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Towards More Practical BIM/GIS Integration

edited by

Junxiang Zhu

, Ran Wei,

Yi Tan

and Mengtian Yin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21969 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM/GIS integration; semantic web; graph theory; labelled property graph; infrastructure management; building permit; smart city; digital twin

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

Sustainable Building Thermal and Energy Management: Novel Materials and Advanced Cooling Strategies

edited by

Chi Yan Tso

and

Jianheng Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17877 | Submission Open

Keywords: building sustainability; building materials; cooling strategies; thermal management; energy efficiency; thermal insulation; passive cooling; renewable energy; indoor thermal comfort; environmental impact

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

Large-Scale AI Models Across the Construction Lifecycle

edited by

Shuai Han

, Guozong Zhang, Yingwei Cui, Suhong Li and Yan Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17083 | Submission Open

Keywords: large AI models; deep learning; natural language processing; BIM; digital twin; construction project management; full lifecycle

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

Advances in Urban and Construction Management Under the Sustainable Development Goals: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Evidence

edited by

Xingwei Li

and Lili Tan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11802 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data; building information modeling (BIM); construction and demolition waste; construction management; decision making; organizational behavior; project management; smart city; smart construction; supply chain management; sustainable development goals; technological innovation; urban agglomeration; urban management; urban resilience

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

Advanced Research on Concrete Materials in Construction

edited by Wenlin Tu and

Shengqian Ruan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11141 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon materials; recycling; sustainability; mix design; mechanical performance; microstructure

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

Knowledge Management, Innovation, and Learning Dynamics in Capital Projects

edited by

Patrick S.W. Fong

and Qianwen Zhou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11091 | Submission Open

Keywords: capital projects; knowledge management; innovation; learning dynamics; project success; organizational learning; dynamic capabilities

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

New Challenges in Digital City Planning

edited by

Qingming Zhan

and

Huimin Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10706 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital city planning; artificial intelligence; digital twins; urban sustainability; data-driven urban analysis

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

Digital Transformation and Resilience in Construction Management: Technologies, Strategies, and Applications

edited by

Liupengfei Wu

,

Frank Ghansah

and

Linna Geng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9934 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital construction; construction management; modular construction; resilience; sustainability in construction; digital transformation strategies; construction informatics

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

Advances in Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage in Buildings

edited by

Cagri Kutlu

,

Michele Bottarelli

,

Yuanlong Cui

, Mehmet Tahir Erdinç and

Yuehong Su

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8133 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal management of the buildings; innovative PCM applications; PCM integrated heat exchangers; thermal storage; renewable energy; HVAC

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

Alternative Additions in Concrete: Screening, Assessment, and Specifications for Durability

edited by Diego Jesus De Souza, Marcelo Henrique Farias de Medeiros, Maxime Ranger and Tao Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8049 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete durability; supplementary cementitious materials; alkali-activated materials; mineral additions; alternative binders; standardization

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

Smart and Sustainable Buildings: Advancing Towards Net-Zero and Intelligent Control

edited by

Hong Tang

,

Zhe Chen

, Wenzhuo Li and

Yanxue Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6355 | Submission Open

Keywords: ZEB design & materials; smart building control; building demand response; renewable energy integration; policy and economics of ZEB; human-centric approaches

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

Computational Lighting Design for Comfort, Energy Efficiency, and Carbon Reduction

edited by

Seyed Morteza Hosseini

,

Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad

and

Julian Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5812 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated lighting systems; intelligent sensing and control; BIM and IoT for integrated lighting design; lighting retrofitting strategies; advanced building facade design; life cycle assessment and cost analysis; comfort and efficiency; hybrid lighting; daylighting of workspaces; health; safety; and environment

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

Sustainable Housing and Urban Planning: Enhancing Well-Being Through Environmental Design

edited by Siqi Jia,

Shengbiao Wu

,

Cheolhee Yoo

and Wanlu Ouyang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5570 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; sustainable building; sustainable development; environmental design; green building; thermal environment; urban built environment; urban climate

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

Dynamic Response Analysis of Structures Under Wind and Seismic Loads

edited by Junfeng Zhang,

Ilaria Fiore

and Ke Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5459 | 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)

