Buildings

Vibration Prediction and Noise Assessment of Building Structures

edited by

and Ziyu Tao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1779 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration and noise prediction; propagation and mitigation; technological advances in testing; vibration comfort; noise disturbance; long-term performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Seismic Analysis and Design of Building Structures

edited by

Bo Fu

,

Bo Wang

,

Xinxin Wei

and Qing Lv

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1343 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic analysis; seismic design; seismic performance; structural control; building structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

HVAC System Design for Building Energy Saving

edited by Zhongbao Liu and Han Sun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy saving; HVAC system; heat pumps; dehumidification technology; indoor environmental quality; energy efficiency in buildings

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

Utilization of Recycled Aggregates and Waste in Sustainable Road Materials

edited by Syed Waqar Haider

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient modulus; dynamic modulus; FWD testing; drainage and fatigue; rutting performance

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

Housing Price Dynamics and the Property Market

edited by

Rotimi Abidoye

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: property market; housing supply; housing investment and finance; affordable housing; property value; sustainable housing; innovative housing solution; built-to-Rent housing model; housing aging population; housing policy

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

Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Construction 4.0: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zoubeir Lafhaj

,

Tarek Zayed

and

Wassim Al Balkhy

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; sustainable and green building materials; life cycle analysis; lean construction; construction automation; circular economy; durability

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

Frameworks, Tools, Methods, Indicators, and Considerations for Evaluating Circular Economy in Buildings

edited by

Md. Uzzal Hossain

and Yahong Dong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; low carbon; sustainable; green buildings

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

Steel Structure Building Safety: Structural Analysis and Simulation

edited by Jili Liu and Wenna Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural analysis theory; safety in extreme conditions; security assessment and monitoring; design optimization; new preparation process; material properties study; new material development; steel structure innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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 8 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 337 | 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)

Foundation Treatment and Building Structural Performance Enhancement

edited by Jiangbo Xu, Peng Sha, Zhi-Feng Wang,

Jiangshan Li

and Song Feng

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7929 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundation treatment technology; structural performance enhancement; low-carbon technology; intelligent and digital engineering; intelligent machinery; building materials; safety and stability; engineering applications of new materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Smart and Sustainable Buildings: New Trends, Technologies, and Integration in the Energy Transition

edited by

Elisa Belloni

and

Gabriele Maria Lozito

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3898 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart buildings; sustainable buildings; renewables; BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaics); building energy services; energy management; energy consumption forecasting; Internet of Things; machine learning for smart building energy data; grid integration and control

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

Timber–Concrete Composite Structures: Property Analysis, Stability Design and Applications

edited by

Hao Du

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber– concrete composite structure; property analysis; fire performance; stability design; shear connector; long-term behavior; bamboo

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Steel and Concrete Structures

edited by

Yongjian Liu

, Jian Liu and Shiming Liu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel and concrete structures; steel– concrete composite structure; high-performance structure; high-performance material; long-term performance; environmental effect; numerical simulation; test method; theoretical studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Study on Building Energy Efficiency Related to Simulation Models

edited by

Pengyuan Shen

,

Yun Kyu Yi

and

Huilong Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16238 | Submission Open

Keywords: building simulation; energy efficiency; renewable energy system; demand response; occupancy behavior; performance-driven design; district energy system; performance optimization; HVAC system; computational fluid dynamics

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

Problematic Soils in Building Construction

edited by

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10574 | Submission Open

Keywords: problematic soil; site investigation; laboratory element test; physical model test; field test; constitutive modelling; numerical modelling; advanced monitoring; soil– structure interaction; structures

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

Built Environments and Environmental Buildings

edited by

Pedro Delgado

,

Joana Maia de Oliveira Almeida

and

Romeu da Silva Vicente

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9131 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil and environmental engineering; buildings and constructions sustainability; building inspection and maintenance; risk mitigation in structures and infrastructures; life-cycle analysis; buildings and bridges assessment; rehabilitation and strengthening

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

Advances in Digital Construction Management

edited by Silvia Mastrolembo Ventura and Angelo Luigi Camillo Ciribini

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8963 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital construction management; digital change management; construction scheduling; construction work progress monitoring and forecasting; quality management; building information modelling; digital twins in construction; extended reality; Internet of Things; data analytics; linked data approaches; digital surveying and mapping technology

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

High- and Ultra-High Performance Concrete: Properties, Developments and Applications

edited by

Styliani Papatzani

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6255 | Submission Open

Keywords: pre-fabrication; self-consolidating concrete; nanomodified concrete/cement; fiber-reinforced concrete; 3D-printed concrete/cement; self-sensing/self-healing concrete; recycled aggregate concrete; architectural/fair faced concrete; high- and ultra-high strength concrete

