Dear Colleagues,

We extend an invitation to publish your research in this Special Issue on Sustainability. The field of sustainability includes projects on housing infrastructure, roads, bridges, tunnels, ports, airports, factories, shopping centres, offices, and warehouses, among others. The execution of these projects involves collaboration between public and private sectors, including architects, engineers, companies, and financers. The construction industry forms the basis of the three major economic sectors. It is intermediately positioned between industrial activities and services.

The advancement of scientific and practical knowledge is crucial for enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of the construction industry. Due to varying levels of economic development in different countries, there has been a significant migration of engineers and construction managers to the construction sector. Therefore, it is imperative to recognize and investigate the qualifications and skills of construction managers worldwide.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to offer valuable insights into sustainability in various construction-related issues, with a specific focus on methods, empirical evidence and applications, simulations, as well as conceptual frameworks. We seek sustainable solutions for the construction industry, related to the five common phases: (1) feasibility, (2) design, (3) execution, (4) commissioning and operation, including maintenance, and (5) demolition.

Topics for the Special Issue include (but are not limited to):

• Sustainable building and construction projects;
• Technological innovations in construction;
• Quality management;
• Optimization in construction;
• Assessment methods, modelling, and simulation for sustainability in construction;
• Performance measurement for sustainability in construction.
• Health and safety in construction
• Education of construction and managerial personnel;
• Green prefabrication;
• Lean manufacturing in precast concrete industry;
• Green project management;
• International certification systems, for example: LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, U.S.), BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method, UK), HQE (Haute Qualité d'Environnement, FR), and Valideo (Belgium);
• BIM, Digital Twins, Extended Reality (XR), Virtual Reality (AR), Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality (MR), Laser Scanners, Drones, etc;
• AI-based systems;
• Lowering the carbon footprint;
• Urban mining;
• Construction 4.0;
• Legal issues in construction;
• Social psychology, sociology, mentoring, coaching in construction;
• Human resource management.

Dr. Pawel Nowak
Dr. Mariola Książek-Nowak
Dr. Aleksander Nicał
Dr. Jerzy Rosłon
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 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 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.

• sustainability
• technological innovation
• green construction
• project management
• optimization
• Industry 4.0
• ICT in construction
• BIM
• education and soft skills in construction