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Advanced Materials, Structural Systems and Construction for Green Buildings
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Advanced Materials, Structural Systems and Construction for Green Buildings

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 2761

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Han Fang

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School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Interests: low-carbon structural systems for sustainability; structural design for rebuild; high-strength steel; geopolymer concrete; fibre-reinforced concrete; structural fire resistance
Prof. Dr. Ornella Iuorio

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School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Interests: cold-formed steel structures; digital design and robotic manufacturing; sustainability; modular housing; resilient historical constructions; retrofit; circular economy
Prof. Dr. Yu Bai

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Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Interests: composites for construction and lightweight structures; modular construction and design for manufacturing and assembly; construction automation and design for robotic construction

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to present and communicate the latest research findings with respect to the theme of green buildings, which requires advanced technology and development in materials, structural systems and construction.

Material consumption, design, construction and operation of buildings can cause high and constant CO2 emissions and environmental impacts worldwide. Reduction in the embodied and operation carbon of existing and new buildings in their life cycle is thus necessary to combat the climate emergency and avoid the continuous environmental deterioration and global warming trend, with the increasing demand on buildings to accommodate the population and economic growth. To address such challenging issues, research that generates effective solutions to realise green buildings with lower global warming potential and reduced environmental impact is required in a timely manner for the transformation towards net-zero emissions.

Multidisciplinary research that advances the technology to improve the sustainability of buildings during the life cycle can span across different areas, which include but are not limited to sustainable materials, bio-based construction systems, optimised structural systems, advanced design concepts and construction technologies and circular systems. This Special Issue aims to compile high-quality papers to facilitate the development of green buildings and accelerate the transition towards a sustainable future.

Dr. Han Fang
Prof. Dr. Ornella Iuorio
Prof. Dr. Yu Bai
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. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly 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 2600 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

  • sustainable and green materials
  • building materials made from wastes
  • bio-based construction systems
  • functional materials and structures with life-cycle sustainability
  • low-carbon structures
  • structural optimisation
  • life-cycle assessments
  • new construction technology for energy efficiency
  • design and re-manufacturing for reuse
  • design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA)
  • damage detection and maintenance planning for life preservation

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3D-Printed Bioreceptive Tiles of Reaction–Diffusion (Gierer–Meinhardt Model) for Multi-Scale Algal Strains’ Passive Immobilization
by Yomna K. Abdallah and Alberto T. Estévez
Buildings 2023, 13(8), 1972; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13081972 - 2 Aug 2023
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The current architecture practice is shifting towards Green Solutions designed, produced, and operated domestically in a self-sufficient decentralized fashion, following the UN sustainability goals. The current study proposes 3D-printed bioreceptive tiles for the passive immobilization of multi-scale-length algal strains from a mixed culture [...] Read more.
The current architecture practice is shifting towards Green Solutions designed, produced, and operated domestically in a self-sufficient decentralized fashion, following the UN sustainability goals. The current study proposes 3D-printed bioreceptive tiles for the passive immobilization of multi-scale-length algal strains from a mixed culture of Mougeotia sp., Oedogonium foveolatum, Zygnema sp., Microspora sp., Spirogyra sp., and Pyrocystis fusiformis. This customized passive immobilization of the chosen algal strains is designed to achieve bioremediation-integrated solutions in architectural applications. The two bioreceptive tiles following the reaction-diffusion, activator-inhibitor Grier–Meinhardt model have different patterns: P1: Polar periodic, and P2: Strip labyrinth, with niche sizes of 3000 µm and 500 µm, respectively. The results revealed that P2 has a higher immobilization capacity for the various strains, particularly Microspora sp., achieving a growth rate 1.65% higher than its activated culture density compared to a 1.08% growth rate on P1, followed by P. fusiformis with 1.53% on P2 and 1.3% on P1. These results prove the correspondence between the scale and morphology of the strip labyrinth pattern of P2 and the unbranched filamentous and fusiform large unicellular morphology of the immobilized algal strains cells, with an optimum ratio of 0.05% to 0.75% niche to the cell scale. Furthermore, The Mixed Culture method offered an intertwining net that facilitated the entrapment of the various algal strains into the bioreceptive tile. Full article
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