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Information Technologies in Construction: Present Status and Future Trends

edited by

Saeed Reza Mohandes

,

Timothy Olawumi

and

Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari

submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 45696 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modelling; digital twin; virtual/augmented reality; data mining; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; machine learning; deep learning; decision support systems; fuzzy logic; simulation; decision making; cyber-physical system; industry 4.0; digital engineering; smart building systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Integration of Active Solar Technologies in the Historic Built Environment and Landscapes

edited by Daniel Herrera-Avellanosa, Alexandra Troi and Laura Maturi

submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2338 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; building integrated photovoltaics; retrofit of buildings; protected landscape; historic buildings; energy efficient buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Sustainable Construction Materials, Structures, and Buildings

edited by

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submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1586 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials ; sustainable concrete; alternative cementitious materials; mass timber; cross-laminated timber (CLT); structural optimization; durability; adaptability ; low-carbon materials; recycled materials; industrial by-products ; structural engineering; environmental impacts ; material performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Built Heritage Conservation in the Twenty-First Century

edited by

Vaidas Petrulis

,

Raimondas Bliūdžius

and

Huriye Armagan Dogan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 36610 | Submission Open

Keywords: built heritage; restoration and conservation; adaptive-reuse; materiality research; theory of cultural heritage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Construction Scheduling, Quality and Risk Management

edited by

Syed M. Ahmed

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25773 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction quality; construction safety; lean construction; construction scheduling; risk management; construction management; sustainable construction; construction productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

New European Bauhaus (NEB) in Architecture, Construction and Urbanism

edited by

Barbara Gronostajska

,

Romuald Tarczewski

and

Joanna Jablonska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 22612 | Submission Open

Keywords: architectural; building; spatial planning; universal design; hybrid design; New European Bauhaus; Ukraine – emergency and new architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Trends in Real Estate Economics and Livability

edited by

Yang Wang

,

Wangbao Liu

and Pingjun Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18688 | Submission Open

Keywords: real estate development; residential space structure; housing vacancy; shrinking cities; residential mobility; gentrification; built environment; livable city; residential location; urban planning; urban renewal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Advances in Building Asset Management Systems and Technologies

edited by

Osama Abudayyeh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15350 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins for facility and asset management; smart facility and assets management; data analytics/predictive modelling for facility and building asset management; smart facility and asset management systems; smart buildings; building information modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Structural Vibration Control Research

edited by

Weibing Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 13135 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavior of new type of dampers for structures; damping mechanism of complex structures; dynamic performance of complex structures; new type of anti-vibration method for structures; application of new damping devices for structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Radiant Cooling and Heating Systems in Buildings

edited by

Jiying Liu

and

Moon Keun Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9144 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiant cooling system; radiant heating system; thermo-active building systems (TABS); thermal comfort; ventilation; HVAC system; energy efficiency; energy consumption; artificial intelligence; building performance simulation; control strategy; condensation prevention; dehumidification; data mining method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

BIM-Based Construction Management: Trends and Prospects

edited by

Mohamed Marzouk

,

David Greenwood

and Mostafa El-Hawary

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7237 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modelling (BIM); sustainability; artificial intelligence (AI); digital twin; cloud technology; building energy modelling (BEM); virtual reality (VR) technology; blockchain technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Application of Innovative Technologies in Construction Project Management

edited by Kenneth Park,

Ki Pyung Kim

, Nii Ankrah and

Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7128 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; AR/VR; AI; machine learning; and deep learning; smart construction technologies (e.g.; Internet of Things; wearable sensors; Blockchain technology; digital twin technology; etc.); industry 4.0 and construction project management; time and cost benefits of digital technology adoption; opportunities and challenges in utilising digital technologies for construction project management; digital transformation in construction project management practices; digital transformation and sustainability in the built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Impact of Climate Change on Buildings and Urban Thermal Environments

edited by Shisong Cao and

Qiang Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6993 | Submission Open

Keywords: climatic change; local climate zone; buildings; two-/three-dimensional building structure; urban thermal environment; urban heat island; adaptive strategies; green infrastructure; heat mitigation; energy consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Trends and Prospects in Civil Engineering Structures

edited by

Xiaoyu Bai

, Jiaming Zhang and

Jianyong Han

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6409 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure design theory and method; structural systems; design; construction; and O& M; structural health monitoring; intelligent architecture system; integrated disaster prevention and mitigation; composite; new material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Novel Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Structures

edited by

Jingzhong Tong

, Wenhao Pan and Genshu Tong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6336 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel-concrete composite structures; steel structures; novel structural systems; high-performance materials; stability analysis; seismic design; simulation technique

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Life Cycle Management of Civil Engineering

edited by

Junwu Wang

, Han Wu and Zhangsheng Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 6050 | Submission Open

