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Construction Engineering - Challenges of the 21st Century
This special issue belongs to the section “Construction and Building Materials“.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The 52nd Scientific Conference Construction Projects Engineering and the International Colloquium Modern Technologies in Construction—Challenges of the 21st Century is one of the most significant conferences on the international stage, bringing together students, scientists, and experts in the field of construction engineering from around the world. The conference includes a large number of invited papers and is supported annually by Materials. Each year, the conference is organized by a different scientific institution in various locations in Poland. This year, the Conference is organized by the Białystok University of Technology.
The main themes of the conference are the planning of construction investments, modern materials and technologies in construction, planning and implementation of construction works, automation and digitization, operation of buildings, economics in planning, designing and implementing construction investments, modern socioeconomic concepts in the implementation of construction projects, life cycle, circular economy, models and scientific methods in designing building structures, management of construction enterprises and projects, etc.
The aim of the conference is to present scientific achievements and exchange views, experiences, and practical knowledge related to the above topics. The conference is addressed to university researchers from Poland and abroad, researchers from scientific institutes, designers, construction contractors, and producers of construction materials and products. Each submissions from the participant of the conference would be offered 15% discount once accepted after peer-review.
Dr. Edyta Pawluczuk
Prof. Dr. José Ramón Jiménez
Prof. Dr. José María Fernández
Dr. Katarzyna Kalinowska-Wichrowska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- planning
- modern materials
- technologies
- automation
- digitization
- operation of buildings
- economics
- designing
- circular economy
- management
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