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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 14 February 2022.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: eco-friendly building materials; sustainable construction; life cycle assessment; environmental chemistry
Interests: buildings and environment; materials characterization; energy and buildings, numerical simulation of heat transfer
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Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
This Special Issue is related to the first International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES 20201) which is taking place in Coimbra, Portugal, from 12 to 15 October 2021, and is being organized by Itecons, University of Coimbra (UC) in collaboration with Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (IST).
Globally, we are faced with resource scarcity, climate change, and increased urbanization. More than ever, there is a need to increase the sustainability of the built environment and construction activities. Increased population and urbanization have undoubtedly led to negative effects on the environment and contributed greatly to climate change. From resourcing and construction to the use of infrastructure and disposal of waste, the built environment is responsible for major impacts on the environment. In this context, environmental engineering and management activities are crucial for assessing and minimizing these impacts, as well as for enabling climate change adaptation. Along with the protection of the environment, economic viability and social equity are commonly referred to as the two other pillars of sustainability. Hence, the social aspects of buildings and urban development must not be neglected when striving towards a more sustainable built environment.
Please note, registration for CEES 2021 is obligatory for acceptance.
In this Special Issue, we are looking for high-quality original research articles related to the following topics:
- Natural hazards mitigation;
- Resilience and adaptation to climate changes;
- Environmental risk management;
- CO2 capturing and management;
- Water efficiency and management;
- Waste recovery and management;
- Circular economy;
- Eco-design;
- Green roofs and living facades;
- Adaptive building skins;
- Green infrastructures;
- Life cycle assessment;
- Environmental labels and declarations;
- Environmental assessment of buildings;
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy sources;
- Urban planning;
- Applied social sciences in housing and inclusive design;
- Environmental noise;
- Urban metabolism;
- Smart cities;
- Other topics related to sustainability and to socio-economic challenges involved in creating a more sustainable built environment.
Dr. João Almeida
Prof. Dr. Nuno Simões
Prof. Dr. Julieta António
Guest Editors
Conference Information
Guest Editors will hold a meeting online on 12–15 October 2021, Coimbra, Portugal, on the topic of this Special Issue “Strategies for Increasing the Sustainability of the Built Environment”. Please see details:
International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability
Welcome more researchers to join us!
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 papers will be 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 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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 1900 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.
Keywords
- sustainable built environment
- sustainable construction
- buildings and environment
- energy efficiency and conservation
- water efficiency and conservation
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Planned papers:
Tentative title: On the cool pavements: A state of the art and new technologies
Authprs: S. Kappou, J. Paravantis, M. Souliotis, S. Papaefthimiou, K. Dimenou, E. Mihalena, J. Hills, and G. Mihalakakou
Abstract: Extreme weather events, like heat waves, are projected to increase due to climate change. With growing urban populations, methods of reducing the UHI (urban heat island) effect become increasingly important. Cool pavements altering the heat storage of materials used in pavements and roads, can lead to lower temperature surfaces and reduced thermal radiation output to the atmosphere. Cool pavement technology utilise various strategies to reduce temperatures of new and existing pavements, including increased albedo and evaporative cooling, and reduced heat conduction. This process of negative radiation forces helps offset the impacts of increasing atmospheric temperatures. The present paper presents an extensive analysis of the state-of-the art of cool pavements. The results of the present research show that the potential of cool pavements can be significant and contribute to temperature reduction in the urban environment. Wireless electric vehicles charging with magnetizable concrete on electrification activities of smart communities for pavements is also discussed. This research exercise is important as European Union policy, as well as European and international business stakeholders, have recently started being strongly interested in new ways to reduce energy through technologically advanced pavements.