Climate Change and the Built Environment: Pathways to Resilience, Sustainability, and Equity

edited by

Chang Xia

,

Anqi Zhang

and

Yifu Ou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4766 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; built environment; climate adaptation; climate mitigation; urban planning and design; data-driven methods

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

Advances in Mechanical Behavior of Prefabricated Structures

edited by Yangqing Liu and Jike Tan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4757 | Submission Open

Keywords: precast concrete structures; steel structures; composite structures; hybrid structures; wind power structures; experimental study; numerical simulation; theoretical study

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

From Theory to Practice: Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Built Environment

edited by

Yile Chen

,

Junming Chen

and

Yanyan Liang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 4455 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; urban or architectural space; construction management practices; architecture and management; artificial intelligence technology support; layout optimization

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

Advancing Urban Analytics and Sensing for Sustainable Cities

edited by

Zhewei Liu

,

Yue Yu

,

Chao Xu

and Hanlin Zhou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4197 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban analytics; geospatial science; smart cities; urban sensing; sustainability

Built Environment and Thermal Comfort

edited by

María Luisa de la Hoz Torres

and

Antonio Jesús Aguilar Aguilera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4140 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor/outdoor thermal comfort; adaptive thermal comfort; natural ventilation; mixed ventilation; thermal comfort and sleeping; energy efficiency; personal comfort models; climate change; human behavior

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

Advances Testing and Computation Methods for Disaster Mitigation of Engineering Structures—2nd Edition

edited by

Liqiang Jiang

,

Yi Hu

, Wenwen Chen and Jie Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3905 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural engineering; natural hazard; testing technique; computation technique; AI-aimed simulation; construction material; structural design method; retrofit and repair; vulnerability and risk; damage assessment; performance-based design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Properties and Applications of Sustainable Construction Materials

edited by

Jiyang Wang

, Linghua Shen and Jintao Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3874 | Submission Open

Keywords: high- and ultra-high-performance concrete; textile-reinforced concrete; low-carbon concrete; smart concrete; recycled aggregate concrete; repair and rehabilitation; dynamic properties; seismic behavior

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

Urban Mobility and Transport Systems: Challenges and Innovations for Sustainable Cities

edited by Roberto Murcio and Honghan Bei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3585 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mobility; transport inequality; sustainable cities; built environment; transport infrastructure; transport– land use integration; smart mobility (EVs; AVs; MaaS); active travel (walking and cycling); urban transport planning; building design and mobility

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

Circular Strategies for the Built Environment: Innovations in Adaptation, Reuse and Recycling

edited by

Anibal C. Maury-Ramirez

and Mario Rinke

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3581 | Submission Open

Keywords: circularity; adaptation; reuse; recycling; sustainability

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

Mechanical Properties of Asphalt and Asphalt Mixtures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Guoqiang Liu

, Yanqiu Bi, Xiaokang Zhao and Rui Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3318 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt binder; asphalt mixture; recycled asphalt pavement; high-modulus asphalt concrete; discrete element method; finite element method; rheological characteristics; durable pavement; energy conservation; vehicle exhaust purification

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

Advanced Characterization and Evaluation of Construction Materials

edited by

Tianjie Zhang

and

Zhen Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2996 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials characterization; microstructural analysis; mechanical testing; computational modeling; in-situ monitoring; durability assessment; machine learning; sustainable materials; lifecycle analysis; digital twin

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

Modeling and Mechanical Analysis of Materials and Structures in Civil Engineering

edited by

Peng Wu

and Aiguo Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2977 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering structures; composite structures; metamaterials; functionally graded materials; multi-field coupling; fatigue and fracture; analytical solutions; optimization design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring in Engineering Structure

edited by

Yiqiang Xiang

, Yong Xia,

Xinqun Zhu

, Jinfeng Wang and Jixing Cao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2665 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); bridges; buildings; dams; tunnels; space structures; heritage structures and other structures; real-time perception of monitoring data and integration of sky– ground– space monitoring technologies; methods for assessment of structural conditions; optimization design and layout of SHM systems; deep integration of big data and artificial intelligence; SHM-aided life-cycle performance assessment; digital twin technology and applications; monitoring and early alarming of various disasters; advanced sensing approaches; lightweight structure monitoring systems for in-service bridge groups; intelligent safety operation and maintenance and resilience enhancement; innovation and field applications of SHM; use of robotics; drones visualisation and other automatic technologies in monitoring; key issues in SHM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Stability and Performance of Building Foundations

