Advanced Green and Intelligent Building Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Building materials are, by volume, the most common and largest industrial material in the world, mainly used in construction, electricity, hydraulic engineering, infrastructure, and landscapes across the globe. However, with the changing world climate, it is essential to develop and adopt green and low-carbon building materials. These materials have significant benefits, including low emissions, waste utilization, and improved energy efficiency.

In that respect, we are delighted to announce a Special Issue on advanced green building materials, which is motivated by the increasing interest in developing new low-carbon and environmentally friendly materials for this topic. Building materials such as cement or asphalt-based materials, alkali-activated materials, and nanofiber composites are all suitable topics for this Special Issue. The best choice is to fully utilize solid waste to prepare high-performance, durable, intelligent, and environmentally friendly materials.

The aim of this Special Issue is to present the development of green and environmentally friendly building materials in the construction industry, and we strongly look forward to receiving various research papers. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• High-value utilization of solid waste;
• High-performance aerated concrete;
• Green and low-carbon polymers;
• Intelligent materials and simulation analyses;
• Advanced intelligent materials;
• Nanofiber composite materials;
• Mixed proportion design of low-carbon materials;
• Design and theory of carbon dioxide storage;
• Building repair materials.

Dr. Xianhua Yao
Dr. Decai Wang
Dr. Ruicong Han
Dr. Min Zhang
Dr. Ying Hao
Dr. Lihua Niu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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• geopolymer
• aerated concrete
• green materials
• asphalt-based materials
• alkali-activated materials
• modification method
• microscopic analysis
• simulation analysis