Buildings

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 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1941 | 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)

Seismic Resilience and Structural Performance of Masonry Structures

edited by

Panos Kloukinas

,

Alejandro Jiménez Rios

and

Viviana Novelli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1171 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resilience; masonry structures; structural performance; historic– traditional– vernacular buildings; post-earthquake assessment; retrofitting techniques; sustainable construction; 3D-printed structures; numerical and experimental analysis; AI-based performance optimisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovative Approaches for Seismic Performance Analysis and Design in Building Structures

edited by

Lotfi Guizani

and Sheng Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open

Keywords: buildings structures; seismic design and analysis; seismic performance; innovative materials; base isolation and dampers; modular construction; probabilistic seismic analysis; seismic rehabilitation; structural health monitoring; artificial intelligence-driven tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Novel Bridge Structures Pertinent to High-Performance Concrete

edited by Haibo Jiang, Renda Zhao and Xiaohong Zheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance concrete (HPC); precast HPC segmental bridges; joints or critical portions with HPC in bridge elements; rehabilitations of bridge structures; novel HPC composite bridges

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Development of Indoor Environment Comfort in Buildings

edited by

Francesco Ruggiero

and

Roberto Stasi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 926 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental comfort; energy efficiency; building design; smart technologies; occupant well-being; indoor environmental comfort; energy efficiency

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

Integration of Experimental and Numerical Methods in the Development of Innovative Concrete Materials and Sustainable Building Systems

edited by

Ali Shubbar

and

Mohammed Salah Nasr

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 917 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling and reuse of low-carbon sustainable materials; life cycle assessment (LCA); pavement engineering; geopolymer materials; green infrastructures

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

Research on Sustainable and High-Performance Cement-Based Materials

edited by Yanliang Ji, Alexander Mezhov and Ting Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 846 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement hydration; sustainable construction materials; superplasticizer; UHPC; repairing materials; rheological properties; cracks in aged structures

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

Advancing Construction Management with BIM and AI Agent Technology

edited by Taewook Kang and

Soo-Young Moon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 592 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; AI Agent; LLM; RAG; generative AI; digital twin; automation

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

Low-Carbon Construction of Indoor Environments and Building Thermal Resilience Under Climate Change

edited by Chenqiu Du

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; pollutant exposure; daylighting; comfort soundscape; indoor environments; moisture and mold in buildings; building thermal resilience

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

Adaptive Lightweight Materials and Systems for Sustainable Construction: Innovations and Future Directions

edited by

Alessandra Zanelli

,

Carol Monticelli

, Salvatore Viscuso, Farzaneh Oghazian and

Amirhossein Ahmadnia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptable building systems; lightweight/ultra-lightweight construction; energy efficiency; composite/bio-composite materials; membrane architecture; textile-based building systems; smart materials; sustainable construction; bio-inspired building systems; life cycle thinking

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

Innovative Retrofit Solutions to Improve Energy Efficiency and Indoor Environmental Quality in Buildings

edited by

Sungkyun Jung

,

Yeobeom Yoon

and

Piljae Im

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy; building energy simulation modeling; experimental study; energy efficiency technologies; advanced control; HVAC system; indoor environmental quality; building control optimization; building retrofitting

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

Advances in Construction Safety and Project Management

edited by Chau Le and

Tuyen Le

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety; project management; digital technology; artificial intelligence; building information modeling; safety monitoring; predictive analytics

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

Multisensory Comfort and Human-Centered Design: The Impact of the Built Environment on Health and Well-Being

edited by Federica Giuliani,

Federica Caffaro

, Luca Zaniboni and

Valerio Roberto Maria Lo Verso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational health; well-being; ergonomics; daylighting and visual comfort; non-visual effects of light; multisensory comfort; human-centered design; design for All; neurodiversity; perception and sensory experience; innovative construction technologies applied; AI and simulation tools for design and evaluation

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

Digital Modeling and Structural Health Monitoring of Cultural Heritage

edited by

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and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; numerical modeling; risk assessment; heritage conservation; climate change; natural risks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Large Language Models and Multimodal AI for Next-Generation Building Information Modeling (BIM): From Conversational Agents to Immersive Design Collaboration

edited by

Muhammad Shoaib Khan

,

Sisi Zlatanova

and

Jongwon Seo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); large language models (LLMs); conversational AI; VR/AR-enabled collaboration; construction informatics; multimodal interaction; agentic AI for AEC

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

Advances in Sustainable Green Building Practices and Structural Engineering

edited by

Ahmed Ibrahim Hassanin Mohamed

,

Hani Salim

and

Pan Ni

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

Keywords: green building management; structural engineering; recycled materials; self-healing concrete; composite materials; nanomaterials; carbon-negative materials; life cycle assessment; smart monitoring systems

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

Intelligent Preservation: AI-Driven Innovation in Cultural Heritage Buildings

edited by Wei Chen, Hui Wang,

Yichi Zhang

,

Xiaoling Dai

and Xiang Ren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; architectural heritage; digital twin; heritage conservation; computer vision; machine learning; 3D reconstruction; cultural heritage management; generative AI; digital preservation

