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Transformation in the Building Design and Construction Industry: Smart Technologies, Sustainable Practices, and Artificial Intelligence Applications

edited by

Shaghayegh Karimzadeh

,

António Aguiar Costa

and

Omid Hassanshahi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17811 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart material and construction; sustainable material and construction; artificial intelligence (AI); robotics and automation; life cycle assessment (LCA); durability; health monitoring; building information modeling (BIM); natural disaster risk assessment

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

Study on Real Estate and Housing Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Jian Liang

,

Song Shi

and

Han-Suck Song

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17671 | 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)

Seismic Resistance and Vulnerability Assessments of Building Structures

edited by Carlo Del Gaudio and

Gerardo Mario Verderame

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17502 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resistance; vulnerability assessments; reinforced concrete buildings; masonry buildings; earthquake engineering; structural resilience; seismic risk assessments; structural dynamics; seismic analysis; damage assessments; post-earthquake damage data; structural retrofitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Safety Assessment in Civil Engineering

edited by

Bin Huang

,

Zhifeng Wu

and Hui Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16272 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; model updating; machine learning; intelligent techniques; finite element modeling; resilience against disasters; risk assessment; disaster prevention and reduction; building life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

BioCognitive Architectural Design

edited by Michal Gath-Morad,

Koen Steemers

and

Cleo Valentine

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13883 | Submission Open

Keywords: BioCognitive Architectural Design; spatial cognition; wayfinding; human–building interaction; adaptive architecture; neuroscience in design; NeuroArchitecture; evidence-based architectural design; responsive environments; cognitive behaviors in architecture; generative design

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

Healthy, Low-Carbon and Resilient Built Environments

edited by

Yingdong He

and

Nianping Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13555 | Submission Open

Keywords: human health; carbon neutralization; thermal comfort; indoor air quality; emission reduction; building energy system; intelligent building technologies; resilient buildings

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

Future Cities and Their Downtowns: Urban Studies and Planning

edited by Bob Giddings

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13476 | Submission Open

Keywords: city centre; transformation; urban planning; public space; repurposing; adaptation

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

Development and Properties of Sustainable Composite Materials for Building Applications

edited by

Rabah Hamzaoui

and

Rachida Idir

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11781 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; mechanical, thermal, and hygrothermal properties; durability; life cycle analysis and carbon footprint; environmental impact; testing techniques; construction materials innovations and applications; alternative materials; energy efficiency; biosoured and gesourced materials

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

Research on Corrosion Resistance of Reinforced Concrete

edited by Subbiah Karthick,

Han-Seung Lee

and

Jitendra Kumar Singh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10287 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel; zinc; aluminum; magnesium; corrosion; inhibitor; coating; concrete; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; potentiodynamic polarization; cyclic polarization; open circuit potential; nano-technology; advanced materials and processes; X-ray diffraction; scanning electron microscopy; atomic force microscopy; raman spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; reinforcement corrosion; building and construction; repair materials; material science and technology

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

Acoustics and Well-Being: Towards Healthy Environments

edited by

María Ángeles Navacerrada

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10287 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustics comfort; public health; acoustic materials; innovative acoustic technologies; efficient acoustic conditioning; environmental noise

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

Safety and Health Management in Sustainable Construction

edited by

Shaohua Hu

, Wu Liu and Moxiao Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9893 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; safety management; occupational health and safety; construction safety; risk assessment; smart construction technologies; disaster response; health impact assessment; sustainable building practices

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

Urban Underground Space Design: Structural Stability and Mechanics Analysis—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhehao Zhu

, Jun Wu,

Yi Rui

, Peinan Li and Hao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 9597 | Submission Open

Keywords: subsurface engineering; geotechnical analysis; tunnel technologies; structural stability; underground construction; excavation methods; ground improvement; sustainable underground design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Energy Solutions to Enhance Building Energy Efficiency and Flexibility

edited by

Kun Zhang

and

Hongwen Dou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8903 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; energy flexibility; HVAC; energy storage; renewable energy; grid-interactive building; advanced control; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital twins

