Buildings

Buildings' Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency for a Sustainable Construction

edited by Jingyuan Zhao, Xuan Ma and Qian Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal performance; carbon emissions; thermal comfort; sustainable construction; passive design; life cycle assessment

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

Sustainable Buildings and Cities: Integrated Research on Smart Strategies for Renewal and Resilience

edited by

Haibo Guo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart buildings; smart cities; smart sensing; low-carbon; heritage conservation; infrastructure resilience; the Internet of Things; green building technologies; urban renewal; sustainable rural communities

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

Forensic Earthquake Engineering, Natural and Manmade Disasters

edited by Panayotis Carydis,

Efthymios Lekkas

and

Spyridon Mavroulis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: forensic engineering; reverse engineering and failure investigation; technical legislation; building and structural engineering; property loss and damage; human loss and injuries

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

Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Sustainable Building Design and Building Information Modeling

edited by

Chung-Ho Su

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI) in architecture and construction; sustainable building design; building information modeling (BIM); AI-driven generative design; machine learning for energy efficiency; digital twin and BIM integration; AI in construction automation; smart building technologies; deep learning for sustainable materials; AI and IoT for green buildings; AI-driven social network analysis; AI and big data in architectural ornamentation design; social network analysis for architectural ornamentation

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

Indoor Air Quality and Human Comfort in Modern Working and Living Spaces

edited by Maria Idália Da Gomes and Mafalda Batista Pacheco

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; indoor air quality; indoor pollutant sources; energy efficiency; biophilic design; occupant well-being; sustainable materials; vernacular building systems; thermal performance; NZEB

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

Heritage Architecture Sustainable Management: Analysis, Conservation, and Refurbishment

edited by Josep Lluís i Ginovart and Cinta Lluis-Teruel

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction methods; intervention criteria; construction analysis; diagnosis; methodologies; reuse of elements; natural ventilation; orientation; active and passive energies; exterior enclosures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Built Environments and Environmental Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Delgado

,

Romeu da Silva Vicente

and

Joana Maia de Oliveira Almeida

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil and environmental engineering; sustainability of buildings and constructions; digital tools for construction and maintenance; risk mitigation in structures and infrastructure; life- cycle analysis and cost– benefit assessment; assessment of buildings and bridges; rehabilitation and strengthening; coastal and offshore infrastructures

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

Innovative Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Structural Engineering

edited by

Violetta K. Kytinou

,

Adamantis Zapris

and

Ali Ghamari

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative construction materials; fiber-reinforced polymers; AI-driven structural design; sustainable retrofit and strengthening; infrastructure rehabilitation; eco-friendly engineering solutions; structural durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Study on Wind Load of High-Rise and Long-Span Structures Facilitated or Assisted by AI Techniques

edited by

Xiao-Xiang Cheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind load; high-rise structure; long-span structure; artificial intelligence; data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

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

edited by

Sungkyun Jung

,

Yeobeom Yoon

and

Piljae Im

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 85 | 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)

Innovations and Complexities in Building Envelope Design

edited by Ingrid Paoletti and Massimiliano Nastri

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; renewable energy sources in buildings; building energy performance and simulation; indoor and outdoor built environments; integrated built environmental system designs; typology optimization; smart manufacturing; design for assembly and manufacturing (DfMA); component design; technology transfer

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

Underground Space Construction and Digital Management

edited by

Mingming He

and

Jun Zheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground structures; dynamic disturbances; large deformation; rockburst; stability; new materials; intelligent technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Risks and Challenges of AI-Driven Construction Industry

edited by

Oluwole Olatunji

, Don Chamila Subasinghe and Emil Jonescu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; construction projects; digital technologies; performance-driven design; psychology of space; risk management; secure environments; surveillance; technology adoption; UAV (drone) and AI integration

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

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

edited by

Lamine Mahdjoubi

and Arslan Muhammad

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

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

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

Building Structural Health: Advanced Technologies and Applications in Monitoring and Evaluation

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive testing; structural health monitoring; civil engineering; smart sensors; damage detection; machine learning; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Concrete: Innovations in Eco-Friendly Materials and Construction Methods

edited by

Minfei Liang

, Yidong Gan and

Zhi Wan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon construction; advanced testing and modelling; artificial intelligence; life cycle assessment; 3D concrete printing; prefabrication and modular building

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

The Challenges of and Research Trends in the Durability, Corrosion, and Cracking of Reinforced Concrete

edited by Babak Jamhiri

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete durability; corrosion mitigation; crack detection; predictive modeling; self‑healing composites

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

Advanced Construction Materials and Technologies for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Nicoleta Cobîrzan

and

Radu Muntean

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5451 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable; circular economy; waste; nanotechnology; energy-ffficient systems; advanced manufacturing; construction; digitalization; policies; education and training

