The Effects of Climate Change on the Durability of Built Assets
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 8150
Special Issue Editors
Interests: buildings and building engineering; climate and climate modelling; simulation and numerical modelling; materials and materials technology; durability of materials and components; sustainability
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Interests: service life prediction, durability and life cycle of buildings and their components; maintenance modelling; statistical models
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Interests: CIB—International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction; durability of building elements, maintenance of buildings; rehabilitation of buildings; building life cycle assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Background
Sustainable building practices are rooted in the need for reliable information on the long-term performance and, more specifically, the expected service life of building components and assemblies. This need is ever more evident given the anticipated effects of climate change on the built environment and the many initiatives worldwide focused on ensuring that structures are not only resilient but can also maintain their resilience over the long term. Activities around the globe focused on this topic include those of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the European Climate Adaptation Platform, the European Commission, and the European Environment Agency, as well as the International Council for Research and Innovation in Construction, CIB W080 (Service life of building materials and components), and the International Standard Organisation, ISO TC59 SC14 on Design Life of Built Assets. Members of the CIB and ISO recently attended the CIB World Building Congress 2022, in Melbourne, Australia (27–30 June 2022). Among the papers contributed to this Special Issue are also included Selected Papers from the CIB World Building Congress 2022 session on “Durability and Climate Change: Implications for Building Design and Construction Practice”.
Intent and Scope of the Special issue
The intent of this Special Issue is to obtain contributions that will advance knowledge related to understanding the effects of climate change on the built environment. Accordingly, contributions are being sought related to issues of sustainability and the effects of climate change, and implications of such changes on the long-term performance and durability of building components, assemblies, and systems.
Dr. Michael A. Lacasse
Dr. Ana Silva
Prof. Dr. Jorge de Brito
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- long-term performance
- buildings
- building components
- building elements
- climate loads
- climate change effects
- durability
- glazing
- roofing system
- wall assemblies
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