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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Toward Equitable, Low-Carbon, and Liveable Cities: Quantitation, Effects Analysis, and Optimization of the Indoor and Outdoor Built Environment
edited by and
submission deadline 22 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3263
Keywords: building environment; quantification; environmental effect; carbon emission; air pollution; urban heat islands; environmental justice; indoor and outdoor environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Performance and Design of Building Steel Structures submission deadline 22 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 157
Keywords: structural analysis; performance of structures; durability; modelling; experimental evidence; innovation in structural steel engineering; seismic design; new structural systems; steel design; steel detailing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Green, Resilient, and Sustainable Composite Structures: Development, Design, and Construction submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17101 | Submission Open
Keywords: prefabricated  composite structures; self-centring composite structures; machine-learning-based design/modelling; composite bridges; green and sustainable materials; reliability analysis; fire/impact/earthquake resistance; novel numerical analysis methods; construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
High-Performance Steel–Concrete Composite/Hybrid Structures
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6816 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel– concrete composite structures; high-resilience structural system; disaster resistance and mitigation; high-performance materials; performance evaluation; fabricated construction; numerical simulation; seismic design; life-cycle design; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Indoor Air Quality in Buildings submission deadline 29 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 441 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor air quality; net-zero smart buildings; energy efficiency measures; comfort and productivity; building energy retrofiting; low-cost sensing and  IoT technologies; urban overheating; extreme heat; bushfires and health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Architectural Design Based on the Influence of Indoor and Outdoor Environments submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 26536 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate-responsive design; near-zero energy buildings; passive solar design; building energy performance; carbon neutral; thermal energy storage; physical testing-mockups; environmental design guidelines; vernacular architecture; thermal comfort
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Novel Cementitious Materials for Resilient and Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20494 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber-reinforced concrete; engineered cementitious composites (ECC); ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); low-carbon concrete; self-sensing concrete; self-healing concrete; alkali-activated materials; geopolymer concrete; 3D concrete printing; modular integrated construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Characterization and Structural Rehabilitation of Ancient Masonry Buildings submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19089 | Submission Open
Keywords: ancient buildings; characterization of walls and foundations; anomalies; inspection; structural rehabilitation; strengthening; experimental analysis; numerical modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Advanced Research and Prospect of Buildings Seismic Performance submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14855 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic analysis; seismic performance; incremental dynamic analysis; pushover analysis; fragility functions; nonlinear response; seismic retrofitting; seismic isolation; new structures; existing structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Studies on the Real Estate Market and Property Management in the Post-pandemic Era
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13204 | Submission Open
Keywords: real estate market; property management; buildings; post COVID-19; rent; property development; technology and construction; affordability; sustainability; policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Engineering Safety Monitoring and Management
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5658 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; machine learning; intelligent algorithms; engineering safety; construction safety; structural condition assessment; material performance estimation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
New Concrete Materials: Performance Analysis and Research
edited by Zhe Xiong
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 5596 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycled concrete; modified concrete; ultra-high performance concrete; mechanical properties; durability; low carbon; microstructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Strategic Planning and Control in Complex Project Management
edited by Wenxin Shen, and Jin Xue
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5435 | Submission Open
Keywords: strategic management; project planning; project control; project management; program management; portfolio management; megaproject management; risk management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Sustainable Building Environment
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5205 | Submission Open
Keywords: lean construction; green construction; building information modeling; lifecycle assessment; construction waste reuse; energy efficient materials; energy simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Smart and Sustainable Buildings: Energy Use, Indoor Environmental Quality and Occupant Satisfaction submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5129 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy efficiency; occupant satisfaction; indoor environmental quality; smart buildings; performance optimization; performance gap; building management; user-centred control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Timber in the City: Interior Design and City Environment Development with Wood Materials
edited by , and Vjekoslav Živković
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4262 | Submission Open
Keywords: interior design; wood products design; city environment; trends in wood application; environmental; perception of wood; human-centered design; health; human behavior; well-being; biophilic design; multisensory stimulation; traditional wooden structures; design theory; BIM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)
