Buildings

Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure: Theory and Practice

edited by

and Hariharan Naganathan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13887 | 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)

Earthquake Resistant and Vibration Control of Concrete Structures

edited by

Yao-Rong Dong

,

Yeshou Xu

and

Lihua Zhu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10478 | 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)

Green Building Materials and Intelligent Construction Technology

edited by Jirong Lan, Yiqie Dong, Yaguang Du,

Mingfeng Kai

and Xian Zhou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8227 | 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)

Comfortable Environments: Materials for Room Acoustics and Noise Control

edited by Jesús Carbajo,

Pedro Poveda-Martínez

and

J. Ramis-Soriano

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7896 | Submission Open

Keywords: room acoustics; noise control; acoustic materials

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

Climate Resilient Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

Michael A. Lacasse

and

Marzieh Riahinezhad

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5495 | 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 Solar Energy System and Storage for Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Zhiyong Tian

and

Yongqiang Luo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3717 | 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)

Study on Real Estate and Housing Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Jian Liang

,

Song Shi

and

Han-Suck Song

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3049 | 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)

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 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2499 | 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)

Advances in Soil–Geosynthetic Composite Materials

edited by

Meen-Wah Gui

,

Thang Pham

and Phan Truc T.T.

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1878 | 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)

Towards Industry 5.0 in the Construction Industry: Techniques, Requirements, Energy, Maintenance Engineering, Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Javier Cárcel-Carrasco

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1868 | 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)

Human Factor on Construction Safety

edited by

Mahdi Safa

, Kelly Weeks, Siavash Zamiran and

Yuntian Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1507 | 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)

Theory and Innovative Applications of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)

edited by Xiangguo Wu,

Yunchao Tang

and Junping Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1202 | 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)

Advances in Cementitious Materials

edited by

Yang Lu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1104 | 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)

Advances in Nondestructive Testing of Structures

edited by

Hadi Kordestani

, Mahdi Shadabfar, Masoud Abedini and Zohreh Mousavi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1083 | 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)

Lightweight and Large-Span Structures: Innovative Structural Forms and Computational Methods

edited by

Yafeng Wang

, Yu Xue, Yuxiang Cai, Tingting Shu and Guansen Dong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 931 | 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 Urban Planning and Design for Urban Safety and Operations

edited by Haowei Wang, Lei Nie,

Yanyan Liang

,

Jun Wu

and Lihua Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 750 | 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)

Automation and Robotics in Building Design and Construction

edited by

Minkoo Kim

,

Tae Wan Kim

, Jung In Kim and

Sungjin Kim

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 672 | 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)

Building Energy-Saving Technology—3rd Edition

edited by

Yaolin Lin

and

Wei Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 670 | 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)

The Effects of Urban Climate on the Energy Performance and Carbon Emissions of Buildings

edited by Lihua Zhao,

Lei Yuan

, Yueer He and Meng Tian

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 602 | 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)

Sustainable Development in Building: High-Performance Materials with Solid Waste

edited by Yuan Feng,

Baifa Zhang

and Jianglin Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 455 | 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)

Structural Vibration Analysis and Control in Civil Engineering

edited by Jinyang Li, Zhiqian Dong, Dinghao Yu and

Jianxiao Mao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 450 | 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)

Multi-Dimensional Organic Conservation of Historical Neighborhood Buildings in the Context of Sustainable Urban Renewal—2nd Edition

edited by

Fei Chen

,

Gang Feng

and Fangning Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 255 | 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)

New Insights on the Intelligent Preservation of Architectural Heritage

edited by Ming Guo and Guoli Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 188 | 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)

Challenges in Structural Repairs and Renovations

edited by

Hrvoje Smoljanović

,

Ivan Balić

,

Nikolina Živaljić

and Boris Trogrlić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 185 | 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

Daniela Lucia Manea

, Raluca Istoan and Daniela-Roxana Tămaş-Gavrea

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 142 | 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)

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

edited by

Syed Farhan Alam Zaidi

and

Akeem Pedro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 139 | 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)

Design and Preparation of High-Performance Building Life-Prolonging Materials

edited by Jianlin Luo and Bo Pang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 87 | 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

Emission Reduction Paths Through Energy-Saving Technology Innovation for Buildings

edited by

Jianda Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 84 | 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)

Studies on the Durability of Building Composite Materials

edited by

Lulu Liu

,

Xing Zhao

, Mohammad Reza Salami, Gisele Goes Cintra and Kaifang Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 72 | 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)

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 49 | 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)

Recent Advances in Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Zuo Zhu

,

Weijie Li

, Yanlong Xie, Yichen Zhu and Miaomin Wang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 136 | 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,

Ki Pyung Kim

, Nii Ankrah and

Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 25030 | 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

Daniele Groppi

and Felipe Feijoo

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 23810 | 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

Hamideh Mehdizadeh

and Pingping He

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6651 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3070 | 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 2368 | 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

Yan Xing

, Alexander Sumich,

Jordan J. Bird

,

Andrew Knight

and

Derek Clements-Croome

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 214 | 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,

Haoyu Huang

and Zhibin Ling

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7478 | 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,

Nassim Sebaibi

,

Salwa Bouadila

, Nicolas Youssef and Mohamed Lachheb

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3194 | 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

Carmen Diaz López

,

Carmen Maria Muñoz-González

,

Konstantin Verichev

, José Manuel López-Osorio and Cristian Salazar-Concha

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 169 | 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,

Ilaria Fiore

and Ke Li

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 153 | 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)

Advances of Indoor Air Quality, Control and Health

edited by

Lixin Wang

and

Ge Zhang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2595 | 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)

Urban Building and Green Stormwater Infrastructure

edited by Wei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2300 | 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)

Research on Sustainable Energy Performance of Green Buildings

edited by Víctor Echarri-Iribarren

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1705 | 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 | Viewed by 477 | 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,

Ronald Gibbons

and Ulrika Wänström Lindh

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 154 | 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

Alexander Karamanov

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 124 | 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 85 | 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

Nawari Nawari

and Fazil Najafi

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4037 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3959 | 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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