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2610 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundation stability; machine learning in foundation design; geosynthetic-reinforced foundations; soil– structure interaction; load transfer mechanism; foundation performance and monitoring; seismic foundation response; design optimization for building foundations; bearing capacity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Analysis, Calculations, Evaluations, and Controls of High-Rise/Large-Span Structures

edited by Meng Wang, Jiaxu Shen, Wenjin Zhang and Hua-Jian Jin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2581 | Submission Open

Keywords: tall buildings/building clusters; bridges; wind turbines/wind farm; passive control; earthquake engineering; multi-hazard; constructional simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Low-Carbon Urban Planning: Sustainable Strategies and Smart Cities

edited by

He Zhang

,

Rui Wang

and

Lie You

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2565 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon city; data-driven; carbon neutrality; carbon emission; low-carbon technology; policy management

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

Selected Papers From the “8th International Conference on Mechanical Models in Structural Engineering—CMMoST 2025”

edited by

Enrique Hernández Montes

,

Iván Ubero-Martínez

,

Michele Palermo

, Andres Saez and Biljana Šćepanović

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2549 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural engineering; numerical models; finite element method (FEM); nonlinear analysis; multi-scale modeling; constitutive modeling; damage and fracture mechanics; continuum mechanics; computational mechanics; earthquake engineering

Advances in Deconstruction and the Sustainable Management of Construction Waste: Towards a Circular Economy

edited by

Terri-Ann Berry

,

Kim L. de Graaf

,

Ferdinand Oswald

and Mohamed Elkharboutly

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2105 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable waste management; building circularity; sustainable building design; zero waste construction; construction material recovery; C& D waste reuse; hazardous C& D waste management; embodied and operational carbon sustainable reuse of waste soils; deconstruction methods

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

Advances in Vibration Control of Civil Structures

edited by

Zhouquan Feng

,

Konstantinos Kapasakalis

and

Haoran Zuo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1841 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration control seismic isolation; energy dissipation; wind-induced vibration; damping materials and devices; active and semi-active control; structural performance evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Lifecycle Approaches to Sustainable Building Materials: Recycling and Performance Optimization

edited by

Hanwen Cui

, Hao Fu,

Weiwei Wu

and

Changjun Zhong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1646 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable and low-carbon building materials; green and ecofriendly building materials; recycled building materials; life cycle impact analysis; circular economy; innovative building materials

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

Sustainable Energy in Built Environment and Building

edited by

Weixiu Shi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1614 | Submission Open

Keywords: integration of renewable energy systems in buildings and built environments; low-carbon energy storage and load management; sustainable energy in district-level built environments; policy; economics; and market mechanisms for sustainable building energy; human behavior; stakeholder collaboration; and social equity; Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and sustainability benchmarking; adaptation and resilience of building energy systems

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

Building Ventilation and Air Quality: Integrated Approaches for Human Health, Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Environment

edited by

Muhammad Azher Hassan

,

Tariq Mehmood

and Chenhua Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1250 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; outdoor air quality; AI/ML applications; smart buildings; thermal comfort; pollutants removal; energy efficient ventilation

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

Innovating Sustainable Built Environment Integrating Low-Carbon Energy, Energy Efficiency Solutions, and Environmental Considerations

edited by Cheng Zeng,

Xiaojing Han

, Yuanda Cheng,

Abdur Rehman Mazhar

and

Jun Lu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1243 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonisation; energy efficiency; built environment; energy storage; renewable energy; digital modelling and optimisation; community energy systems; indoor environmental quality; building physics