Mechanical Performance of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) and Its Composite Structures
edited by Youyou Zhang, , Yang Zhang and Lu Ke
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3831 | Submission Open
Keywords: fatigue and fracture performance; interfacial behavior; time-dependent behavior; UHPC composite structures; strengthening and rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Recent Scientific Developments in Steel Structure submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3789 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel structures; stability; high-strength steel; CFST members; fatigue
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Research on Reinforced Concrete Buildings Structural Analysis and Durability Assessment
edited by Yong Ye
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3771 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural analysis; durability; reinforced concrete; finite element analysis; retrofitting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Strategies for Building Energy Efficiency
edited by , Xiaodong Yang, , Xuebo Qiao and Ziyi Bai
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3684 | Submission Open
Keywords: building microgrid; building power/load forecasting; building energy consumption; demand response strategies; transactive energy control; building management strategies; economic optimization strategies; urban distribution systems; building HVAC; cyber-physical system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Structural Dynamic Disaster and Protection submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3596 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural dynamic disaster; earthquake; impact loading; blast loading; dynamic behavior; damage mechanism; protective structure; analysis method; design method
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Energy Efficiency of Green Buildings
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3574 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable buildings; ZEB and nZEB; LCA; energy efficiency; renewables; optimization; comfort; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
New Technologies in Concrete Structures
edited by Mohammad Jamal Mahmoud M Al-Shannag, and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2987 | Submission Open
Keywords: concrete structures; construction materials; fiber-reinforced composites; smart materials; structural repair; nanotechnology; durability; 3D printing; geopolymers; soil treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Phase Change Materials for Building Applications submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2771 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase change materials (PCM) for buildings; characterization of PCM for buildings; nano PCM for buildings; stability of PCM; encapsulation of PCM; zero energy buildings; building thermal management; numerical study of building; optimization; energy and exergy analysis; economic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Use of Post-processing Waste in Construction submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2598 | Submission Open
Keywords: post-processing waste; combustion by-products; fly ash; blast-furnace slag; ashes from biomass combustion; municipal waste incineration ash; solid waste; carbon footprint; green buildings; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Performance Evaluation of Concrete Structures and/or High-Performance Concrete/Cement-Based Composite Structures
edited by and Jiajia Zhou
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2384 | Submission Open
Keywords: concrete structures; engineered cementitious composites (ECCs); ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPCs); performance assessment; structural performance analysis; seismic performance; structural design; extreme loading; durability; resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Building StructuresⅠ submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2381 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Thermal Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Buildings
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1989 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal fluid; fluid flow; heat transfer; conduction; convection; radiation; built environment; energy efficiency; sustainable building; ventilation; air distribution; thermal comfort; occupant well-being; HVAC; building retrofit; building envelope; thermal management; CFD; building simulation; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Urban Climatic Suitability Design and Risk Management
edited by Lin Liu, , Jing Du and Xiaoyu Tian
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1955 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban climate; sustainable urban design; risk assessment and management; thermal comfort; thermal safety; urban wind and thermal environment; solar radiation modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
The Contribution of Energy Efficiency and Onsite Energy to the Resilience of Buildings submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1592 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental assessment of building; thermal comfort strategies; indoor thermal environment; building energy analysis and efficiency; green buildings; construction materials and their impact on indoor conditions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Building Thermal Environment: Improving Indoor Comfort by Optimizing Ventilation Systems
edited by , and Lizhi Jia
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1575 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor environment; ventilation; airflow distribution; HVAC; thermal comfort; CFD; airflow structure; energy saving
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Building Foundation Analysis: Soil–Structure Interaction
edited by Qiang Xie, and Xiang Fu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1565 | Submission Open
Keywords: building foundations; soil mechanics; soil– structure interaction; building behavior; pile foundations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Sustainable and Circular Construction through Modular Prefabricated Systems
edited by Pejman Sharafi, Parisa Shadan and Alireza Goudarzi
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1023 | Submission Open
Keywords: modern methods of construction; prefabricated systems; modular systems; waste management; prefabricated concrete/steel/timber/composite structures; sustainable design; design for manufacture and assembly; offsite manufacturing/construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Smart Building Materials and Designs for Sustainable Built Environment
