Application of Smart Technologies in Buildings, 2nd Edition

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Dear Colleagues,

Recent advancements in smart technologies have led to their numerous applications in the building sector. Smart technologies incorporate various processes, software, and hardware that can be used to improve quality and efficiency in different phases of a building’s life cycle, including its design, construction, operation, maintenance, and deconstruction. There is a need to identify the optimal uses of smart technologies in different building project processes and phases, determine the benefits of these applications to building projects as well as to the various stakeholders involved, and provide solutions that address challenges in their application.

We invite high-quality cutting-edge articles for the Topic on “Application of Smart Technologies in Buildings, 2nd Edition”. The scope of this Topic is broad; we are interested in contributions including, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Application of smart technologies in different building life cycle phases, such as planning, design, construction, operation/maintenance, and deconstruction.
• Application of smart technologies in existing buildings and new constructions.
• Application of smart technologies in the following:

• Design process;
• Planning and monitoring the progress of construction;
• Prefabrication of building systems;
• Managing the safety of construction workers;
• Building commissioning;
• Smart control of buildings in the operation and maintenance phase;
• Energy monitoring of buildings;
• Automated control of building systems;
• Managing building emergency situations and evacuation planning.

• Application of advanced technologies and processes such as laser scanning and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the design, construction, and operation and maintenance of buildings.
• Addressing challenges of computer technology applications in buildings.

Prof. Dr. Yin Zhang
Prof. Dr. Limei Peng
Prof. Dr. Ming Tao
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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Automation automation	2.0	4.1	2020	30.9 Days	CHF 1200	Submit
Buildings buildings	3.1	4.4	2011	15.1 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Sci sci	-	5.2	2019	26.7 Days	CHF 1400	Submit
Smart Cities smartcities	5.5	14.7	2018	25.2 Days	CHF 2000	Submit
Symmetry symmetry	2.2	5.3	2009	15.8 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Urban Science urbansci	2.9	3.7	2017	21.6 Days	CHF 1800	Submit

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