Special Issues

Buildings publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Sustainable and Low-Carbon Building Technology: Education, Design, and Practice submission deadline 28 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7284 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon building; carbon emission management; construction technology; BIM technology; sustainable design technology; repair and protection; educational innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Advancements in Large-Span Steel Structures and Architectural Design
edited by Jinsan Ju, Tao Lan, Haosong Chang, and Wei Zhen
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10161 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure performance; stability; progressive collapse; joint; construction; fracture; impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Construction and Building Materials
edited by and Davoud Tavakoli
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9550 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase change material (PCM); sustainable building materials; green concrete; energy-efficient buildings; sustainability; building envelope; thermal insulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Low-Carbon and Green Materials in Construction—2nd Edition
edited by , Pujin Wang, and Lingfei Liu
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6376 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon materials; recycled aggregate concrete; alkali-activated materials; 3D concrete printing; carbonation; ultra-high performance concrete; ECC; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Construction Management, Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction for Resilient and Sustainable Cities submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6333 | Submission Open
Keywords: construction management; built environment; disaster risk reduction; risk management; reconstruction; build back better; resilience; sustainability; Stakeholder value; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Multispecies Architectural Design: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by Yasha Jacob Grobman
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2591 | Submission Open
Keywords: multispecies design; ecology; animal-aided design; biodiversity; zoomorphic architecture; organic architecture; biomimicry; sustainability; computational design; green buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
New Technology of Green Intelligent Construction and Risk Assessment in Architectural Structures
edited by and
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1991 | Submission Open
Keywords: green architecture; low-carbon technologies; artificial intelligence; high-performance materials; intelligent robots; structural disaster prevention; risk assessment; structural design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Innovative Utilization of Construction Demolition Waste for Sustainable Building Applications
edited by and Siva Avudaiappan
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1813 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable non-conventional building materials; reuse; recycling of waste materials; high-strength building materials; durability; stiffness; tensile of waste materials; complex behaviour of waste materials; environmentally friendly building materials; sustainable cementitious building materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Challenges in Seismic Analysis and Assessment of Buildings
edited by
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1412 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced earthquake engineering analysis and structural dynamics; far and near-fault seismic analysis and design; seismic monitoring and non-destructive testing of buildings; structural control technologies and intelligent materials; building performance during earthquakes; probabilistic and deterministic methods of dynamic analysis; retrofitting; material mechanics and characterization; nonlinear numerical analysis; experimental studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Recent Advances in the Mechanical Properties of Hybrid Building Structures
edited by
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite materials; concrete– steel composite structures; steel– timber composite structures; hybrid structures; seismic resilience; fire behavior; blast resistance; multi-hazard resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Research on Seismic Design and Retrofitting of Building Structures
edited by
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic resilience; building retrofit; seismic design; performance-based design; seismic vulnerability assessment; energy dissipation devices; seismic response; earthquake protection systems; repair and strengthening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Smart and Digital Construction in AEC Industry submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17660 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital construction; smart construction; BIM; construction automation; asset management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
New and Future Progress for Concrete Structures
edited by , Jitao Zhong, , and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14557 | Submission Open
Keywords: Concrete structure; Building materials; Composite structure; Structural analysis; Structural design; Construction technology and engineering; Structural assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Advances in Methods for Performance Characterization and Prediction of Reinforced Concrete submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13209 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Study on Real Estate and Housing Management submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12767 | Submission Open
Keywords: real estate management; corporate real estate; housing policy; housing economics; real estate finance; real estate valuation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Advanced Technologies in Foundations Engineering and Construction Materials submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12386 | Submission Open
Keywords: piles and injection technology; the design and issues of energy piles; the testing and design of piles; foundation reconstruction; sustainable pavement materials; reinforced foamed concrete; foamed concrete applications; water retention layers; foamed concrete sub-base structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Green Building Design and Construction for a Sustainable Future
