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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2021.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: green construction; life cycle assessment; construction and demolition waste management; BIM; asset management
Interests: green construction; life cycle assessment; green buildings and infrastructure; waste materials in construction
Special Issues and Collections in MDPI journals
Interests: sustainability and leadership in the built environment; green retrofit; modular construction; low carbon building; infrastructure resilience; sustainable urbanization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Construction industry is one of the foremost contributors towards carbon emissions due to its excessive material usage, complicated construction processes and dynamic nature of the work. Decisions made on material selection and construction processes could influence the overall sustainability of the project and therefore there is a contemporary requirement to explore sustainable construction techniques. Often the short-term carbon emissions emitted during the construction stage can lead towards adverse environmental impacts towards human health and environment. With the upsurge of green and sustainable concepts, the construction industry is continuously hunting for even smaller process improvements to achieve lower carbon emission construction techniques.These techniques cover from material selection, waste reduction, reuse and recycle, efficient site operation to new materials, off-site construction, renewable energy, and digital techologies. To increase the adoptions of low carbon construction practices, there is a pressing need to encourage more research and innovations, especially in new materials and new technologies.
This special issue aims to capture outstanding research studies, reviews and design papers on low carbon construction practices that lead to sustainable construction and environment. The key focus areas of the Special Issue consist but not limited to the following research topics:
- Applications of low carbon building materials;
- Optimised construction site operations and sustainable site management;
- Use of smart technologies and its sustainable benefits;
- Informed decision making towards lower carbon construction techniques;
- Sustainable procurement and its benefits towards low carbon construction;
- Sustainability assessment of innovative construction techniques;
- Impediments towards implementing sustainable construction practices;
- Sustainable benefits of on-site waste management and optimisation;
- Health and safety improvements in construction operations;
- Carbon reduction in prefabrication and modular construction;
- Low carbon construction innovations via novel digital technologies;
Prof. Guomin Zhang
Dr. Malindu Sandanayake
Dr. Yongtao Tan
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 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
- lower carbon construction
- green construction
- sustainable construction
- construction materials
- environmental impact of construction
- life cycle assessment
- construction emissions