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

Innovative Approaches to Climate-Responsive Building Design: Advancing Resilience and Sustainability in the Built Environment

edited by

Lidia Badarnah

and

Francesco Sommese

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3647 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive facade; bio-design; energy efficiency; climate change adaptation; built environment

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

Building Information Modelling (BIM) Applications in Construction Management: 2nd Edition

edited by Zhili Gao and

Yilei Huang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 920 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM (Building Information Modelling); construction management; clash detection; decision making; estimating; scheduling; construction safety; integration

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

Innovative Trends and Future Prospects of Sustainable Green Building Materials

edited by

Pedro Muñoz-Velasco

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; construction; building; materials; energy; environment; impact

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

Advanced Damage Detection and State Monitoring Technologies for Engineering Structures

edited by

Jun Chen

,

Lunan Wei

and Chenglong Yang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; non-destructive evaluation; deep learning algorithm; damage detection; big data method; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Information Technology in Building Construction Management

edited by Luqi Wang and Ruixue Zhang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3488 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling; city information modeling; digital twins; big data; artificial intelligence; robotics; computer vision; could computing; blockchain

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

Research on Corrosion Resistance of Reinforced Concrete

edited by Subbiah Karthick,

Han-Seung Lee

and

Jitendra Kumar Singh

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2373 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel; zinc; aluminum; magnesium; corrosion; inhibitor; coating; concrete; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; potentiodynamic polarization; cyclic polarization; open circuit potential; nano-technology; advanced materials and processes; X-ray diffraction; scanning electron microscopy; atomic force microscopy; raman spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; reinforcement corrosion; building and construction; repair materials; material science and technology

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

Optimal Design of Lighting/Daylighting in Buildings

edited by Payam H. Matin,

Negar H. Matin

and

Ali Eydgahi

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: lighting/daylighting; optimal design; optimization; computation/simulation; analytical design; experimental design; design tools

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

A Digital Innovation Framework for Construction Management and Built Environment

edited by

Syed Mahmood Ahmed

, Yasmeen Ahmed and

Rizwan Farooqui

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: management of contracts in construction projects; public– private partnerships in construction project; laws and logistics in construction management; construction science and management; tenders and documents in project management; innovation in structural design and visualization; contemporary civil engineering technologies; higher education for the building construction industry; construction; and materials science; policies and procedures for construction management sustainability in construction technology; trends of vernacularism in construction technologies; curricula building for construction industry-related education; retrofitting and energy efficiency in buildings through modern tools; sustainability in architectural design and planning; interior architecture; post-occupancy building comfort management; hazard management and planning by architects; affordable housing; theories of architecture and the evolution of architectural character in the post-industrialization era; landscape architectural theories and criticism; disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management; landscape architecture; interior architecture; information communication technologies; regional trends and practices in construction management; collaboration in construction management

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

Emerging Technologies, Tools, and Methods for Enabling Safer, Healthier, and More Productive Work Settings in Construction Project Management

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 31295 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction project management; construction safety and health; construction productivity; wearable technologies; robotics; digital twins; augmented and virtual reality; simulation; information modeling; data sensing

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

Next-Gen Cementitious Composites for Sustainable Construction

edited by Jiaxiang Lin,

Karolos Kontoleon

and Zhanbiao Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12053 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; high-performance composites; self-healing concrete; green construction materials; concrete recycling; 3D printed concrete; smart concrete technologies; nanocomposites in concrete; energy-efficient materials; photocatalytic concrete

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

Development and Properties of Sustainable Composite Materials for Building Applications

edited by

Rabah Hamzaoui

and

Rachida Idir

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3532 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; mechanical; thermal; and hygrothermal properties; durability; life cycle analysis and carbon footprint; environmental impact; testing techniques; construction materials innovations and applications; alternative materials; energy efficiency; biosoured and gesourced materials

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

Innovations in Building Materials and Infrastructure Design

edited by Baofeng Pan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; infrastructure design innovation; climate-adaptive systems; self-sensing technology; smart infrastructure integration

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

Research on Concrete Filled Steel Materials in Building Engineering

edited by

Vipul Patel

and

Kashyap A. Patel

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) structures; steel– concrete composite materials; nonlinear structural analysis; finite element modelling; structural performance and durability; sustainable construction materials; advanced building engineering

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

Emerging Trends in Architecture, Urbanization, and Design

edited by

Nuno Montenegro

,

Fernando Lima

and Gonçalo Castro Henriques

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in architecture; design and education; computational design and digital fabrication; city information Modeling (CIM); data-driven spatial analysis; responsive and adaptive building systems; smart cities and intelligent environments; human-centered design and UX in architecture; immersive technologies in design education (VR/AR); design pedagogy and digital learning; technological innovation in architectural practice

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

Low-Carbon Material Engineering in Construction

edited by

Zhihai He

, Xiqi Liu,

Gang Wang

and Manqing Lin

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5932 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource utilization of solid waste; low-carbon concrete; mechanical properties of concrete; microstructure evolution of concrete; green building materials; failure characteristics of concrete

