Digital Transformation and Green Technology for Sustainable Building and Construction Management
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 64
Special Issue Editors
Interests: engineering project management (EPM); infrastructure and construction management; digital transformation; digital twin; building information modeling (BIM); advanced work packaging (AWP); artificial intelligence (AI) and smart-engineering; contract and risk management; engineering economics and project finance
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Interests: artificial intelligence (AI); big-data driven engineering machine learning applications (MLA); natural language processing (NLP); ChatGPT applications in engineering; EPC contracts and contract risk management; digital twin; BIM; advanced work package (AWP); smart construction and digitalization; engineering project management; engineering economics and project finance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue addresses the critical need for innovation in the construction industry, which has historically lagged in productivity and digitalization. It highlights the transformative potential of integrating digital transformation (DT) and green technology (GT) to establish a sustainable building and construction ecosystem. This Special Issue focuses on smart construction technologies like AI, big data, BIM, and advanced sensing, emphasizing their role in enhancing efficiency, decision making, productivity, and safety. Furthermore, it underscores the significance of green technology, exploring energy-efficient practices and waste reduction for a more sustainable sector. The Special Issue also examines how DT can be a powerful tool for sustainable construction management through applications like BIM-based life cycle assessment and AI-driven energy optimization. Ultimately, this Special Issue welcomes original research and reviews on various topics related to the application of DT and GT for a more innovative and sustainable future in building and construction.
In this context, this Special Issue welcomes original research articles and review papers that contribute to the advancement of innovation and sustainability in the building and construction sector. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning applications for sustainable engineering management.
- Automation in capital projects—with a specific focus on mega infrastructure projects, onshore and offshore facilities, power plants, industrial plants, and other Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) projects .
- Digitalization in the engineering and construction industry for sustainable development.
- Building Information Modeling (3D-4D-5D BIM).
- Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) integrated with BIM.
- BIM-based Maintenance, Repair, and Operation (MRO) systems.
- Digital Twin for industrial plants.
- Natural Language Processing (NLP) applications and text-mining in construction projects.
- Applications of large language models (e.g., ChatGPT) in the engineering field.
- Life cycle cost analysis (LCCA).
- Digital engineering and contract management.
- Enhancing energy efficiency for buildings and infrastructures.
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).
- Technologies and strategies for carbon-neutral construction.
We look forward to receiving your insightful research findings and innovative ideas that will contribute to the future of the building and construction industry.
Prof. Dr. Eul-Bum Lee
Dr. So-Won Choi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- engineering and construction projects
- digital convergence
- green technology
- smart construction technology
- sustainable building and construction management
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- big data
- construction automation
- building information modeling (BIM)
- advanced work packaging (AWP)
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