelligence; positive energy districts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Recent Advances in Sustainable Low-Carbon Materials for Green Concrete
edited by and Pingping He
submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7763 | Submission Open
Keywords: green concrete; sustainable construction materials; low-carbon cement-based composites; recycling waste; CO2 mineralization; carbonation technology; alkali-activated materials; properties; application; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Smart Building Materials and Designs for Sustainable Built Environment
edited by Kishor Zingre
submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3803 | Submission Open
Keywords: building materials; heat transfer; low carbon; thermal comfort; built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Planning and Development of Resilient Cities
edited by , , , and Liu Wu
submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2885 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban resilience; adaptive design; sustainable development; natural disaster risk management; urban infrastructure; community participation; urban renewal; policy innovation; smart city technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Harmonizing Nature and Mind: Biophilic and Neuroarchitecture Synergies for Intelligent Buildings Enhancing Human Well-Being
edited by , Alexander Sumich, , and
submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open
Keywords: biophilic design; neuroarchitecture; human well-being; intelligent buildings; sustainable architecture; cognitive function; emotional health; nature integration; environmental psychology; resilient design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Performance Analysis of Timber Composite Structures
edited by Benkai Shi, and Zhibin Ling
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8566 | Submission Open
Keywords: timber structures; wood; bamboo; timber– concrete composite structures; steel– timber composite structures; shear connection; seismic resilience; fire resistance; vibration performance; long-term performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advancements in Energy Efficiency and Life-Cycle Assessment of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications
edited by Zohir Younsi, Naoual Belouaggadia, , , Nicolas Youssef and Mohamed Lachheb
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4061 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental impact; energy efficiency; energy storage; life-cycle assessment; phase change material; buildings; sustainable development; numerical simulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Trends and Prospects in Indoor Environment of Buildings
edited by , , , José Manuel López-Osorio and Cristian Salazar-Concha
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 538 | 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)
Dynamic Response Analysis of Structures Under Wind and Seismic Loads
edited by Junfeng Zhang, and Ke Li
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind load; seismic load; dynamic response; structural design; damage assessment; vibration control technologies; fragility analysis; reliability analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Urban Building and Green Stormwater Infrastructure
edited by Wei Zhang
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3337 | Submission Open
Keywords: building drainage; green stormwater infrastructures; stormwater management; runoff pollution; building and community; sustainable assessment; model uncertainty analysis; sponge city; extreme precipitation; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Advances of Indoor Air Quality, Control and Health
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3226 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor air quality; pollution control; built environment; pollution and purification; indoor environment and human health; indoor organic compounds; SVOC; VOCs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Research on Sustainable Energy Performance of Green Buildings
edited by Víctor Echarri-Iribarren
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2093 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy efficiency; environmental impacts; indoor air quality; life cycle asessment (LCA); radiant systems; payback period; water cycle management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
New Trends in Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction for Sustainable Building
edited by Byeongkwan Kang
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI and data-driven solutions; photovoltaic system; energy storage system; EV charging infrastructure; mobility solution; advanced HVAC; building thermal management; policy; regulation; and incentives; carbon neutrality; net-zero emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Lighting Design for the Built Environment
edited by Geza Fischl, and Ulrika Wänström Lindh
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open
Keywords: lighting design; architectural lighting; urban lighting; human-centric lighting; sustainable lighting; smart lighting; digital twin; lighting technology; artificial intelligence; lighting education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Trends and Prospects in Sustainable Green Building Materials
edited by Olga Kizinievič and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 464 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; building materials; recycled; waste; durability; life cycle assessment; weathering effects; energy efficiency; carbon footprint
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Cracking in Cement-Based Materials
edited by Jianhang Feng and Yue Liu
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: crack; cement-based materials; detection; repair; self-healing; engineering practice; crack formation; crack mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
BIM Methodology and Tools Development/Implementation
edited by and Fazil Najafi
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6404 | Submission Open
Keywords: building information modelling (BIM); digital twin and data interoperability; internet of things (IoT); blockchain; artificial intelligence (AI); BIM deliverable and IFC standard
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Recent Developments and Future Perspectives in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems of Buildings
edited by Peng Xu
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4741 | Submission Open
Keywords: HVAC system and equipment; building energy efficiency; simulation and HVAC system optimization; thermal comfort and indoor environment quality; building energy consumption and load forecasting; renewable energy in buildings; data center cooling; artificial intelligence (AI) applications in HVAC systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
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