Buildings, Volume 15, Issue 12

This study presents a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the NENGOUE residence, a multi-occupancy building located in Yaoundé, Cameroon, over an 80-year lifespan. The analysis encompasses four life cycle phases—construction, us...

In order to reduce the self-weight of steel sheet–concrete composite slabs and fully apply the superior performance of the composite slabs, this paper proposes a kind of open-profiled steel sheet–hollow concrete composite floor slab. Flex...

We designed detachable steel sleeves to reinforce wooden joints and improve their integrity under earthquake action and investigated their mechanical properties. Monotonic bending tests were performed on a half-tenon pure wooden joint and a joint str...

To address the challenge of assessing the thickness uniformity of epoxy asphalt layers on steel bridge decks, three-dimensional ground-penetrating radar (3D-GPR) was employed for non-destructive, full cross-sectional detection of the pavement layer&r...

The Hashim Chalbi house, a historic private residence with notable architectural features located within Erbil Citadel—a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2014—was turned into a museum. This study utilizes space syntax analysis (depth maps...

Community gardens are regarded as important green spaces that promote sustainable cities. Some studies have explored the ecosystem services of community gardens in different areas. However, existing studies lack a systematic review of research on com...

The presence of fissures poses significant threats to tunnel-lining structures, and the interaction between tunnels and linings under complex stress conditions remains poorly understood. This study investigated the failure modes of tunnel-lining stru...

This study presents a closed-form solution for the dynamic response of a sandwich beam subjected to arbitrary impact loading, with a particular focus on energy harvesting from an attached piezoelectric layer. A thin piezoelectric patch is bonded to t...

Current construction site conditions and practices often lead to various forms of waste, which in turn decreases productivity and value generation. Lean principles aim to minimize waste while maximizing value. However, optimizing construction flow, e...

The construction sector represents approximately 13% of global gross domestic product (GDP) and over 5% in Spain, employing more than one million workers. Despite its economic importance, the sector exhibits low digitalization levels and persistently...

Accurate illuminance measurements are critical in assessing lighting quality during post-occupancy evaluations, and traditional methods are labor-intensive and time-consuming. This pilot study demonstrates an alternative that combines high dynamic ra...

The multi-station registration of concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) arch rib segments poses significant challenges due to structural complexity and environmental constraints during terrestrial laser scanning, requiring multi-angle acquisition for...

Due to its complex mechanism of action, the wind-resistant design of square cross-section structures against vortex-induced vibration (VIV) still presents significant challenges. The angle of the wind direction is an important factor affecting the VI...

In addition to architecture and infrastructure, urban outdoor advertising also shapes urban visual identity, serving as a prominent carrier of public information and visual stimuli. However, excessive or poorly designed advertisements disrupt the cit...

This study provides a bibliometric analysis of life cycle assessments (LCAs) to explore the sustainability potential of mass timber buildings, focusing on glulam. The analysis highlights regional differences in carbon footprint performance within the...

This study investigates the hygrothermal performance of window frames to assess their capacity to prevent surface condensation—a critical factor for indoor air quality and building durability, particularly in humid climates. Driven by the pract...

Local scour is a phenomenon of sediment erosion and transport caused by the dynamic interaction between water flow and seabed sediment, posing a serious threat to the safety of marine engineering structures such as cross-sea bridges and offshore wind...

The increasing demand for efficient, sustainable, and coordinated construction practices has intensified interest in the integration of digital tools such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) with modularization and standardization strategies. Thi...

The soil slopes in nature are normally unsaturated, heterogeneous, and even carry cracks. In order to assess the stability of slope with crack under steady unsaturated flow and non-uniform conditions, this work proposes a novel discretization-based m...

In architectural heritage conservation, fragmented data practices and heterogeneous formats hinder knowledge extraction, limiting the translation of raw data into actionable conservation insights. This study proposes a knowledge-centric framework int...

Fire safety design for steel beams is crucial in the construction of steel structures. However, there remains a significant gap in the fire resistance testing of insulated steel beams. This study focuses on full-scale experimental research examining...

Traditional residential architecture is more than a historical form; it is a repository of lived experiences, cultural identity, and socio-spatial organisation. However, scholarly understanding of its social life and spatial logic remains disjointed....

Under cyclic moving load action, tensile-dominant structures are prone to crack initiation due to cumulative damage effects. The presence of cracks leads to structural stiffness degradation and nonlinear redistribution of dynamic characteristics, the...

This study systematically investigates the influence of mix proportion on and the early-age properties and CO₂ uptake of CO₂-mixed cement paste, focusing on variations in the water-to-binder (w/b) ratio, slag content, and air-entraining agent (AEA) d...

