Implementation of Sustainability in Construction Engineering

Dear Colleagues,

Living in a developing world has resulted in considerable challenges to everyday aspects. Construction engineering is one of the engineering fields that needs revolutionary upgrades to mitigate its impact. The depletion of natural resources increases the carbon footprint and the high cost of construction represents part of those challenges. Hereby, emphasis on implementing sustainability in construction engineering is a promising path to follow.

There has been a campaign in research to enhance the durability and performance of reinforced concrete structures. In the literature, researchers have investigated using advanced materials and practices to achieve this goal. Nanomaterials, supplementary materials, additive manufacturing and digital concrete have been widely adopted in research interests recently. However, no considerable milestones have been achieved in improving the serviceability and cutting the costs of construction.  Therefore, this Special Issue aims to invite original research articles dedicated to minimizing reliance on natural resources and traditional practices in construction industry, to enrich the literature about sustainability in this field of engineering. Research into low-carbon concrete, recycled aggregates, durable concrete and digital concrete is highly sought after for this Special Issue.

The purposes of the issue include developing research articles about the implementation of sustainability in construction engineering. The scope of this issue includes research fields related to advanced construction materials, automation in construction, enhancement of the durability of reinforced concrete structures, reused aggregate, recycled materials and upgrading construction practices.

Dr. Alyaa Mohammed
Dr. Nihad Al-Saadi
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.

• nanomaterials
• low-carbon concrete
• 3D-printing concrete
• automation in construction
• durability
• reused aggregate
• cementitious matrix
• additives and supplementry cementitious materials