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Climate Change and the Built Environment: Pathways to Resilience, Sustainability, and Equity
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5059 | 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 4934 | 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)
Advancing Urban Analytics and Sensing for Sustainable Cities
edited by , , and Hanlin Zhou
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4536 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban analytics; geospatial science; smart cities; urban sensing; sustainability
Built Environment and Thermal Comfort submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4442 | 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 , , Wenwen Chen and Jie Li
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4071 | 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)
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 3992 | 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)
Properties and Applications of Sustainable Construction Materials
edited by , Linghua Shen and Jintao Liu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3944 | 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)
Circular Strategies for the Built Environment: Innovations in Adaptation, Reuse and Recycling
edited by and Mario Rinke
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3899 | 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 , Yanqiu Bi, Xiaokang Zhao and Rui Li
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3486 | 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 and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3203 | 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 and Aiguo Zhao
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3172 | 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 , Yong Xia, , Jinfeng Wang and Jixing Cao
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2856 | 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 submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2775 | 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 2713 | 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)
Selected Papers From the “8th International Conference on Mechanical Models in Structural Engineering—CMMoST 2025”
edited by , , , Andres Saez and Biljana Šćepanović
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2705 | 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
Low-Carbon Urban Planning: Sustainable Strategies and Smart Cities
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2697 | 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)
Advances in Deconstruction and the Sustainable Management of Construction Waste: Towards a Circular Economy
edited by , , and Mohamed Elkharboutly
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2278 | 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)
Lifecycle Approaches to Sustainable Building Materials: Recycling and Performance Optimization
edited by , Hao Fu, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1951 | 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)
Advances in Vibration Control of Civil Structures submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1901 | 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)
Sustainable Energy in Built Environment and Building
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1761 | 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 , and Chenhua Wang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1576 | 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, , Yuanda Cheng, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1365 | 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)
Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Green Buildings
edited by , , Ling Zhu, and Qi Zhen
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1267 | 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)
The Role of Windows and Building Facades in Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environments
edited by and Soo-Jin Lee
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1257 | 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 and Michail Gr. Vrachopoulos
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1204 | 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 1184 | 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)
Earth-Based Eco-Efficient Architecture and Construction
edited by Francisco Javier Castilla Pascual, , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1031 | 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)
Advances in Resilient Concrete Structures: From Seismic Design to Retrofit Techniques
edited by Ashraf Ayoub and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | 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)
Advances in Modular and Prefabricated Concrete Construction
edited by , and Irene Josa
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 937 | 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)
Building Energy Efficiency Assessment and Retrofit Technologies
edited by Linyan Chen, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 813 | 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)
Service Behaviour and Degradation Mechanisms of Cementitious Materials in Complex Environments
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 804 | 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" submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 800 | 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)
Engineering and Technological Heritage in the Digital Era: Documentation, Preservation, Interpretation and Futures
edited by , , Miaole Hou, María Viñals and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 778 | Submission Open
Keywords: engineering heritage; technological heritage; digital heritage; heritage building information modeling (HBIM); digital twins; reality capture; heritage asset management; structural diagnosis and monitoring; immersive visualization and interpretation; conservation and risk management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Sustainable Acoustics and Noise Control in Buildings
edited by Kuen Wai Ma
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 693 | 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 Materials and Structural Technologies for the Historical Built Environment and Heritage Conservation
edited by , Martin Pospisil and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 602 | 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)
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 576 | 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)
Selected Papers from the REHABEND 2026 Congress