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

Digital Transformation and Automation in Construction Project Management

edited by

Conrad Boton

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital construction; project management; building information modeling (BIM); lean construction; construction automation; artificial intelligence (AI) in construction; robotics in construction; digital twins; construction risk management; project control

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

Analysis of Structural and Seismic Performance of Building Structures

edited by

María Victoria Requena García de la Cruz

and Madalena Ponte

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic assessment; structural analysis; buildings; masonry; heritage; soil-structure interaction; reinforced-concrete; seismic retrofit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Study on Urban Environment by Big Data Analytics

edited by

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and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban visual intelligence; urban perception; urban built environment; urban thermal environment; heritage conservation; digital heritage; urban planning and design; urban mobility

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

Real Estate, Housing, and Urban Governance—2nd Edition

edited by Jie Chen, Zisheng Song and

Wei Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: real estate; housing; urban development; urban governance; urban environmental sustainability; migration; mobility and urbanization; urban– rural integration; big data; AI; and smart cities; building technology and building management; urban resilience

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

High-Performance Buildings for Health and Comfort: Indoor Environment, Thermal Design, and Structural Integrity

edited by Yuxin Yang,

Zheng Li

,

Guoqing Song

and

Meng Gu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality; thermal comfort; occupant health; building performance simulation; low-carbon retrofit; HVAC system optimization; smart building control; building envelope; data-driven modeling; sustainable building design

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

Recent Advances in Fibre-Reinforced Cementitious and Polymeric Composites for Construction

edited by Esmaeel Esmaeeli, Jianfei Chen and

Philip Collins

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP); fibre-reinforced concrete (FRC); textile-reinforced mortar/concrete (TRM/TRC); structural strengthening and retrofitting; FRP internal reinforcement; bond and anchorage behaviour; durability and fatigue; fire and thermal performance; high strain-rate/impact/blast response; structural health monitoring (SHM) and digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Low-Carbon and Sustainable Building Structures

edited by

Bing Xia

, Kaijian Zhang, Yuxiang Tang, Dianchao Wang and Chunhui Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon structural design; low-carbon building materials; structural performance of low-carbon structures; design for deconstruction; component reuse; low-carbon structural optimization; carbon footprint and accounting; durability and resilience under extreme loads; sustainable construction and retrofit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Eco-Friendly Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Nariman Saeed

and

Tariq Aziz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon technologies; circular economy in construction; waste valorisation and resource recovery; life-cycle assessment (LCA) of building materials; durability and long-term performance

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

Data-Driven Approaches for Building Energy Assessment and Sustainable Retrofit

edited by Jinxin Gao and

Yanyan Ke

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy; data-driven; energy assessment; energy prediction; sustainable retrofitting; carbon emissions; low-carbon buildings; retrofitting strategies

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

Optimization and Application of Concrete Materials in Constructions

edited by

Tomasz Ponikiewski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete technology; special concretes; self-compacting concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; X-ray computed tomography research; non-destructive testing (NDT) of concrete; 3D-printed building materials; waste and recycled materials

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

Sustainable Building Materials and Circular Economy in Construction

edited by Muhammad Ali, Davide Lavorato and

Humphrey Danso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon construction; bio-based materials; recycled materials; waste-derived materials; circular economy; sustainable construction

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

Advanced Applications of AI-Driven Structural Control

edited by

Abdelwahhab Khatir

,

Samir Khatir

and

Roberto Capozucca

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-Enhanced Structural Control Methods ; Machine Learning for Structural Dynamics ; Digital Twins for Infrastructure Control ; Smart Sensing and Intelligent Monitoring ; Damage Detection and Control During Extreme Events ; Optimization Frameworks and Metaheuristics ; AI for Structural Health Monitoring and Control Integration ; Applications Across Engineering Fields ; Experimental based static and dynamics analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Durability and Sustainability in Modern Construction Materials

edited by Sanaul Chowdhury and Jeung-Hwan Doh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; recycled materials; durability; sustainability; sustainable infrastructure; green building materials; nanomaterials in construction

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

Research on Building Structural Behavior Under Extreme Conditions

edited by

Qiushi Yan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: blast-resistant structures; impact-resistant design; advanced construction materials; dynamic response analysis; critical infrastructure protection; numerical simulation; resilience assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Development and Structural Applications of Green High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

edited by

Qiao Liao

, Pengfei Men and

Wenxiang Cao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineered cementitious composite; ultra-high performance concrete; durability property; mechanical behavior; structural performance; concrete 3D printing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Construction: Integrating Recycled and Waste Materials into Solutions

edited by

Oinam Yanchen

,

Sukhoon Pyo

,

Minwuye Mesfin Woldeamanuel

and

Aron Berhanu Degefa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; eco-efficient; sustainable construction materials; life cycle assessment; waste concrete powder; industrial by-products; high-performance concrete

