Buildings, Volume 15, Issue 14

This study conducts a comprehensive systematic review of the economic impact of Digital Twin (DT) technology within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, following the PRISMA methodology. While DT adoption has been accelerat...

Urban development through property development in central parts of cities rather than through sprawl is key to achieving sustainable future cities. However, realising desired projects in complex city centre environments is challenging and risky due t...

This review investigates the role of building windows in supporting occupant well-being through access to natural views and daylight. This review synthesizes recent interdisciplinary research from environmental psychology, building science, and human...

Hyperthermal environments are encountered in many situations, and significant heat stress can exacerbate the fatigue perception of individuals and potentially threaten their safety. Heat acclimation (HA) interventions have many benefits in preventing...

Exploring the causes of the concave curved form of the roofs in traditional Chinese architecture is key to understanding its unique esthetics and structural logic. Regarding its causes, the academic community offers various explanations, including es...

As the demand for energy-efficient homes continues to rise, the importance of advanced mechanical ventilation systems in maintaining indoor air quality (IAQ) has become increasingly evident. However, challenges related to energy balance, IAQ, and occ...

The Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCCA) methodology is widely used to determine the optimal thickness of thermal insulation for walls and roofs. The results depend on several factors, such as the degree day calculations method, the ambient or sol&ndash...

Acoustic emission (AE) technology has been extensively applied in the damage assessment of steel strands; however, it remains inadequate in identifying and quantifying the number of strand fractures, which limits the accuracy and reliability of prest...

Solar energy is one of the most promising solutions for improving building energy efficiency. Among passive heating systems, the combination of a Trombe wall, phase change materials (PCM), and multi-alveolar structures (MAS) stands out. This configur...

Building information modeling (BIM) has emerged as a fundamental component of Industry 4.0 recently. BIM construction engineers (BCEs) play a pivotal role in implementing BIM, and their personal competency is crucial to the successful application and...

Assessing energy consumption in existing old residential buildings is key for urban energy conservation and decarbonization. Previous studies on old residential building energy assessment face challenges due to data limitations and inadequate predict...

The construction industry is one of the main areas of energy consumption and carbon emissions, and strengthening research on the thermal performance of building facades can effectively promote energy conservation and emission reduction. Compared with...

Concrete is extensively utilized in infrastructure projects. However, issues like construction quality and external loads can lead to the formation of thin-plate-like voids with considerable aspect ratios, posing serious safety risks and highlighting...

The spatial genes of rural settlements show a lot of different traditional settlement traits, which makes them a great starting point for studying rural spatial morphology. However, qualitative and macro-regional statistical indicators are usually us...

Autonomous earthwork machinery is gaining traction as a means to boost productivity and safety on space-constrained urban sites, yet the fast-growing literature has not been fully integrated. To clarify current knowledge, we systematically searched S...

Energy is a critical resource, and its optimization is central to sustainable building design. Occupant comfort, significantly influenced by factors, including mean radiant temperature (MRT), alongside air temperature, velocity, and humidity, is anot...

Urbanization poses mental health risks for urban dwellers, whereas natural environments offer mental health benefits by providing restorative experiences through visual stimuli. While urban waterfront spaces are recognized for their mental restorativ...

Three-dimensional (3D) concrete printing (3DCP) has gained significant attention over the last decade due to its many claimed benefits. The absence of effective real-time quality control mechanisms, however, can lead to inconsistencies in extrusion,...

The agglomeration characteristics of innovation spaces reflect the intrinsic mechanisms of regional resource integration and collaborative innovation. Investigating the contributions of influencing factors to innovation space agglomeration and their...

Global building energy consumption is significantly increasing. Utilizing renewable energy sources may be an effective approach to achieving low-carbon and energy-efficient buildings. A combined system incorporating solar photovoltaic–thermal (...

Urban green spaces (UGSs) and forests play a vital role in shaping sustainable and livable cities, offering not only ecological benefits but also spaces that are essential for human well-being, social interactions, and everyday life. Understanding th...

The building sector remains one of the largest contributors to global energy consumption and CO₂ emissions, yet selecting optimal retrofit strategies is often hindered by inconsistent evaluation practices and limited integration of environmental and...

The seismic risk assessment of large building stocks is crucial for informed asset management in earthquake-prone regions, providing decision-support for retrofit intervention planning. Many existing methodologies focus on a single structural typolog...

To prevent the occurrence of excavation face instability incidents during shield tunneling, this study takes the Bailuyuan tunnel of the ‘Hanjiang-to-Weihe River Water Diversion Project’ as the engineering background. A three-dimensional...

Educational facilities are the physical environment that supports the academic process for a better education. The quality of offices as workspaces is crucial in creating a supportive environment to enhance the staff and students’ experience. T...