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

Advanced Studies in Low-Carbon Building Materials

edited by Ran Zhang,

Junfeng Gao

,

Zahid Hossain

and

Zhanping You

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8503 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt mixture; low-carbon materials; green technology; durability; performance evaluation; functional pavement materials; recycled asphalt mixture

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

Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structure—2nd Edition

edited by

Jiang Liu

,

Mingjin Zhang

, Yinping Ma and Lipeng Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7975 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel–concrete composite structures; high-performance structures; high-performance materials; industrial construction; long-term performance; temperature action; wind load; environmental impact; numerical simulation; test method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Development and Application of Concrete Materials and Related Building Materials

edited by

Linmei Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7960 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-shrinkage cementitious composites; ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); size effect in concrete and composites; fiber-reinforced cementitious materials; durability and service life prediction; crack propagation and fracture resistance; green building materials; supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs); recycled and industrial waste utilization; life-cycle assessment (LCA); sustainability in structural engineering; material-structure-performance integration

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

Building Structures Under Fire, Structural Dynamics and Material Degradation

edited by

Kostiantyn Protchenko

and Guan Lin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6236 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire resistance; structural dynamics; durability of structures; building materials; fiber-reinforced polymer composites; building information modeling; precast structures; concrete technologies; masonry structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovative Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Structural Engineering

edited by

Violetta K. Kytinou

,

Adamantis Zapris

and

Ali Ghamari

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6189 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative construction materials; fiber-reinforced polymers; AI-driven structural design; sustainable retrofit and strengthening; infrastructure rehabilitation; eco-friendly engineering solutions; structural durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Concrete Filled Steel Materials in Building Engineering

edited by

Vipul Patel

and

Kashyap A. Patel

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5599 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) structures; steel–concrete composite materials; nonlinear structural analysis; finite element modelling; structural performance and durability; sustainable construction materials; advanced building engineering

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

Innovations in Static and Dynamic Performance of Steel and Composite Structures

edited by

Xiaoxiong Zha

and Wentao Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4003 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel and concrete structures; composite structures; vibration comfort; seismic performance; fire performance; post-fire rehabilitation; sustainable architecture; prefabricated structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Machine Learning-Driven Modeling and Optimization in Structural Engineering

edited by Enming Li,

Bin Xi

and Chengkai Fan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3689 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; durability; green and low carbon; carbonation; structural design and optimization; structural engineering reliability analysis; CO2 emission reduction

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

Advancements in Sustainable Cement-Based and Recycled Materials: Pathways to Eco-Friendly Materials for Buildings

edited by

Ming-Gin Lee

and

Yeng-Fong Shih

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3656 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; cement-based materials; recycled construction waste; circular economy in construction; eco-friendly building materials; life-cycle assessment; construction and demolition waste (CDW); green infrastructure; resource conservation; environmental impact reduction

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

Innovations in Building Materials and Infrastructure Design

edited by Baofeng Pan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2628 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; infrastructure design innovation; climate-adaptive systems; self-sensing technology; smart infrastructure integration

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

Advances in Studies in Artificial Intelligence for Construction Management

edited by

Byungjoo Choi

and Hyunsoo Kim

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2297 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; construction management; construction engineering; machine learning applications; computer vision; construction automation; large language models; generative AI

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

Geopolymers and Low Carbon Building Materials for Infrastructures

edited by

Jinsheng Han

, Gonghui Gu,

Yurong Zhang

, Minghui Liu and Nani Bai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2226 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymer; engineered geopolymer composites; low carbon materials; low carbon infrastructures; life cycle assessment; sustainable construction; fiber-reinforced composites

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

Innovative Applications of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and Composites for Structural Reinforcement

edited by Jun Tian,

Yanjie Xue

, Hui Huang,

Zhongfeng Zhu

and

Mingyuan Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1996 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced concrete; fiber-reinforced composites; ultra-high-toughness cement-based composites; engineered cementitious composites; structural reinforcement; prestress strengthening; durability improvement; mechanical properties