With the acceleration of urbanization, existing studies have primarily focused on the influence of either built environment factors or thermal comfort on street vitality, while their synergistic effects remain underexplored. This study selects four p...

The current design of community smart health spaces lacks a systematic theoretical framework. This study innovatively proposes a hybrid model combining a SWOT analysis, the “four orders of design”, AHP, and TOPSIS to optimize the design o...

As a World Cultural Heritage site, the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal is lined with historic and cultural cities that bear abundant historical and cultural connotations. It is of vital importance to address the issues of landscape homogenization,...

In order to conduct an in-depth and exhaustive investigation into the mechanical properties of steel tubes filled with wood, a thin-walled steel–wood composite column was elaborately designed. The damage progression, failure mode, and mechanica...

In promoting sustainable cities and societies, accelerating the shift from sustainable building design to sustainable building operations is essential. A persistent challenge lies in the absence of a unified, multidimensional metric that enables mean...

Lightweight concrete (LWC) has emerged as a transformative material in sustainable and high-performance construction, driven by innovations in engineered lightweight aggregates, supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), fiber reinforcements, and g...

The shear strength of a steel shear wall (SSW) is typically governed by the yield strength of the steel. However, changes in mechanical properties beyond yielding—particularly those related to steel hardening and the effects of gravity loads&md...

Under China’s dual-carbon strategy, the construction sector still lacks a systematic quantitative view of what drives its shift to a circular economy. This study couples the Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) with Total A...

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As sustainability becomes an essential approach in the USA hospitality sector, green certifications like Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) are increasingly adopted by hotel developers. However, the extent to which different LEED ce...

This research explores a studio experience conducted at the Department of Architecture, Gebze Technical University, focusing on the integration of tectonic housing concepts into architectural design education. The study adopts a comprehensive methodo...

Climate change refers to a significant and measurable alteration in the climate’s state, evident through shifts in the average and variability of key climate factors. Although the onset of climate change spans several decades, recent studies re...

Iron tailings-based ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) was developed using iron tailings as aggregates, with steel fiber incorporation ranging from 0% to 2.5%. This study investigates the effects of steel fiber dosage and curing age on the electr...

This review systematically integrates recent advancements in path optimization algorithms for the automated layout of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems within complex building environments. A hybrid optimization framework is introduc...

This study investigates the deformation characteristics and control measures for existing metro shield tunnels induced by large-section rectangular pipe jacking over-crossing, focusing on the Chengbei Road Comprehensive Utility Corridor project in Su...

With the acceleration of urbanization, the development of urban rail transit networks has become an essential component of modern urban transportation. The construction of new urban rail transit lines often involves crossing existing operational line...

Recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) containing recycled rubber gains increasing attention for reinforced concrete structures, owing to its benefits in resource-saving and environmental protection. Bonding between rebars and concrete is critical to ensu...

The enhancement of the thermal performance of transparent envelopes has been demonstrated to be an effective measure for reducing building energy consumption. To achieve enhanced performance in the domain of building windows, considerable economic in...

Half-cell potential (HCP) is widely acknowledged as a nondestructive method for assessing the durability of concrete, although the variability in environmental and material conditions compromises its accuracy. The reliability of traditional predictio...

In response to rising energy consumption in buildings, this study proposes a solar-tracking movable louver integrated with a photovoltaic (PV) module and evaluates its performance to verify its energy-saving potential. First, the louver system can be...

Environmental pollution has become a significant issue, and environmental protection within the realm of sports has garnered increasing attention from various sectors of the academic community. This study takes the public’s intention to purchas...

Urban thermal environment challenges in China have made outdoor thermal comfort a key factor in evaluating spatial quality and livability. Building layout not only affects internal performance but also shapes the microclimate of surrounding outdoor s...

To study the flexural performance of damaged reinforced concrete beams reinforced with carbon fiber nets (CFNs), seven beams were designed for a flexural test. The physical parameters, such as damage phenomena, characteristic load, deflection variati...

Traditional Jiangnan water towns in China serve as important cultural heritage sites and tourist destinations. Existing studies have revealed a potential connection between environmental elements and spatial perception in these towns. However, there...

Construction safety is critical, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as a transformative tool to enhance safety management in the sector. While UAVs are widely recognized for their efficacy, limited research has specifically addressed th...

This study focused on the advanced analysis of the crack resistance of reinforced concrete structures and provides proposals for improvement of the theory of calculation of reinforced concrete structures for serviceability and ultimate limit state. D...