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

Structural Safety and Stability of Buildings: Novel Methods, Materials and Measurements

edited by Chaofan Yao, Chuang Zhao and Yan Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2530 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural safety; stability of buildings; performance evaluation; novel methods; new materials; novel measurements; soil structure interation; underground structure stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Statistical Approaches in Construction Management: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Huihua Chen

, Hongyan Yan and

Zheng He

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1874 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction project management; statistical analysis in construction; risk management; cost estimation and control; quality assurance in construction; sustainable construction practices

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

Sustainable Development of Concrete and Composite Structures

edited by

,

,

, Shuo Chen,

and

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1868 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; recycled materials; concrete structures; steel– concrete composite structures; modelling and simulation; structural optimization; artificial intelligence; sustainable construction; life cycle assessment; embodied carbon emission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on the Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by Hongyuan Guo,

Chao Jiang

and

Xiaoming Lei

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: durability assessment; reinforced concrete structures; corrosion mechanisms; environmental exposure; modeling and simulation; repair and maintenance strategies; structural sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Actual Trends in Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Buildings

edited by

Lenka Mészárosová

, Drochytka Rostislav and

Jindřich Melichar

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: architectural renovation; building rehabilitation; sustainable reconstruction; historic preservation heritage conservation; advanced building materials; adaptive materials reuse; durability; protection; restoration

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

Blast Loading and Blast Effect on Building Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

María Chiquito

,

Ricardo Castedo

and

Weifang Xiao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: blast loading; experimental tests; numerical modelling; structural response; protective structures; reinforced concrete slabs; masonry walls; steel plates; retrofitting techniques; fluid– structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) and UHPC Structures

edited by

George Morcous

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure deterioration; repair and rehabilitation; composite sections; early age properties; concrete jacketing; girder end repair; overlay protection

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

Study on Shear Performance of Structure under Concentrated Load

edited by Caiqi Zhao and Gan Tang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 770 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural mechanics; mechanics of materials; composite structure; failure mode; static load; dynamic load; shear Performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Optimal Design of Lighting/Daylighting in Buildings

edited by Payam H. Matin,

Negar H. Matin

and

Ali Eydgahi

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: lighting/daylighting; optimal design; optimization; computation/simulation; analytical design; experimental design; design tools

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

Strategies for Building Energy Efficiency

edited by

Da Xu

, Xiaodong Yang,

Xiaolong Jin

, Xuebo Qiao and Ziyi Bai

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8149 | Submission Open

Keywords: building microgrid; building power/load forecasting; building energy consumption; demand response strategies; transactive energy control; building management strategies; economic optimization strategies; urban distribution systems; building HVAC; cyber-physical system

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

Application of Digital Technology in the Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings

edited by

Juan Enrique Nieto-Julián

,

Juan J. Moyano

and

Silvana Bruno

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4117 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; conservation; scan-to-BIM; HBIM; photogrammetry; drone photogrammetry; artificial intelligence; building archaeology; image segmentation; masonry structure; point pattern analysis; digital twin

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

Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure: Theory and Practice

edited by

Jonghoon Kim

and Hariharan Naganathan

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3146 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure projects; fostering renewables; reducing environmental and carbon footprint; sustainable development

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

Trends and Prospects in Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings

edited by

David Coley

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 875 | 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)

AI and Data Analytics for Energy-Efficient and Healthy Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 155 | 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)

Innovations in Integrated Renewable Energy and Adaptive Building Envelopes

edited by Yelin Zhang and Haoshan Ren

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: building integrated photovoltaics; solar thermal; smart glazing; radiative sky cooling; phase change materials; dynamic insulation; demand response; techno-economic analysis

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

Construction Workplace Trends and Work Health and Safety

edited by

Yingbin Feng

and

Peng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24237 | Submission Open

Keywords: work health and safety; technology; resilience; offsite construction; sustainability; construction workplace; cultural diversity; digitalisation; industrialisation; globalisation

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

Multi-Dimensional Organic Conservation of Historical Neighborhood Buildings in the Context of Sustainable Urban Renewal

edited by

Fei Chen

and

Gang Feng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17781 | Submission Open

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

Advances in the Implementation of Circular Economy in Buildings

edited by

Viorel Ungureanu

,

Luís Bragança

and

Charalampos Baniotopoulos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12856 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; built environment; integrated design; design for adaptability; design for disassembly; reversible buildings; recovery and reuse; business models; circularity index; design strategies and tools

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

Engineering Problems and Legal Challenges in Urban and Rural Low-Carbon Development

edited by

Yujun Yang

, Zongzhou Zhu, Yao Zhang,

Tao Zhang

and Duo Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7570 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly and green facade design; low-carbon design; sustainable materials; building-integrated photovoltaic; building-attached photovoltaic; economy of renovation; low-carbon renovation; fairness of development.