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

The Role of Windows and Building Facades in Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environments

edited by

Seung-Yeong Song

and Soo-Jin Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1171 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance building envelopes; advanced window; glazing; and shading device systems; dynamic and smart window technologies; thermal environment performance assessment; daylighting and visual environment performance analysis; ventilation strategies and indoor air quality; building energy efficiency; faç ade control strategies and optimization; building performance simulation; sustainable faç ade materials and design

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

Advances in Heat Pump Systems: Key to Sustainable HVAC and Building Energy Efficiency

edited by

Maria Koukou

and Michail Gr. Vrachopoulos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1107 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat pumps; natural refrigerants; additive manufacturing; smart control; circularity; demand-side flexibility; energy storage

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

Advanced Dampers and Retrofitting Techniques for Seismic-Resilient Buildings

edited by Antonello De-Luca and Laura Giovanna Guidi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced damping systems; passive; semi-active and hybrid control; nonlinear seismic response; structural retrofitting techniques; energy dissipation mechanisms; earthquake-resistant buildings; seismic risk mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Green Buildings

edited by

Anxiao Zhang

,

Shen Wei

, Ling Zhu,

Yixin Tian

and Qi Zhen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 949 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; thermal comfort; green buildings; urban microclimate; occupant behavior modeling; smart building control; passive design strategies; healthy buildings

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

Advances in Modular and Prefabricated Concrete Construction

edited by

André Furtado

,

Wit Derkowski

and Irene Josa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 907 | Submission Open

Keywords: precast concrete structures; modular concrete construction; building structure; structural engineering; numerical modelling; experimental testing; sustainable construction practices; digital technologies; resilience

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

Advances in Resilient Concrete Structures: From Seismic Design to Retrofit Techniques

edited by Ashraf Ayoub and

Sameh S. F. Mehanny

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 879 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resistant design; sustainable structures; assessment and retrofit; structural health monitoring; AI-based structural optimization; innovative low carbon construction materials; numerical and experimental methods; hazard and extreme loading

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Service Behaviour and Degradation Mechanisms of Cementitious Materials in Complex Environments

edited by

Hongen Zhang

and

Wei Jiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 767 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-physics field coupling analysis; damage behaviour at cryogenic temperatures; durability; anti-icing coating; corrosion science

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

Selected Papers from the "World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2026—WSBE26"

edited by

Usha Iyer-Raniga

,

Pabasara Wijeratne

and

Janappriya Jayawardana

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 747 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; circular construction; circular design; education; sustainable design; end-of-life; SDGs; operational sustainability; capacity building; policy and governance; digital tools; sustainability assessments

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

Building Energy Efficiency Assessment and Retrofit Technologies

edited by Linyan Chen,

Joseph H. K. Lai

and

Fan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 730 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy performance assessment; energy efficiency retrofit; building retro-commissioning strategies; building energy simulation; building energy modeling; smart building technologies; life-cycle assessment; occupant comfort and behavior; policies and strategies

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

Earth-Based Eco-Efficient Architecture and Construction

edited by Francisco Javier Castilla Pascual,

Alejandro Jiménez Rios

,

Paulina Faria

and

Maria Stefanidou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthen structures; low-carbon building material; regenerative design; retrofit; digital heritage; nature-based solutions; mechanical– hygrothermal performance; stabilization techniques; fibre reinforcement; lifecycle assessment

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

Sustainable Acoustics and Noise Control in Buildings

edited by Kuen Wai Ma

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 659 | Submission Open

Keywords: architectural acoustics; acoustic sensing; acoustic strategies; building acoustics; health impact; noise and vibration control; noise prediction; noise standards and regulation; room acoustics; sustainable acoustics

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

Advances in Intelligent and Sustainable Construction: Integrating Civil, Geotechnical and Architectural Engineering

edited by Yongping Yu, Zhonghai Xu and Shaopeng Zheng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 516 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent design; green construction; novel materials; 3D printing; building structures; site vibration; sustainable development

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

Advances in Materials and Structural Technologies for the Historical Built Environment and Heritage Conservation

edited by

Radek Zigler

, Martin Pospisil and

Klára Kroftová

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage conservation; historic building materials; structural assessment and strengthening; compatibility and durability; sustainable conservation; advanced repair materials; monitoring and diagnostics; non-destructive testing (NDT)

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

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