Buildings

Urban Heritage and Spatial Regeneration in the Age of Intelligence

edited by Weizhen Chen,

Yue Cheng

,

Yinying Tao

and Pan He

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heritage; urban regeneration; artificial intelligence; spatial justice; behavioral spatial decision-making; gentrification; landscape planning and design; digital twin; social equity; environmental psychology; heritage tourism

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

Characterization and Electrical Properties of Construction Materials

edited by Jiacheng Zhang and Richard Ball

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical properties; durability; pore structure; moisture transport; construction materials; self sensing; energy harvesting; structural health monitoring

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

Intelligent Monitoring and Assessment of the Service Performance of Engineering Structures

edited by Xue Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; service performance assessment; damage detection; model– data integration and validation; intelligent sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Computational and Data-Driven Modeling for Materials, Design and Construction

edited by Sivakumar Kulasegaram, Abdullah Alshahrani and

Honghong Song

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: physics-informed machine learning; digital twins for infrastructure; data-driven structural modelling; AI-assisted structural optimization; sustainable construction materials; fibre-reinforced concrete; experimental– numerical integration; fracture and damage mechanics; machine learning in civil engineering; sustainable construction materials

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

Energy Flexibility and Sustainable Building Systems

edited by

Sheikh Khaleduzzaman Shah

and Xueyan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy flexibility; sustainable buildings; AI for building; demand response; renewable energy integration; heat pumps and thermal storage; smart energy management

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

Advanced Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics, Numerical Modelling and Applications in Masonry Structures

edited by

Jan Kubica

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: masonry; numerical modelling; nonlinear dynamic; material models; strengthening materials and techniques; historical masonry; seismic or dynamic action

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Acoustic Materials and Noise Control in Buildings

edited by

Ancuța-Elena Tiuc

, Daniela-Roxana Tămaş-Gavrea and Raluca Iștoan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: noise control in buildings; building acoustics; sound absorption and insulation; vibrational damping; acoustic modeling and simulation; sustainable building materials; micro-perforated panels; indoor environmental quality; indoor acoustic comfort; building performance optimization

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

Recent Advances in 3D-Printed Concrete: Materials, Processing, Reinforcement, and Digital Optimization

edited by Muhammad Saeed Zafar,

Muhammad Noman

and

Siham S. Al Shanti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D concrete printing; rheology; printability; reinforcement; mechanical performance & durability; machine learning; artificial intelligence; data driven modelling

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

Safety Assessment and Emergency Management for the Built Environment

edited by

Feiyue Wang

,

Dingli Liu

and

Zhengyang Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban safety; built environment; emergency management; risk assessment; resilience; disaster prevention; smart cities; evacuation; critical infrastructure

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

Advances in Bonding, Fatigue, and Durability of FRP Composites for Building Applications

edited by

Kun Liang

, Lijie Chen, Peng Wang and

Ke-Fan Weng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: FRP composites; bond performance; fatigue; interface mechanics; durability; environmental degradation; hybrid modeling; multiscale analysis

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

Advanced Cement-Based Materials for Sustainable Infrastructure

edited by

Fei Liu

,

Changjun Zhou

and Baomin Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydration mechanism; cement-based composite materials; sustainable and low-carbon binders; rapid repair materials; durability and structural rehabilitation; eco-friendly repair technologies

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

Climate Change and Building Energy Demand: Impacts and Adaptation Strategies

edited by Octavian-Gabriel Pop,

Ligia Mihaela Moga

,

Dan Doru Micu

and

Tania Rus

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent building services control systems; environmentally friendly design; global warming potential; life cycle assessment; indoor environmental quality; climate change; building energy demand; heating and cooling loads; future weather scenarios; thermal comfort; energy efficiency; adaptation strategies; passive and low-energy design; resilient built environment; decarbonization pathways

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

The Building Skin: Daylight, Flourishing Environments, and Performance

edited by

Henriqueta Teixeira

,

Maria da Glória Gomes

,

Laura Aelenei

and

Francesca Diglio

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: building performance; indoor comfort; building envelope; energy efficiency; simulation; thermal performance; facade; adaptive facade; daylighting; smart building

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

Reliability and Fire Resistance of Building Structures

edited by

Amit H. Varma

and

Shivam Sharma

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire resistance; structural performance-based fire design; nonlinear analysis; large-scale testing; reliability under fire; progressive collapse; connection behavior under fire; system level analysis under fire

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on the Reduction and Sequestration of Carbon Emissions in Construction Materials and Structures

edited by

Jun-Mo Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon construction materials; carbon emission reduction; CO2 sequestration; sustainable concrete; construction materials; carbon-neutral construction; recycled materials; carbon capture and utilization; sustainable structures; cement replacement materials

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

Research on Promoting the Social Sustainability of Urban Neighbourhoods—2nd Edition

edited by

Fanglei Zhong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: social sustainability; urban neighbourhood; resilience; Sustainable Development Goals

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

Advance in BIM-Based Technologies for Sustainable Building Performance Predictions—2nd Edition

edited by

Woon Seong Jeong

and

Sang-Guk Yum

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: building design; construction processes; construction management; building information modeling; off-site construction; modular construction; design for manufacturing and assembly; sustainable construction methods and technologies; digital twins in the construction industry; artificial intelligence in scheduling; simulation-based methods for construction scheduling and virtual construction

