Sustainable Innovation and Management of the AEC Sector in the New Normal

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to confirm that the submission portal is now open for the Special Issue on “Sustainable Innovation and Management of the AEC Sector in the New Normal” to be published in Sustainability. 

The Architectural Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector has been badly affected by COVID-19, same as other industries. After one year of COVID-19, all industries are trying to find their paths in the new normal. To continue developing business and providing the infrastructure needed for growth worldwide, the AEC sector needs to continue working on developing, adopting, and applying sustainable innovation and management in the new normal.  

With the dynamic situation of aligning COVID-19, the development of the AEC sector is facing a big challenge. In this context, the aim of this Special Issue of Sustainability titled “Sustainable Innovation and Management of the AEC Sector in the New Normal” is to inspire scholars to continue conducting research on sustainable construction innovation and management in the new normal.

Submission types such as case studies, original research contribution, systematic reviews, conceptual papers, and experimental and original research contributions are welcomed. Full papers are invited in areas including but not limited to:

Sustainable construction technology

Energy efficiency

BIM application

Sustainable building for ageing

Sustainable resilience of disaster management

Online and mixed mode training

Sustainable safety of construction sites

Mental health of construction workers

Multilocation construction management

Online stakeholer management

Dr. Mary Hardie
Dr. Liyaning (Maggie) Tang
Guest Editors

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. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. 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 special issue 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. Sustainability 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 2400 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.