edited by , , , and Amaia Santamaria
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 573 | Submission Open
Keywords: multidisciplinary studies (historical; archaeological; etc.); heritage and territory; urban regeneration; economic and financial policies; social participation processes and socio-cultural aspects in rehabilitation projects; construction pathology; diagnostic techniques and structural assessment (no destructive testing; monitoring and numerical modeling); vulnerability studies and risk management; guides and regulations; theoretical criteria of intervention projects; traditional materials and construction methods; novelty products applicable and new technologies; sustainable design and energy efficiency; intervention plans; rehabilitation and durability  ; reinforcement technologies; restoration of artworks; conservation of industrial heritage; examples of intervention; construction maintenance and infrastructures; preventive conservation of built heritage; heritage and cultural tourism; teaching and training; new technologies applied to heritage diffusion; accessibility to cultural heritage; working networks in cultural heritage; built heritage management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advances in Construction Automation and Robotic Fabrication
edited by and Minsu Cha
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotics; automation; digitalization; automated management; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Sustainable Approaches to Building Repair—2nd Edition
edited by Bo Pang and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open
Keywords: repair materials; restoration; remodeling; polymer; hydrophobic; painting; flooring; carpentry; waterproofing; masonry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Smart Technologies and Sustainable Energy Management in Zero-Carbon Parks and Buildings
edited by , and Bo Gao
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open
Keywords: zero-carbon parks; smart operation and maintenance; multi-energy systems; low-carbon technologies; digital twin; artificial intelligence; blockchain; carbon management; energy hosting/energy performance contracting; building energy efficiency; climate-adaptive design; energy consumption; load forecasting; energy-saving retrofit; simulation; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Planning Resilient and Inclusive Cities: From Spatial Policy and Territorial Governance to Housing Policy
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart technological solutions in urban spaces; tools supporting equality and social cohesion in urban spaces; planning climate-resilient cities; resilience of cities to crises: climate; demographic; and economic; sustainable urban planning and design; climate resilience and adaptation; green infrastructure; blue infrastructure; social inclusiveness; social resilience and equality; spatial policy and management; urban resilience; inclusiveness; housing policy; territorial management; sustainable development; social participation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Complexity, Systems, and Safety Management in Construction
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: system safety; complexity; resilience engineering; systems theory; human factors; safe design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Digital Transformation in Construction Management
edited by , , Ahmed Abdelaty and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation in construction management; building information modeling (BIM); digital twins; artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning; IoT and smart construction (sensors/wearables); AR/VR for construction applications; industry 4.0– enabled project delivery (integration/interoperability)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Construction and Building Technology: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by Sha Liu, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction; energy efficiency; smart building materials; prefabricated buildings; building information modeling (BIM) and digital twins; VR/AR/MR; artificial intelligence; construction automation and robotics; structural health monitoring; construction industrial internet
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Digital Twins and Performance-Driven Conservation of Historic Built Systems: Buildings, Infrastructures and Industrial Heritage submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin; historic built systems; HBIM; industrial heritage; 3D/4D modelling; data-driven heritage; infrastructural heritage; heritage machinery; preventive conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Fracture and Dynamic Behavior of Construction Materials Under Extreme Loading submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: rockfall; collapse; fracture; rock dynamics; karst geology; FDEM simulation; rock constitutive model; mesoscopic damage; underground engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Life Cycle Assessment and Climate Adaptation Pathways in the Sustainable Built Environment
edited by Lu Sun, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: LCA; built environment; MFA; smart energy system; low-carbon building; climate adaptation; urban renewal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Digital Twins for Civil and Industrial Structures: Data-Physics Fusion-Driven Methods for Hazard Risk Management
edited by Tetsuya Suzuki, and Kentaro Ohno
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin; civil; architectural; and industrial structures; data-driven; seismic analysis; damage evaluation; artificial intelligence; non-destructive testing; automation; physical-based approach; operation and maintenance; post-disaster
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advances in the Application of Bio-Additives in Building Materials
edited by , Tung Hoang and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: bio-additives; cement-based composites; bio-fibers; bio-based polymers; nanoscale additives; durability; mechanical properties; low-carbon binders; life-cycle assessment; sustainable construction; circular economy; eco-efficient materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Smart Monitoring, Retrofit , and Decarbonization of HVAC Systems in Urban Buildings
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: HVAC system degradation and monitoring; building energy retrofit; sustainable urban buildings; building energy efficiency; field operational data analysis; airborne pollutants; life cycle analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
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