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

Innovative Trends and Future Prospects of Sustainable Green Building Materials

edited by

Pedro Muñoz-Velasco

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7172 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; construction; building; materials; energy; environment; impact

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

Advances and Applications in Timber Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by Zeli Que

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1453 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber; EWP; CLT; connect; wooden structure; seismic mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Building Technologies: Equipment Performance, Built Environment, and Building Retrofit

edited by

Xinbo Xu

, Xue Zhai and Guoquan Lv

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 851 | Submission Open

Keywords: building equipment performance; built environment; building retrofit; HVAC system; radiant cooling; thermal comfort; energy efficiency; intelligent building control; human-centered design

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

Advances in Disaster Prevention and Resilience for Cold Regions Engineering

edited by

Yunhu Shang

,

Shengyi Cong

and Peiyong Qiu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold regions engineering; disaster prevention; freeze& ndash; thaw cycles; frost heaving; thaw settlement; permafrost degradation; resilient design; engineering surveying and mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Urban Heat Island and Outdoor Thermal Comfort

edited by Hongchi Zhang,

Huimin Liu

, Yihan Wu and Jun Zhao

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3643 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat island; human health; thermal comfort; urban form; built environment; climate monitoring and modelling; sustainable urban design; human behavior

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

Research on the Sustainability of Building Materials: From Laboratory Tests to Real Construction Projects

edited by Philippe Devillers

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1343 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; geo-based materials; recycled materials; reuse materials; ecodesign; sustainable architecture; advanced manufacturing techniques

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

Sustainable Environment of Building Energy Systems

edited by

Xue Tian

,

Yuxin Wu

and

Wenxuan Zhao

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy efficiency; net-zero buildings; building physics; sustainable energy systems; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); carbon neutrality; smart building technologies; passive design

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

Intelligent Monitoring for Health and Safety in Built Environments

edited by

Mahmoud Habibnezhad

submission deadline 17 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 455 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent monitoring; health and safety; built environment; smart sensing systems; IoT-enabled monitoring; artificial intelligence; machine learning; large language models; indoor environmental quality; structural safety; worker safety; computer vision; digital twins; predictive risk assessment

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

Challenges in Implementing Emerging Technologies in the Building Construction Industry

edited by Qiming Li,

Yantao Yu

, Bo Xiao, Xiaer Xiahou and Jianbo Zhu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 44765 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent construction; building information modeling (BIM); carbon emissions; building lifecycle; construction automation

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

Advances in Safety and Health at Work in Building Construction

edited by

Riza Yosia Sunindijo

,

Janet Mayowa Nwaogu

and Xiaowei Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21717 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction safety; occupational health and diseases; worksite hazards; safety culture and climate; mental health and well-being; injury prevention; construction 4.0; ergonomics

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

Innovative Research Applied to Building Structures: From Materials Development to Structural Application

edited by

Chong Rong

,

Marco Carlo Rampini

, Liangkun Wang, Yue Liu and Xuan Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3688 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative building materials; structural component design; structural system; artificial intelligence technology; inspection and monitoring; retrofitting and upgrading; architectural structural resilience; application to case studies

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

Large-Span, Tall and Special Steel and Composite Structures

edited by

Liqiang Jiang

,

Fengcheng Liu

and Tianxing Wen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3673 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural engineering; large-span spatial structures; steel and steel composite structures; optimization design; computation technique; numerical methods for shape finding and optimization; high strength steel; construction material; structural design method; retrofit and repair; additively manufactured metal structures; damage assessment; performance-based design; intelligent steel structure design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Age-Friendly Built Environment and Sustainable Architectural Design

edited by

Branko Gabrovec

,

Francesca Pagliaro

and Domen Zupančič

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3481 | Submission Open

Keywords: public health; age-friendly environment; well-being; building; frailty

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

Multi-Hazard Resilience for Sustainable Building Structure

edited by Wei Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 512 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-hazard resilience; sustainable structures; performance-based design; seismic isolation and damping; structural health monitoring; post-event damage assessment; multi-sensing data fusion; digital twins; uncertainty quantification; low-carbon recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Foundation Treatment and Building Structural Performance Enhancement—2nd Edition

edited by

Jiangbo Xu

, Peng Sha, Zhi-Feng Wang,

Jiangshan Li

and Song Feng

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundation treatment technology; structural performance enhancement; low-carbon technology; intelligent and digital engineering; intelligent machinery; building materials; safety and stability; engineering applications of new materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Materials and Intelligent Monitoring Technologies for Resilient Buildings

edited by

Bei He

and Kang Yang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; smart monitoring technologies; self-healing materials; high-performance materials; digital resilience; cement and concrete composites; structural helath monitoring

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

Visual Detection Technology and Its Application in Urban Building Safety Monitoring

edited by Tengyue Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual detection technology; urban building; safety monitoring; visual data; building cracks; UAV image processing; deformation analysis; AI-based image analysis