edited by Kishor Zingre
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 702 | Submission Open
Keywords: building materials; heat transfer; low carbon; thermal comfort; built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Research on Concrete and Composite Materials in Structural Engineering
edited by Zigeng Wang and Guosheng Zhang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open
Keywords: concrete; cementitious materials; composite materials; functional materials; workability; physical and mechanical properties; durability; hydration reaction; microscopic testing technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Resilience and Robustness of Steel Buildings and Structures submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel structures; steel connections; structural resilience; structural robustness; structural reliability and strengthening and retrofitting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advances in Automation and Intelligence in Construction
edited by Ebrahim Parvaresh Karan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in construction; smart construction; Internet of Things (IoT) sensors in construction; autonomous heavy construction equipment; pre-fabrication and modular construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Sustainable Construction Materials, Building Energy and Environment
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; recycled materials; building energy; life-cycle analysis; thermal comfort; construction management; environmental management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Research on Safety Control and Risk Management in Construction Engineering: Progress, Challenges and Strategies
edited by , , and B. María Villena Escribano
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk management; security integration; building information modeling; artificial intelligence; safety in engineering works; risk management simulations; safety programming and control; engineering projects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Performance Evaluation of Composite Building Materials
edited by Wen Liu, Yao Wu and Yaqiang Li
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: low carbon cementitious composites; high performance cementitious composites; smart building materials; biomass composite building materials; green and eco-friendly building materials; performance evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Comfortable Environments: Materials for Room Acoustics and Noise Control
edited by Jesús Carbajo, and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: room acoustics; noise control; acoustic materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)
Research on Corrosion Resistance of Reinforced Concrete
edited by Subbiah Karthick, and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel; zinc; aluminum; magnesium; corrosion; inhibitor; coating; concrete; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; potentiodynamic polarization; cyclic polarization; open circuit potential; nano-technology; advanced materials and processes; X-ray diffraction; scanning electron microscopy; atomic force microscopy; raman spectroscopy; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; reinforcement corrosion; building and construction; repair materials; material science and technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Selected Papers from the 1st International Online Conference on Buildings (IOCBD2023)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: building structures  ; building materials; and repair & renovation; building energy; physics; environment; and systems; architectural design; urban science; and real estate; construction management; and computers & digitization
Advances in Sustainable and Smart Cities submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19662 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy efficiency and environment; buildings and infrastructure; mobility and intermodality; sustainable city; smart city
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Advanced Studies in Structure Materials submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10781 | Submission Open
Keywords: structures concrete; durability; repair materials; sustainable materials; structures mortar; freeze-thaw; sulfate attack; mechanical property; geo-materials; environmental factor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Seismic Risk Analysis and Management of Structure Systems submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13622 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure and infrastructure; earthquake engineering; seismic risk; risk mitigation and management; life-cycle analysis; resilience assessment; data-driven approaches; multi-hazard analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Seismic Analysis of Multistoried Buildings submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8930 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy dissipation systems; multistoried; building; earthquake resistance; FEM; numerical modelling; regular buildings; irregular buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)
Advances in Development and Application of New Materials for Civil Engineering
edited by Qingbiao Wang and Bin Gong
submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4195 | Submission Open
Keywords: fibrous concrete; underground engineering grouting; underground engineering disaster prevention and control; underground engineering monitoring; resource utilization of construction waste; machine learning; 3D-printed concrete
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
Design, Fabrication and Construction in the Post-heuristic Era
edited by Guy Austern, Yasha Jacob Grobman and Tanya Bloch
submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2156 | Submission Open
Keywords: post-heuristic; computational design; machine learning; computer-aided manufacturing; artificial intelligence; architectural design; digital fabrication; building information modelling; construction management; digital fabrication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)
Research on Advanced Materials in Road Engineering
edited by Canlin Zhang, Xinxing Zhou, Zhengang Feng and Zhilong Cao
submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1856 | Submission Open
Keywords: material design; waste materials utilization; low-carbon emission; life cycle assessment; green environmental protection; multiscale characterization; grouting materials; pavement material modification and life extension; cement; asphalt; road engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)
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