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

Enhancing Built Environment Performance Through Human-Centered Design and Intelligent Optimization

edited by

Dan Chong

and

Cynthia Hou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; data-driven modeling; architectural and urban; human-centered design; digital twins; building information modeling; virtual reality; machine learning

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

Transformable and Modular Building Systems: Mechanics, Design, and Applications Innovations

edited by

Qian Zhang

and Marco Meloni

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1741 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformable building; modular building; inflatable structures; adaptive facades; digital design and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Optimal Design of FRP Strengthened/Reinforced Construction Materials

edited by

Kaiqi Zheng

,

Pu Zhang

,

Haitao Wang

and Yirui Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5825 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite structures; FRP profiles/bars/sheets; etc.; analytical and design method; prestressing and anchoring FRP; novel FRP composites; FRP-reinforced structures

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

Innovations in Water Management for Climate Resilient Cities and Buildings

edited by Szu-Hsien Peng,

Lei Xiong

and I-Hui Chen

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-resilient water systems; urban flood simulation; hydrology and hydrogeology; smart city and AIoT monitoring; watershed and debris-flow management; urban resilience and disaster mitigation; nature-based solutions; water-sensitive urban design; geotechnical risk monitoring; AI-assisted environmental analysis

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

Integrating BIM and Knowledge Management for Smarter Construction Practices

edited by Taha M. Salih Elhag

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); knowledge management; infrastructure management systems; public– Private Partnership (PPP); sustainable construction practices

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

Intelligent Automation in Construction Management

edited by Hyunsu Lim, Taehoon Kim and

Chang-Won Kim

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1686 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent automation; construction management; artificial intelligence; robotics; digital twin; IoT; computer vision; site monitoring

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

Recent Advances in Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Zuo Zhu

,

Weijie Li

, Yanlong Xie, Yichen Zhu and Miaomin Wang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1169 | 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 Digital Technology and AI in Construction Management

edited by

Hongjiang Yao

,

Junwei Zheng

,

Yongshun Xu

and Haitao Wu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technology; artificial intelligence; ai-driven construction; construction management; building information modeling; project management; risk management; empirical studies; sustainable construction; case studies

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

Advances in Environmentally-Friendly Building Materials in Construction

edited by

Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez

and Rafael A. Robayo-Salazar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5132 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable and low-carbon building materials; eco-friendly materials and processes; utilization of by-products and waste materials in construction; construction and demolition wastes; recycled aggregates; alternative binders to Portland cement; geopolymers; 3D concrete printing; concrete durability; life cycle analysis

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

Artificial Intelligence in Material and Structural Optimization for Sustainable Infrastructure

edited by

Satish Paudel

,

Panagiotis G. Asteris

, T. Jeyakaran and Hakas Prayuda

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3442 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); generative design; surrogate modeling; additive manufacturing in construction; resilient infrastructure; life-cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Development and Application in Sustainable Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Jose M. Vercher

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; advanced building materials; energy efficiency; recycled materials; waste-based materials; bio-based materials; life-cycle assessment; architectural heritage; vernacular building materials

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

AI-Driven Distributed Optimization for Building Energy Management

edited by

Otilia Elena Dragomir

,

Renato De Leone

and

Yelda Durgun Şahin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed optimization; artificial intelligence; building energy management systems (BEMS); model predictive control; multi-agent systems; demand response; HVAC optimization; renewable energy integration; edge computing; IoT sensors; energy efficiency; thermal comfort; occupancy prediction; deep reinforcement learning; cyber– physical systems; microgrid coordination; load forecasting; building-to-grid integration

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

Advanced Geotechnics: Optimization, Reliability, and Intelligent Methods for Underground, Foundation, and Earth Structures

edited by

Primož Jelušič

,

Tomaž Žula

and

Rok Varga

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; underground structures; foundations; earth structures; optimization; multi-objective design; reliability-based design; sustainability; machine learning; numerical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Data-Driven Intelligence for Sustainable Urban Renewal

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); urban regeneration; multi-source data fusion; digital twin; machine learning; generative design; sustainability and resilience

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

Advances in Construction Project Management: Project Controls, Digitization, and Safety Perspectives

edited by Sanjgna Karthick and Nikhitha Adepu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: project controls; construction project management; construction planning and scheduling; digitization and decision support; worker well-being; extreme weather; occupational health and safety; building information modeling (BIM); digital twins; artificial intelligence; risk management; cost management

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

Wind-Induced Vibration of High-Rise Buildings

edited by Bei Chen,

Yuji Tai

and

Weilin Li

submission deadline 26 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind load estimation; innovative vibration mitigation strategies; aerodynamics and aeroelasticity; structure dynamic performance enhancement; multi-hazard risk assessment and resilience; wind-induced vibration; novel systems to optimize structural/aerodynamic response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Emerging Technologies and Workflows for BIM and Digital Construction

edited by

David Heesom

and

Wei Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14261 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modelling (BIM); emerging technology; digital twin artificial intelligence; virtual augmented reality; digital data; robotics

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

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