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

Urban Sustainability: Sustainable Housing and Communities

edited by Daizhong Tang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5658 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable housing community engagement policy optimization urban sustainability smart cities multi-subject participation urban planning

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

Research on Indoor Air Environment and Energy Conservation

edited by

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4464 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor thermal environment; materials for energy conversion; renewable energy system; integrated energy system; modeling of energy system; energy efficience in building; passvie energy in building; building simulation; flexible; building

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

Heat and Mass Transfer and Energy Efficiency in Building

edited by

Mourad Rahim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4201 | Submission Open

Keywords: in-situ monitoring of hygrothermal behavior of building envelope; modelisation of hygrothermal behavior of building in various conditions; investigation on the hygrothermal behavior of a new multilayer building envelope; hygrothermal behavior and moisture buffer potential; mould growth and risk assessment for emerging bio-based envelopes; sustainable hugroscopic material construction case studies; analyses for prediction of building hygrothermal performance; sustainable design and green buildings; lightweight construction

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

Research on the Seismic Design of Steel Frames

edited by

Linfeng Lu

and Shaofeng Nie

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3104 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel frame; seismic design; connection; braced steel frame; steel plate shear wall; retrofit; joints

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

The Power of Knowledge in Enhancing Construction Project Delivery

edited by Ghada Gad and

Siddharth Banerjee

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3088 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge management; knowledge extraction; project performance; disputes and claims management; KM for effective contract management; claim analysis; advancements in technology; data visualization; artificial intelligence; digital twins

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

Optimizing Living Environments for Mental Health

edited by

Xiaohuan Xie

,

Ling Zhang

and

Yiqi Tao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2999 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; behavioral activity; human perception; living environment; built environment; environmental quality; environmental justice; health promotion strategy; design and evaluation of intervention strategies; interdisciplinary research

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

Novel Design of Tall Building Structures Based on Modern Resilience and Sustainability Performance Criteria

edited by

Evangelos Efthymiou

and

Vassilis Papanikolaou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2993 | Submission Open

Keywords: tall; super-tall; mega-tall buildings; codification-specifications; new methods and analysis procedures; resilient design principles; performance-based seismic design; innovative structural systems; sustainable performance; energy efficiency; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Structural Analysis of Underground Space Construction

edited by Yong Fang, Zhigang Yao, Zhongtian Chen and Zhen Wei

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2075 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground structures; structure failure analysis; interactions between supporting structures and surrounding rocks; supporting structure performance evaluation and prediction; effect of dynamic perturbation on supporting structures; development of new supporting structures; blasting impact on tunnel linings and tunnel environments; formation stability analysis and control measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Recent Advances in Intelligent Infrastructure and Construction Engineering

edited by Ye Zhang and

Shuai Han

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2036 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation in construction; deep learning; natural language processing; BIM; monitoring; digital twins; intelligence

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

The Latest Research on Building Materials and Structures

edited by

Duc-Kien Thai

, Yiyi Zhou and

Zhengyi Kong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1607 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete structures; high-performance concrete structures; steel structures; composite structures; numerical simulation; high-strength steel; structural optimization; smart structures; bio-inspired structures; experimental investigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Damping Control of Building Structures and Bridge Structures

edited by Hanyun Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1381 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge structures; seismic; damping control; new damping devices; structural damping mechanisms; new anti-vibration methods; applications of structural vibration control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Big Data and Machine/Deep Learning in Construction

edited by

Fan Lei

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1368 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection of objects; hazards and defects at construction sites; semantic segmentation of construction scenes; building information modeling (BIM); sustainable construction practices; energy efficiency in construction; data-driven decision making in construction; monitoring and quality control of construction processes; predictive construction-related maintenance; construction project management and resource optimization; construction risk management; AI-enabled wearable technology in construction

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

Regenerative Design and Simulation for Future Carbon-Negative Districts

edited by Zicheng Hu, Zhiyuan Tang,

Jindong Wu

, Wei Zhang, Shuqin Chen,

Ingo Leusbrock

and

Xingxing Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1130 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate neutrality; regenerative design; holistic design; carbon-negative strategies; renewable energy integration; green infrastructure; simulation and modeling; community engagement; adaptive design

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

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