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

Mechanical Performance Analysis of Metal Structures (Steel and Aluminum) and Connections

edited by Iqrar Hussain,

Mina Mortazavi

and

Muhammad Azhar Saleem

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1656 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal structures; aluminum and steel cladding systems; structural performance; sustainable construction materials; modular construction; connections and hybrid systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Digital Technologies for Heritage Conservation and Management

edited by António Candeias and Fabio Sitzia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1584 | Submission Open

Keywords: photogrammetry; aerial LIDAR; thermographic photogrammetry; underwater photogrammetry; digital twins; building pathology; SEM-photogrammetry

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

Energy and Climate Policy in Practice: Insights from Sustainable, Smart and Resilient Buildings

edited by

Mehrdad Rabani

,

Guilherme Coelho

and Mehran Rabani

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy policy implementation; climate-responsive buildings; sustainable building practices; smart building technologies; resilient design strategies; lived experiences in buildings; AI in building performance; policy-practice gap; indoor environmental quality

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

Investigating Stability and Failure Mechanisms in Steel Structures

edited by

Zhiwei Zhang

and

Feng Qiu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1402 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; structural stability; failure mechanisms; load-bearing capacity; performance degradation; retrofitting and strengthening; structural resilience; life-cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Energy Efficiency and Carbon Neutrality in Buildings—2nd Edition

edited by

Amos Darko

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1173 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; energy efficiency; carbon neautrality; net-zero carbon; resilience; buildings and construction; sustainable built environment

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

Fire Resilience and Safety Innovations in Buildings

edited by

Md Kamrul Hassan

,

Anthony Chun Yin Yuen

and Delwar Hossain

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 988 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire-resistant materials; passive fire protection; active fire suppression systems; fire safety regulations; evacuation planning; smoke control systems; structural fire resilience; building fire codes; thermal insulation performance; fire detection technology; smart fire monitoring; AI-based fire prediction; IoT in fire safety; autonomous evacuation systems; post-fire recovery strategies; wildland–urban interface fire risk; BIM-based fire simulation; climate-adaptive fire design; resilient infrastructure systems; sustainable fire safety engineering; electric vehicles parking; 2D flame retardants; MXene; CFD; MD

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

Towards Net-Zero: Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Operational and Embodied Carbon Reduction

edited by

Sivanand Somasundaram

and

Paolo Blecich

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 976 | Submission Open

Keywords: retrofit strategies; efficient HVAC; passive design; renewable energy integration; smart control; green materials; LCA; circular economy

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

Rational Design and Application of UHPC for Advanced Structural Systems

edited by

Zhiyuan Chen

,

Xiaofei Zhang

, Chang Su, Xinyu Hu and

Kaidi Jiang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: the application of UHPC in hybrid and composite structures; the application of UHPC in prefabricated modular construction; the application of UHPC in structural strengthening and rehabilitation; sustainable infrastructure based on UHPC; structural performance enhancement based on UHPC; methodologies for designing advanced structural systems containing UHPC

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

Digital Twins and AI Technologies for Construction Management

edited by

Ankang Ji

,

Pengfei Qu

and

Limao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; artificial intelligence (AI); construction management; smart construction; project scheduling and control; construction safety; autonomous equipment; sustainable construction

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

Informating Sustainability in Buildings: Use of BIM, AI, Digital Technologies, and Analytics for Climate Resilience

edited by

Ibrahim Motawa

, Niraj Thurairajah,

Haibo Feng

and

Danlin Hou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI for climate resilience; BIM and digitalisation for climate resilience; sustainability in building; building risk assessment; digital data capture and analytics for building; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy in construction

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

Building Physics: Towards Low-Carbon and Human Comfort

edited by

Xiangli Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: building physics; low-carbon buildings; thermal comfort; indoor environmental quality; building energy systems; energy-efficient HVAC; human-centered building design; fault diagnosis and integrity monitoring of heating pipeline

