Sustainability in Construction and Building Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainability has become the most important challenge for the building and construction industry, not just for the present, but also for the decades to come. Scientifically-based solutions should drive technological innovations that enable compliance with the still-growing environmental constraints. Research in this particular field of interest is advanced from the physical, chemical, biological, lifecycle assessment, engineering, and materials science perspective, often leading to synergistic approaches. Research on alternative binders, sustainable building materials, energy storage technologies, phase change materials, functional nanocomposites, recycling, reuse of industrial wastes and by-products, use of natural biomaterials, self-healing materials, CO2 and energy reductions, etc. are topics that define the cornerstones of this particular field of interest.

This first Special Issue of this new section is considered to reflect the current state-of-the-art and new developments on the relevant topics that characterize the research field of “Sustainability in Construction”. A wide range of research results on various topics that are contributing to an enhancement of the environmental footprint is expected. Collected topics, from an interdisciplinary, multiscale, synergistic, holistic, etc. viewpoint, are aimed at providing a resourceful background for readers, addressing the current state of research and innovation on sustainability in construction.

Within the scope of this Special Issue, emphasis will be given on fundamental, experimental, numerical, validation, and application research, inducing proven results on state-of-the-art solutions for sustainable construction. Various single-focused approaches or multidisciplinary combinations are also expected to add to the topic in general.

With this collection, it is our ambition to stimulate and circulate the latest knowledge on Sustainability in Construction and Building Materials. It will be a basis for new ideas on the various topics for young investigators as well as leading experts in the field.

Prof. Eddie Koenders
Guest Editor

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