Buildings

Optimal Design of Lighting/Daylighting in Buildings

edited by Payam H. Matin,

and

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4358 | 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)

New Thermal Insulation Materials in Green Buildings

edited by

Jitka Peterková

and

Jiří Zach

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: insulation materials based on easy renewable resources; natural fibres; waste fibres; vacuum insulation materials; ecological materials; recycling; LCA; green buildings

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

Sustainable Energy Transitions in Buildings and Cities: Insights from Data Analytics

edited by

Lamine Mahdjoubi

and Arslan Muhammad

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy transitions; data analytics; generative AI; urban energy systems; smart cities

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

Generative AI and Computational Intelligence for Structural Engineering and Design Automation

edited by Siamak Talatahari

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI for structural engineering; computational intelligence and optimization; structural system applications; trustworthy and explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Nature-Based and Metabolic Strategies for Climate Risk Resilience in Urban and Building Design

edited by

Carlos J. Rosa Jiménez

,

Daniel Navas Carrillo

and

Maria Jose Marquez-Ballesteros

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive design; biodiversity; circular economy; ecosystem services; energy efficiency; green infrastructure; renaturalization; resilient landscapes; sustainable materials; urban regeneration

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

Intelligent Building Systems: IoT, Data Governance, and Ethical Challenges

edited by

Andreas Jacobsson

,

Kayode Sakariyah Adewole

and Akin Erdal

submission deadline 22 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent building systems; internet of things (IoT); privacy preservation; cybersecurity; anomaly detection in smart buildings; data governance; ethical AI applications; intrusion detection in smart buildings; risk assessment

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

Urban Air Pollution and the Built Environment: Sources, Impacts, and Solutions

edited by Celine Siu Lan Lee and

Hao Wang

submission deadline 23 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; indoor air quality; built environment; building design; indoor– outdoor exchange; urban; public health

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

Composite Building Materials with Minimal Thermal Conductivity for Enhanced Energy Efficiency

edited by

Ali Memari

submission deadline 24 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: buildings; energy efficiency; composite materials; thermal conductivity; thermal resistance; heat conduction; low carbon footprint; embodied energy

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

Next-Gen Risk Management: AI-Driven Solutions for Engineering and Construction Projects

edited by

Syed Farhan Alam Zaidi

and

Akeem Pedro

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13178 | 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)

Low-Carbon Transformation of Existing Built Environments: From Retrofit to Regeneration

edited by

Xiaojun Li

,

Hu Du

and

Qunfeng Ji

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 881 | Submission Open

Keywords: building stock modeling; existing building retrofit; adaptive reuse; retrofit policy and finance; post-occupancy evaluation; heritage building decarbonization; urban energy transition; socio-technical systems; circular construction; district-level decarbonization

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

Resilient Buildings Worldwide: Climate Adaptation, Risk Mitigation, and Performance

edited by

Sérgio Lousada

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate adaptation; multi-hazard risk; resilient buildings; performance-based design; retrofit strategies; vulnerability assessment; durability and service life; rapid post-event assessment; monitoring and digital twins; resilience metrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Circularity in Construction Using Waste-Derived Materials: Present Challenges and the Way Forward for a Sustainable Future

edited by Arif Mohammad and

Venkata Siva Naga Sai Goli

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction and demolition waste; material utilisation and innovation; life cycle assessment; circular economy; digital technology; alternative material in construction; embodied carbon; leaching of waste-derived materials

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

Smart and Proactive Construction Safety Combined with AI, IoT, and Big Data

edited by

Jaewook Jeong

,

Jaehyun Lee

and

Jaemin Jeong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 50119 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety; design for safety; safety management; accident analysis; digital and smart technology; worker behavior; risk assessment; occupational health and safety

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

Research on Timber and Timber–Concrete Buildings

edited by Pablo Guindos, José Luis Almazán Campillay,

Alexander Opazo-Vega

, Hernán Santa María Oyanedel and Diego Valdivieso Cascante

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 36180 | 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)

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

edited by

Fani Antoniou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26615 | 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)

Advanced Composite Materials for Sustainable Construction

edited by Damir Barbir and Pero Dabić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17472 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; eco-friendly composites; recycled materials; cementitious composites; low-carbon binders; geopolymers; fiber-reinforced composites; durability optimization; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy in construction

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

Cutting-Edge Research on Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Buildings and Cities

edited by Guoqiang Shen,

Qiuxiao Chen

, Jie Wang, Tian Chen, Bing Xia and Yiqiao Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17259 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability and resillience; buildings and cities; construction and management; codes and standars; modeling and simulation; systems and technologies

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

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 17048 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16403 | 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 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16278 | 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 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14719 | 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)

Healthy, Low-Carbon and Resilient Built Environments

edited by

Yingdong He

and

Nianping Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13034 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12632 | 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)

BioCognitive Architectural Design

edited by Michal Gath-Morad,

Koen Steemers

and

Cleo Valentine

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11918 | 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)

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 11141 | 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 9656 | 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 9408 | 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 9274 | 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 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8262 | 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 8197 | 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 8080 | 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)

Development and Application of Concrete Materials and Related Building Materials

edited by

Linmei Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7293 | 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)

Advances in Steel-Concrete Composite Structure—2nd Edition

edited by

Jiang Liu

, Mingjin Zhang, Yinping Ma and Lipeng Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7169 | 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)

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 6037 | 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 5663 | 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 5093 | 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 3669 | 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)

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 3363 | 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)

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 2819 | 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)

Innovations in Building Materials and Infrastructure Design

edited by Baofeng Pan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2078 | 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)

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 1875 | 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 1740 | 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 1525 | 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 1368 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1052 | 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)

Energy Efficiency and Carbon Neutrality in Buildings—2nd Edition

edited by

Amos Darko

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 936 | 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)

Investigating Stability and Failure Mechanisms in Steel Structures

edited by

Zhiwei Zhang

and

Feng Qiu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 914 | 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)

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 837 | 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)

Advances in Studies in Artificial Intelligence for Construction Management

edited by

Byungjoo Choi

and Hyunsoo Kim

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 624 | 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)

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 598 | 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)

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