edited by , , Xiaolong Gan and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11731 | Submission Open
Keywords: green building design; green construction; green materials; green retrofit; building environmental impacts; carbon emission; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Latest Advances of Green Concrete Technology in Civil Engineering
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11284 | Submission Open
Keywords: green concrete; recycled materials; waste utilization; recycled powder; recycled aggregates; construction and demolition wastes; lifecycle sustainability; ultra-high-performance concrete; resilient infrastructures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Sustainable Tall Building Developments and the 21st Century City
edited by and Mir M. Ali
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11252 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; vertical development; urban sprawl; engineering innovations; architectural solutions; financial feasibility; urban design; transportation; health; eco-design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Multi-Dimensional Organic Conservation of Historical Neighborhood Buildings in the Context of Sustainable Urban Renewal
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11036 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Mechanical Performance of Steel and Composite Beams submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9358 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel beams; composite beams; machine learning; stainless steel; fire resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Cold-Formed Steel Structures
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8685 | Submission Open
Keywords: High strength CFS structures; Stability of CFS beams and columns; Seismic response of CFS structures; FS portal frames; Web crippling of CFS sections; Fire and seismic performance of CFS framed shear walls; Hysteretic behaviour of CFS wall panels; Fire furnace tests on CFS members; Cold-formed stainless steel sections; CFS cladding systems; Sustainability of CFS structures 
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Recent Scientific Developments in Cement-Based and Alternative Materials
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7833 | Submission Open
Keywords: cement-based composites; mortar; concrete; lightweight concrete; industrial wastes and by-products; artificial aggregates; alternative binders; alkali-activated materials; durability; mechanical resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Fire Science and Safety of Bridge Structure submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7233 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Recent Advances in Constructional Steel Research submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6614 | Submission Open
Keywords: constructional steel; mechanical behavior; experimental and numerical study; topology optimization; behavior and design of steel structures; natural hazards; progressive collapse performance; performance enhancement; life-cycle assessment; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Recent Study on Seismic Performance of Building Structures
edited by Qin Zhang, Weiqing Zhu, Yantai Zhang and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5412 | Submission Open
Keywords: earthquake engineering; seismic performance; seismic design; strengthening; retrofitting; computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Research on the Crack Control of Concrete
edited by , Zuowei Liu and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4525 | Submission Open
Keywords: concrete cracking; crack control; cracking mechanisms; prevention strategies; material modification; design guidelines; structural performance; durability; innovative solutions; research advancements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Advances in Cold-Formed Steel Structures
edited by , , , Xin Cheng, and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4087 | Submission Open
Keywords: CFS members; cold-formed high strength steel members; cold-formed stainless steel members; cold-formed built-up section members; composite CFS members; section optimization; connections; CFS structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Advances in Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Identification
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3649 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; non-destructive technology; damage identification; smart sensors; intelligent monitoring; multisource information fusion; ultrasonic-based SHM; piezoelectric-based smart sensors; machine learning for damage detection; digital twins for damage detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Sustainable Architecture Regards to Global Challenges: Implementation and Evaluation
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2846 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable architecture; circular economy; building materials; energy efficiency; decarbonization; timber engineering; indoor and urban comfort; post occupancy evaluation; education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Recent Scientific Developments in Sustainable Building Materials and Structures
edited by , Zhibin Ling and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2654 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood modification; bamboo scrimber; recycled concrete; fiber reinforced composite; bio-based building materials; thermal insulation; maintenance free material; self-healing material
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Research on Indoor Air Environment and Energy Conservation submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2345 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor thermal environment; materials for energy conversion; renewable energy system; integrated energy system; modeling of energy system; energy efficience in building; passvie energy in building; building simulation; flexible; building
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Structural Health Monitoring of Buildings Based on Advanced Computational and Experimental Techniques
edited by and João Paulo Correia Rodrigues
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2083 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanics of structures; dynamics of structures; experimental analysis; structural faults; creep; relaxation; hysteresis; nonlinear analysis; strengthening of structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Utilization of Recycled Aggregates and Waste in Road Engineering
