Advances in Sustainable Building Materials and Construction

Dear Colleagues,

The built environment is the most energy-intensive sector of the economy. Moreover, the construction industry is the most responsible one worldwide for depleting natural resources. Portland cement production alone is currently the third largest source of global CO₂ anthropogenic emissions. With the advent of climate change threats to ecosystems, biodiversity, and human life, research on energy-efficient buildings as well as sustainable and eco-efficient construction materials has become of paramount importance. This Topical Collection seeks robust research studies on eco-efficient and carbon-neutral construction materials, building materials with high amounts of recycled content, the beneficiation of by-products and waste materials in construction, green construction practices, sustainable construction materials with enhanced mechanical, durability, and thermal performance, and related innovative research centered on the sustainability of building construction. Both experimental and modeling studies will be considered. Submitted studies shall clearly identify their novelty and contribution to the state of the art.

Prof. Dr. Moncef L. Nehdi
Collection Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the collection website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.