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

Fiber-Reinforced High-Performance Concrete for Structural Applications

edited by

Shaise John

and

Alessio Cascardi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 678 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced concrete; high-performance concrete; fiber-reinforced materials; mechanical behavior; repair and strengthening; structural applications; durability and sustainability

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

Lifecycle Management of Civil and Structural Engineering: Deterioration Modeling, Climate-Resilient Maintenance and Structural Health Monitoring

edited by Siyi Jia, Minghui Liu and

Yurong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; structural deterioration modeling; Bayesian inference; digital twins; climate change; multi-hazards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Energy in Buildings and Built Environments

edited by

Amirhossein Balali

, Elham Delzendeh,

Nazanin Moazzen

, Soheila Kookalani and

Petros Ampatzidis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy; sustainability; BIM; passive design; circular economy

Synergies in Off-Site Construction, Sustainability, and Supply Chains

edited by

Roshani Palliyaguru

, Jackie Yang and Kalpani Dissanayake

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: off-site construction (OSC); modular construction; resilience; sustainability; digital twins; supply chain performance; agility; circular economy; disasters/emergencies

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

Urban Regeneration and Resilient City

edited by

Kheir Al-Kodmany

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 459 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban regeneration; urban resilience; resilience-oriented planning; adaptive urban systems; equitable urban transformation; climate-responsive design; participatory governance; sustainability metrics and indicators; social and community resilience

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

Structural Health Monitoring, Active Control, and Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Structures

edited by Feng Xiao,

Yousef Sardahi

and

Loulin Huang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 441 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; active and semi-active control; artificial intelligence; nondestructive testing; structural damage identification; digital twins and model updating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Selected Papers from the XXII International Conference on Building Pathology and Construction Repair (CINPAR 2026)

edited by Laís Cristina Barbosa Costa and Ana Mafalda Matos

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

Keywords: structural health monitoring and assessment; durability and service life prediction; rehabilitation techniques and materials; sustainable construction and retrofitting; non-destructive testing and evaluation; building performance analysis; disaster resilience and risk management; historic preservation and conservation; innovative repair technologies; case studies and best practices

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

Innovative Chemical Technologies and Sustainable Processing in Green Building Materials

edited by Majda Pavlin and

Sara Tominc

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building materials; sustainable construction; innovative chemical technologies; low-carbon materials; technologies for toxic elements removal; waste valorization; bio-based materials; circular economy

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

Performance-Based Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Bridges

edited by

Abobakr Al-Sakkaf

, Ashutosh Bagchi and

Ghasan Alfalah

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance-based seismic design (PBSD); reinforced concrete bridges; sustainability assessment; nonlinear time-history analysis; seismic demand and capacity assessment; bridge ductility and damage states; seismic retrofitting and rehabilitation; soil–structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Intelligent Risk Assessment and Management in Construction-Integrating Data, AI, and Human Factors for Safer Built Environments

edited by

Seulki Lee

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment systems; safety and hazard management; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning and predictive analytics; smart construction technologies; digital twins and BIM integration; automation and robotics in construction; data-driven decision making; human–machine collaboration; technology adoption and implementation

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

Seismic Design and Analysis of Innovative Steel Shear Wall Structures

edited by Anjan Kanti Bhowmick

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel plate shear walls; self-centering system; rocking steel shear walls; seismic resilience; seismic retrofitting; energy dissipation; seismic design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovations in Bio-Concrete and Functional Cementitious Composites for Building Applications

edited by Saulo Ferreira,

Rodolfo Giacomim Mendes de Andrade

and

Antonio Caggiano

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-concrete; biogenic mineralization; self-healing cementitious materials; functional cementitious composites; bio-based aggregates; self-monitoring materials and coatings; interfacial transition zone (ITZ); thermal energy storage (PCM integration); durability and hygrothermal performance; life-cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Nonlinear Behaviour of Steel and Composite Structures

edited by

Jorge Bonilla

and

David Hernandez Figueirido

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

Keywords: steel structures; steel–concrete composite structures; nonlinear analysis; structural behaviour; structural stability and ductility; advanced analysis; finite element modeling; experimental investigation; bolted connections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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