Modern Technologies and Methods in Architecture and Civil Engineering

We would like to invite researchers to publish scientific articles in a Special Issue dedicated to modern technologies and multi-criteria decision support methods in architecture and civil engineering. Articles may concern both theoretical aspects (e.g., theoretical and methodological basis, state of the art) as well as practical aspects (case studies at the level of a single building, group of buildings, district, and even a city). However, special attention will be paid to instruments supporting decision-making considering the paradigm of sustainable development.

Articles offering a new approach to design decision-making for nearly zero energy buildings (NZEB) are also welcome. Papers may include analyses of the application of cost-effective solutions and technologies, but may also consider aspects of indoor air quality in such type of buildings. In addition to technical–economic as well as environmental approaches to the building design process, social dimensions and user preferences may also be considered, for which a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches is necessary. The wide variety of available measures, as well as the number of aspects to consider, results in a high degree of complexity in the decision-making process, which makes multi-criteria analyses indispensable, as they are able to quantify trade-offs and interactions between measures.

Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

• multi-criteria analysis in architecture and/or civil engineering;
• sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies in architecture and/or civil engineering;
• energy efficiency in buildings;
• nearly zero-energy buildings.

Manuscript Submission Information

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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. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly 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 2400 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.