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

Alkali-Activated Geopolymers and Advanced Cementitious Materials for Sustainable Construction—from Fundamentals to Applications

edited by

Adrian Lazarescu

and

Andreea Hegyi

submission deadline 24 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated materials (AAMs); geopolymers; sustainable construction; low-carbon binders; industrial by-products; waste valorization; circular economy; durability and performance; advanced cementitious materials; real-world applications

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

Durability of Construction Materials in Marine and Other Harsh Environments

edited by

Kun Dong

, Chunping Xiang, Qizhou Liu and

Ziwei Cai

submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials durability; harsh environments; marine environments; material performance; degradation mechanism; corrosion protection; life cycle assessment; durability design; repair and strengthening; numerical simulation

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

Community Resilience and Urban Sustainability: A Global Perspective

edited by Duanfang Lu and Chunyan Yang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12501 | Submission Open

Keywords: community resilience; building sustainability; climate change; urban governance; green Infrastructure; sustainable design

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

Advances in Green Building and Environmental Comfort

edited by

Hee Joo POH

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12007 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD application in built environment; total building performance; building information modelling; building energy analysis and simulation; indoor environmental quality; sustainable energy management; green development; digitalisation in the built environment; integrated energy and environmental modeller; built environment engineering principles and practice

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

New Insights on the Intelligent Preservation of Architectural Heritage

edited by Ming Guo and Guoli Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11578 | Submission Open

Keywords: architectural heritage; preventive protection; digital twins; artificial intelligence; quantum computing; augmented reality interactions; intelligent monitoring; restoration and defect repair; structural analysis; liquid neural networks

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

Innovative Performance-Based Risk Assessment and Bio-Composite Applications for Disaster-Resilient Structures

edited by Nicola Chieffo,

Cigdem Avci-Karatas

and Elisa Bertolesi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10845 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance-based assessment; structural vulnerability; disaster risk mitigation; bio-composite materials; sustainable construction; resilient buildings; performance-based assessment; seismic retrofit; smart materials; advanced modeling techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Technologies in Energy Consumption and Optimization for Residential Buildings

edited by

Akbar Sheikh Akbari

, Faheem Khan,

Mohammad Hassan Khooban

and

Iosif Mporas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6622 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; smart energy management systems; renewable energy integration; energy optimization algorithms; building energy modeling; home energy management systems (HEMS); energy consumption monitoring; artificial intelligence in energy optimization; energy storage systems; machine learning for energy efficiency; zero-energy buildings; energy performance simulation; building automation systems; IoT in energy management; smart metering; lighting control systems; energy consumption analytics; energy policy and regulation; user behavior and energy consumption and energy efficiency standards

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

Reliability and Risk Assessment of Building Structures

edited by Bowei Li, Zhicheng Ouyang, Min Li and

Gao Ma

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5226 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural reliability; risk assessment; uncertainty quantification; performance-based design; probabilistic methods; machine learning; surrogate modeling; risk-informed decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Modeling and Simulation of Building Energy System

edited by

Sung Lok Do

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3921 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy efficiency; renewable energy integration; smart building technologies; net zero energy buildings (ZEBs); artificial intelligence in energy management

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

Seismic and Durability Performance of Steel Connections

edited by

Linfeng Lu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3880 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel connections; seismic performance; corrosion degradation; durability; post-earthquake retrofit; prefabricated structures; modular construction; failure mechanisms; environmental effects; performance-based design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

High-Performance Construction Materials: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives

edited by

Hanbing Zhao

, Liangming Sun and Zihong Guo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3287 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; sustainable materials; low carbon; high performance; mechanical properties; durability

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

Extreme Performance of Composite and Protective Structures

edited by

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,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2941 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural resilience; blast mitigation; dynamic loading; numerical simulation; protective composites; structural safety; extreme events; wind loads; earthquakes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Designing Healthy and Restorative Urban Environments

edited by

Nimish Biloria

and

Hamish Robertson

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2579 | Submission Open

Keywords: health-supportive urban environments; restorative environments; psychophysiological health and wellbeing; healthy cities health equity; green infrastructure; evidence-based interventions; biophilic design

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

Dynamic Response of Composite or Biomimetic Structures Under Impact/Blast Loading

edited by Lingzhao Meng,

Zefang Wang

, Ming Zhang and

Jun Gong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2295 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic response; composite structures; biomimetic materials; impact resistance; protective design; blast loading

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovations in Water Management for Climate Resilient Cities and Buildings

edited by Szu-Hsien Peng,

Lei Xiong

and I-Hui Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2139 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-resilient water systems; urban flood simulation; hydrology and hydrogeology; smart city and AIoT monitoring; watershed and debris-flow management; urban resilience and disaster mitigation; nature-based solutions; water-sensitive urban design; geotechnical risk monitoring; AI-assisted environmental analysis

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

Circular-Economy Solutions for Sustainable Building Materials

edited by

Ali Amiri

, Yang Shen and

Jukka Heinonen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1712 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; low-carbon materials; life-cycle assessment (LCA); material reuse and recycling; embodied carbon; design for disassembly; material flow analysis (MFA); big data analytics; data-driven decision-making; artificial intelligence

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

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