Trends and Innovations: Sustainability, Materials, Technologies
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 48
Special Issue Editor
Interests: buildings; economy; environment; ecological building materials; efficiency; life cycle buildings; innovation; sustainable; wood construction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This upcoming Special Issue, “Trends and Innovations: Sustainability, Materials, Technologies”, will explore the need for efficient, innovative, and sustainable solutions in construction and related industries. It will focus on the pressing challenges linked to the low level of efficiency and sustainability within the construction sector, which continues to face resource shortages and a lack of skilled workforce. The continuous monitoring and quantification of construction processes are essential in identifying opportunities to implement cleaner, more efficient, and more sustainable technologies.
Sustainable development today represents an irreversible trend that is integrated into social, economic, and legislative frameworks. Its urgency is particularly evident in construction, one of the least productive global industries. While other industries have significantly increased their output in recent decades, productivity in construction has stagnated or even declined. At the same time, buildings and their life cycles, from material production and construction to their use and eventual deconstruction, remain major consumers of both energy and resources.
Innovative construction methods, ecological material bases, and advanced technologies offer ways to improve efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, and enhance quality. Within this context, attention is also given to aspects such as the indoor environments of buildings, which contribute to well-being and contribute to a holistic approach to sustainability.
This Special Issue will provide a platform for research and innovative approaches to expand our knowledge on sustainability, materials, technologies, and complementary aspects such as the quality of indoor environments. We welcome contributions that introduce unexplored technological and material solutions, propose new sustainable practices, and stimulate discussion on how to increase productivity and quality in the built environment sector.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Jozef Švajlenka
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- building energy efficiency
- environmental impact
- ecological building materials
- efficiency
- life cycle buildings
- innovative methods of construction
- sustainable building materials
- wood
- wood construction, environment
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