Keywords: cost and duration analysis in LCM; durable design in LCM; construction enterprise management; digital twins and BIM; smart devices and sensor technologies; soft computing in civil engineering; uncertainty analysis in LCM of civil engineering; risk management in LCM of civil engineering; decision support in LCM of civil engineering; green construction and sustainable management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Property Economics in the Post-COVID-19 Era

edited by

Chyi Lin Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5056 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-COVID-19 era; property economics; property market; property price; property investment; ESG and green building; housing economics; housing affordability; REITs; property asset securitization; risk management; property valuation; construction economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Research on Construction Innovation and Digitization

edited by

Yingnan Yang

and

Hongming Xie

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4636 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction automation; digital construction; computer-assisted construction; management BIM (building information modelling); lifecycle management; construction supply chains; smart construction; advances in digital technologies for the built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Advances in Optimization and Machine Learning in Indoor Environmental Quality and Energy in Buildings

edited by

Nikolaos Ploskas

and

Giorgos Panaras

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4192 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality; energy in buildings; optimization; machine learning; indoor air quality; thermal comfort; ventilation; HVAC systems; IoT sensors; intelligent systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Developments in Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Laura Tupėnaitė

and

Loreta Kanapeckienė

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4157 | Submission Open

Keywords: state of the art in sustainable buildings; green buildings; net-zero energy buildings; eco-friendly construction materials; sustainable design; sustainable construction; maintenance strategies; renovation for sustainability; life cycle assessment; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advanced Materials, Structural Systems and Construction for Green Buildings

edited by

Han Fang

,

Ornella Iuorio

and

Yu Bai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3994 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Structural Vibration Serviceability and Human Comfort II

edited by

Jun Chen

and

Haoqi Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3047 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic load model; serviceability assessment; big data analysis; numerical method; serviceability design; human-induced load; structural dynamics and vibration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Numerical and Computer Methods in Civil Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by

Dongming Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2889 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical methods; computer methods; civil engineering; computational mechanics; computational materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Approaching Carbon Neutrality: Low-Carbon Solutions to Urban Regeneration and Green Economy 2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2770 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; low-carbon emissions; environmental science; green economy; green building; urban regeneration; structural materials; structural design and planning schemes; structural systems; energy management; project management; project cost management; structural health monitoring; life cycle analysis

Emerging Technologies and Workflows for BIM and Digital Construction

edited by David Heesom and

Wei Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2711 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modelling (BIM); emerging technology; digital twin artificial intelligence; virtual augmented reality; digital data; robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Intelligence and Automation in Construction Industry

edited by

Jingjing Guo

,

Qian Wang

and

Weiwei Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2556 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; automation; robotics; human-machine collaboration; smart construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Maintenance, Repair and Rehabilitation of Building Structures

edited by

Ingrid Boem

and

Claudia Brito De Carvalho Bello

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2017 | Submission Open

Keywords: existing buildings; structural rehabilitation; strengthening strategies; maintenance of structures; experimental tests; numerical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Resilient Cities and Land Take Effective Management through Sustainable Urban Planning Tools

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1980 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use policy; land deal; land market; land take; ecological indicators; urban policy; sustainable development and finance; decision support tools; risk assessment; real estate assessment models; index and indicator-based system

Advanced Research on Improvement of the Indoor Acoustic Environment

edited by

Ángel Fermín Ramos Ridao

and

Diego Pablo Ruiz Padillo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1496 | Submission Open

Keywords: room and indoor acoustics ; architectural design for noise control ; acoustic conditioning and materials; acoustic modelling and simulation ; emerging technologies for building insulation; acoustic sustainability ; urban acoustics; soundscapes; psycho-acoustic; virtual reality technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advances in Green Building Systems

edited by

Maryam Khoshbakht

, Haniyeh Mohammadpourkarbasi and Majed Abuseif

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1480 | Submission Open

Keywords: green buildings; green certifications; energy efficiency; thermal comfort; indoor environmental quality; green building costs; occupant health; occupant productivity; occupant satisfaction; benefits and weaknesses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Research on Intelligent Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Qinglong Zhang

,

Guangchang Yang

, Yan Yan, Hai Shi and

Yajian Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1453 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D geological modeling; Internet of Things; digital twin; big data; artificial intelligence; edge-cloud-network; perception and analysis; decision-making; active control; geotechnical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovative Solutions towards Sustainable Precast Concrete Products

edited by

Rita Nogueira

and

Inês Flores-Colen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1382 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials and construction; concrete recycling; utilization of waste materials in construction; alternative binders to Portland cement; carbonation as a binding technology low-binder mixtures; dry-mix compositions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Innovation in Pavement Materials: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tao Wang

and

Huayang Yu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1365 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced pavement materials; recycled pavement components; pavement design methodologies; nano-enhanced pavements; environmental impact of pavements; longevity and durability in pavements; smart pavement systems; asphalt technology innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advanced Sustainable Low-Carbon Building Materials

edited by

Dongho Jeon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1263 | Submission Open