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

Digital Technologies in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC)—2nd Edition

edited by

Feng Guo

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1721 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent construction; green construction; sustainable construction; computer-aided design and engineering; automated inspection; robotics in construction; innovation management in construction; construction waste management

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

Constructions in Europe: Current Issues and Future Challenges

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11386 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; environmental engineering; urban engineering; transport engineering; geotechnical engineering; construction economics; construction technology

The Impact of Evaluated Luminous Environment on the Comfort Level in Buildings

edited by Runqi Liang, Yanyi Sun, Xianfeng Wu and Zishang Zhu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8782 | Submission Open

Keywords: daylighting control; artificial lighting design; advanced windows; intelligent shading; transparent materials; visual comfort; human health; built environment; building simulation

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

Traditional Construction Wisdom in Developing Regions: Sustainable Urbanization and Local-Eco Adaptation

edited by

Yin Zhang

,

Ahad Amini Pishro

, Jin Li and Ying Huang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7143 | Submission Open

Keywords: building performance; traditional and cultural architecture; remote and developing regions; local construction wise; smart and resilient communities; rural– urban interaction; regional adaptation; sustainable spatial planning; eco design cases

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

Innovative and Sustainable Materials for Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Building Structures

edited by Francesca Ferretti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5262 | Submission Open

Keywords: existing buildings; masonry; reinforced concrete; retrofitting interventions; innovative materials; sustainable materials; durability

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

Advances in Green, Low-Carbon, High-Performance, and Intelligent Building Materials and Structures

edited by Changjiang Liu,

Chuntao Zhang

, Zhong Xu,

Dong Li

and Weiju Song

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3725 | Submission Open

Keywords: green and low-carbon building materials; high-performance building materials; green and low-carbon building design; new high-performance structures; high-performance structural design; intelligent building materials; intelligent construction and operation; intelligent structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Research on Cementitious Composites for Construction

edited by Jun Tian,

Yinfei Du

, Yuzhou Zheng, Hui Huang and Hao Fu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3594 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious composites; fiber reinforced; mechanical properties; durability; extreme conditions; structural behavior; sustainable development

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

Research on Energy Efficiency and Indoor Ventilation Performance in Buildings

edited by Daeung Kim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3335 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; energy consumption forecasting; building-energy services; energy management; carbon neutrality; HVAC systems; ventilation performance; hybrid ventilation; IAQ

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

Practice and Application of Artificial Intelligence in Urban Decision-Making

edited by

Yanyan Liang

,

Yile Chen

and

Junming Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3016 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision-making; urban or building space; construction management practice; urban planning and management; artificial intelligence technology support; layout optimization; building parameter optimization

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

Advances in Steel and Composite Structures

edited by Yukai Zhong, Ke Jiang and

Zhe Xing

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3006 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; steel-concrete composite structures; high-performance materials; experimental study; numerical simulation; life-cycle design artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Techniques in Smart Road Construction and Maintenance: Multi-Scale Characterization and Real-Time Performance Evaluation

edited by

Songtao Lv

and

Xinghai Peng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2979 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent road construction; multifunctional pavement; real-time diagnosis and evaluation; environmentally friendly materials; polymer-modified asphalt; smart materials and structure; multi-source data fusion; embedded sensing systems; long-life pavement structure; numerical simulation

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

Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Operation Maintenance of Concrete and Steel Structures

edited by

Demi Ai

, Hongyou Cao and

Xiaowei Ye

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2802 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete structures; steel structures; damage detection; structural health monitoring; intelligent operation maintenance; repair and strengthening; machine learning; data mining; building monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Recent Scientific Developments in Cement-Based and Alternative Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

Jaroslav Pokorný

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2089 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement-based composites; mortar; concrete; lightweight concrete; industrial wastes and by-products; artificial aggregates; alternative binders; alkali-activated materials; durability; mechanical resistance

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

Advanced Studies in Asphalt Mixtures

edited by Ran Zhang,

Junfeng Gao

,

Zahid Hossain

and

Zhanping You

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2077 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt mixture; low-carbon materials; green technology; durability; performance evaluation; functional pavement materials; recycled asphalt mixture

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

Sustainable and Low-Carbon Building Materials in Special Areas

edited by

Gaowen Zhao

,

Shifeng Lu

,

Gang Liu

and Le Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1996 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete durability; sustainable materials; low-carbon building materials; low-carbon construction method; soil treatment; solid waste disposal

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

Advanced Research in Cement and Concrete

edited by Qimin Liu and Xingji Zhu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1613 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete design; cement hydration; concrete durability; ultra-high performance concrete; low-carbon concrete

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

Advanced Research on the Urban Heat Island Effect and Climate

edited by

Tao Luo

, Tingting Hong and

Jon Burley

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1571 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat island; climate change; new urbanization; eco-city; healthy city; livable city; smart city; climate adaptation; urban heat environment management

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

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