edited by , Zhan Ding and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1190 | Submission Open
Keywords: road engineering; waste materials; recycled aggregates; reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP); sustainable asphalt materials; bio-based road materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
The Impact of Evaluated Luminous Environment on the Comfort Level in Buildings
edited by Runqi Liang, Yanyi Sun, Xianfeng Wu and Zishang Zhu
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1113 | Submission Open
Keywords: daylighting control; artificial lighting design; advanced windows; intelligent shading; transparent materials; visual comfort; human health; built environment; building simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Urban Sustainability: Sustainable Housing and Communities
edited by Daizhong Tang
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1101 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable housing community engagement policy optimization urban sustainability smart cities multi-subject participation urban planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Sustainability in Building Structures: Optimization, Strengthening and Rehabilitation
edited by Xue Zhang
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 751 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic performance; sustainability; confinement; reinforced concrete; structural health monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Innovative and Sustainable Materials for Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Building Structures
edited by Francesca Ferretti
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open
Keywords: existing buildings; masonry; reinforced concrete; retrofitting interventions; innovative materials; sustainable materials; durability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Recent Developments and Future Perspectives in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems of Buildings
edited by Peng Xu
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: HVAC system and equipment; building energy efficiency; simulation and HVAC system optimization; thermal comfort and indoor environment quality; building energy consumption and load forecasting; renewable energy in buildings; data center cooling; artificial intelligence (AI) applications in HVAC systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16829 | Submission Open
Keywords: material properties of FRP; FRP application in new structures; FRP application in structural reinforcements; durability and long-term behavior of FRP/FRCM/TRM materials and systems; health monitoring and quality control related to FRP systems; hybrid FRP-concrete and other structures; new FRP materials/systems/techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Advances in Inverse Problem Applications in Structural Health Monitoring submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5416 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; crack identification; damage detection; inverse problems; modeling and simulation; optimization algorithms; embedded sensor technology; masonry research; advanced structural mechanics; robust optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Sustainable and Smart Energy Systems in the Built Environment
edited by Daniele Groppi and Felipe Feijoo
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3440 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart energy system; energy modelling; energy planning; sustainable buildings and cities; flexible buildings; digitalisation; artificial intelligence; positive energy districts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Recent Developments in Structural Health Monitoring
edited by Huaping Wang, Pengfei Cao and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3377 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; smart sensors and structures; damage identification; dynamic analysis; data-motivated model updating; performance assessment; buildings; bridges and dams; optical fiber sensing technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Energy Optimization: Advanced Technologies Applied in Green Buildings
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2905 | Submission Open
Keywords: green building; passive houses; building management; smart houses; energy efficiency and storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
High-Performance Concrete: Modification Methods, Sustainability, and Multifunctional Applications
edited by Yekai Yang, , , Zhaoyao Wang, Qiao Wang and Ruizhe Shao
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2699 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-performance concrete; modification; 3D printing; sustainability; dry concrete; mechanism analysis; mechanical property
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Studies on Metal Materials and Their Applications in Building Structures submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1921 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel structures; aluminum structuresp; alloys; codification; design; assessment; testing; numerical analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advances in Low-Carbon Buildings submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 936 | Submission Open
Keywords: new green engineering materials; carbon capture and storage; CO2 curing technology; carbonation treatment; analysis of carbon sink
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Structural Modelling, Identification and Monitoring of Existing Structures—2nd Edition
edited by and Paolo Di Re
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; dynamic identification; damage detection; inverse problem; machine learning in SHM; sensor network; optimal sensor placement; sensor technologies; remote monitoring; model updating
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Seismic Behaviour of Reinforced and Confined Masonry Buildings submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19063 | Submission Open
Keywords: masonry buildings; seismic behaviour; earthquake damage; experimental studies; numerical modelling; reinforced masonry; confined masonry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Wood and Composite Wood in Sustainable Construction
edited by , and Guofang Wu
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2633 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood composite; bio-based materials; wood modification; joint; mechanical properties; seismic performance; fire resistance; timber structure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
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