Keywords: supplementary cementitious materials; carbon neutrality; sustainability; advanced materials; advanced material analysis techniques; CO2-reaction-hardening cement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

The Integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Smart Buildings

edited by

Guoqian Ren

, Yang Zou and

Xiaoran Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 816 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modelling; digital twin; artificial intelligence; building simulation; information exchange; knowledge management; virtual reality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Seismic Retrofitting and Performance Evaluation of Transportation Infrastructure

edited by Yin Gu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation infrastructure; seismic retrofitting; seismic resistance; structural assessment; retrofitting technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on BIM—Integrated Construction Operation Simulation

edited by

Zhao Xu

and Hongyu Ye

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 646 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; VR; AR; MR; collaboration; digital construction; simulation; laser scan; digital twin; internet of things; safety and efficiency; carbon emission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Capacity Assessment of Corroded Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Charis Apostolopoulos

,

Konstantinos Koulouris

and Maria Basdeki

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel corrosion; concrete durability; corroded RC structures; mechanical properties of rebar; steel– concrete bond loss; pitting corrosion; assessment of bearing capacity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Tunnel Ventilation and Environmental Assurance in Complex Conditions

edited by Yanhua Zeng, Xuepeng Jiang, Xiaohan Zhou and Yaqiong Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel engineering; tunnel fire environment; operation ventilation; construction environment; thermal damage; tunnel anti-freeze; ventilation energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Recent Advances in Sustainable Low-Carbon Materials for Green Concrete

edited by

Hamideh Mehdizadeh

and Pingping He

submission deadline 5 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1600 | Submission Open

Keywords: green concrete; sustainable construction materials; low-carbon cement-based composites; recycling waste; CO2 mineralization; carbonation technology; alkali-activated materials; properties; application; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advances in Road Engineering: Innovation in Road Pavements and Materials

edited by

Andrea Baliello

and

Di Wang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12263 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative roads; road materials; pavement engineering; smart pavements; sustainable roads; co-friendly roads; road construction; road maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advanced Studies on Strength and Cracking of Prestressed and Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Marco Bonopera

and

Kuo-Chun Chang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7959 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; cracking; durability; limit-state behavior; mechanical strength; nondestructive testing; numerical modeling; prestressed structure; reinforced structure; service conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Seismic Resilience Assessment and Dynamic Response Analysis in Civil Engineering

edited by

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submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7619 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic; vibration isolation and damping; dynamic response analysis; strengthening technology; recoverable functional structure; earthquake simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Best Practices of Resilient Buildings (and Districts) and Post-disaster Reconstruction

edited by

Bruno Barroca

,

Maria Fabrizia Clemente

,

Jeffrey Raven

and

Gwenaël Jouannic

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5410 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; disaster risk reduction; post-disaster reconstruction; post-disaster waste management; recycling; reuse; mitigation; BIM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Pathway to Sustainability: Advances in Road Pavement Structures and Materials

edited by

Shuguang Hou

,

Yao Zhang

, Mingliang Li and

Peng Lin

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5159 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement sustainability; pavement structural design; life-cycle assessment; pavement maintenance; energy-efficient technologies; material performance evaluation; recycling of solid waste resources; climate change adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advances and Applications in Structural Vibration Control

edited by Ruisheng Ma,

Haoran Zuo

,

Kunjie Rong

and Siyuan Wu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3224 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural vibraiton contorl; vibration control strategies; novel control devices; passive vibration control; active vibration control; semi-active vibration control; hybrid vibration control; applications of structural vibration control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Studies on Steel Structures

edited by Fangxin Hu,

Shujun Hu

and

Hai-Ting Li

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2443 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structure; frame; and system; steel component and member; steel connection and joint; high-strength and low-yield steels; stainless steel; weathering steel; fire-resistant steel; mechanical modeling; numerical simulation; hazardous conditions; e.g.; earthquakes; winds; fire and their impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Studies on the Development of Smart Grids, Power Systems and Energy-Efficient Cities

edited by Xiao Yu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of artificial intelligence and image processing in intelligent cities; smart city data processing; smart grid; urban intelligent power system; urban power supply; energy-saving urban development; intelligent power control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Characterization and Design of Cement and Concrete Materials

edited by Muhan Wang,

Zhipeng Li

and Yu Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 743 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; cement; characterization; hydration; material design; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Building Aesthetics and Technical Systems: Exploring the Intersection of Design and Functionality

edited by

Paris Fokaides

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; aesthetics; technical systems; sustainability; building design; interdisciplinary approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

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