Field foundation pile loading tests were conducted in the context of an actual bridge pile foundation project. The test data were analyzed to determine the reasons for the variation in the complex geological conditions of the seashore. Moreover, fini...

Integrating nature-based solutions into sustainable urban design has become increasingly important in response to rapid urbanization and climate-related environmental challenges. As part of these solutions, green walls not only enhance the thermal an...

The increasing frequency and severity of bushfires in Australia, combined with an ageing population in bushfire-prone regions, creates an urgent need for targeted resilience guidance for older Australians. The outcome of this research is a developed...

This research evaluates the mechanical properties, environmental impacts, and cost-effectiveness of Hub Coal fly ash (FA)-based geopolymer concrete (FAGPC) as a sustainable alternative to ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete. This local FA has not...

The dynamic scheduling optimization of sports facilities faces challenges posed by real-time demand fluctuations and complex interdependencies between facilities. To address the adaptability limitations of traditional centralized approaches, this stu...

A numerical investigation is conducted to examine the mechanical properties of a novel three-dimensional (3D) isolation bearing. This device is primarily composed of a lead rubber bearing (LRB), disc springs, and U-shaped dampers. A finite element mo...

Workforce transformation is one of the most pressing challenges in the AI-driven construction industry, as traditional skilled labour roles are rapidly evolving into more interdisciplinary, digitally enabled positions. This study aims to investigate...

This study focuses on the multi-objective coordination problem in university campus planning and design, proposing an optimized methodology integrating an improved multi-objective decision-making framework. A five-dimensional objective system—c...

This study elucidates the synergistic effects of polypropylene fiber and cement (physical–chemical) on stabilized expansive soil slurry. A comparative analysis was conducted on the fluidity, 28-day mechanical strength, and shrinkage properties...

Through the energy conversion of building skins, building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology, the core carrier of the smart city energy system, encourages the conversion of buildings into energy-generating units. However, the decommissioning o...

Relational thinking, as both an ontological and epistemological approach, is inherently intertwined with the discipline of architecture. Yet, despite its growing visibility in the information age, its conceptual depth and theoretical implications rem...

Rectangular box jacking is widely used in densely developed urban areas. However, when conducted with limited clear distance near existing metro tunnels, it introduces considerable structural safety risks. This study investigates a large-section rect...

Highway infrastructure faces growing exposure to natural hazards, necessitating more proactive and data-driven risk mitigation strategies. This study explores the integration of Disaster Risk Reduction Audits (DRRAs) into the lifecycle of highway inf...

The accurate early-stage estimation of environmental load (EL) and construction cost (CC) in road infrastructure projects remains a significant challenge, constrained by limited data and the complexity of construction activities. To address this, our...

This study introduces and validates a comparative experiment-based method for determining the effective thickness of composite glass, including polymeric laminated glass (with polyvinyl butyral (PVB) and SentryGlas^® (SGP) interlayers) and vacuum...

Throughout history, communities have struggled to build homes in places actively hostile to their presence, a challenge long faced by African descendants in the American diaspora. In cities across the U.S., including Washington, D.C., efforts have of...

With the launch of the Artemis program and the International Lunar Research Station project, the construction of lunar bases has emerged as a global research focus. In situ manufacturing technologies for robust lunar regolith-based building materials...

Rapid visual screening has been used worldwide as the first approach to evaluate the seismic vulnerability of civil structures in a specific area, in order to prioritize buildings based on the need for upgrading or retrofitting. In this work, a novel...

This study investigates the effect of pile diameter on the seismic performance of single piles using the kinematic interaction framework outlined in Method III of the Turkish Building Earthquake Code TBEC-2018. Pile diameters of 65 cm, 80 cm, and 100...

Establishing a predictive model for human thermal sensation serves as the fundamental theoretical basis for intelligent control of building HVAC systems based on thermal comfort. The traditional Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) model exhibits low accuracy i...

Thermal comfort is the condition of mind that expresses satisfaction with the thermal environment, and it is assessed through subjective evaluation, according to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers. While re...

To address the engineering challenges associated with Guilin red clay, such as its potentially low strength and unfavorable mechanical behavior, this study investigated the effectiveness of lignin and lime as modifiers. Consolidation undrained triaxi...

With the exponential growth of engineering monitoring data, data-driven neural networks have gained widespread application in predicting retaining structure deformation in foundation pit engineering. However, existing models often overlook the spatia...

With accelerated population aging, the importance of older adults’ self-rated health is constantly increasing. Self-rated health is influenced by complex relationships between the built environment and psychosocial factors. Therefore, this stud...

The utilization of steel slag (SS) in construction materials represents an effective approach to improving its overall recycling efficiency. This study incorporates SS into a conventional ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS)–fly ash (FA)...