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Renewable Energy in Buildings

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 52966 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy in buildings; design and construction strategies in buildings; sustainability in buildings; renewable energy in buildings; solar; wind; geothermic; and other energy sources; solar passive and active buildings; green and NZEB buildings; energy efficiency in buildings; advances in numerical and experimental techniques

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

Planning and Implementing Positive Energy Districts from Concept to Practice

edited by

Xingxing Zhang

and

Adriano Bisello

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11272 | Submission Open

Keywords: Positive Energy Districts (PEDs); characteristics; technologies; stakeholder engagement; methods; regulartion; processes; planning tools

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

Advances in Steel–Concrete Composite Structures

edited by

Jiang Liu

, Mingjin Zhang, Yinping Ma and Lipeng Sun

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 10834 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel– concrete composite structures; high-performance structures; high-performance materials; industrial construction; long-term performance; temperature action; wind load; environmental impact; numerical simulation; test methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Urban Infrastructure Construction and Management

edited by

Dongyu Niu

, Zhengxian Yang, Yangming Gao and

Dan Chong

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7184 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement-based materials; asphalt materials; numerical modelling; durability and resilience; intelligent transport; BIM; infrastructure construction

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

Study of Building Detection, Assessment, and Management: Based on Computer and Information Technologies

edited by

Ting-Kwei Wang

,

Pin-Chao Liao

and

Xiaowei Luo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4749 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision and remote sensing; building detection; deep learning; LiDAR; aerial images; mobile robot; performance assessment; sustainable building; building information modeling

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

Computational Methods in Building Energy Efficiency Research

edited by Wil Ward and Hadi Arbabi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4667 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational methods; artificial intelligence; retrofit; machine learning; digital twins; energy efficiency; future climate change; predictive analysis; optimisation; decision support

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

Effect of Indoor Environment Quality on Human Comfort

edited by Zhibin Wu and

Xiaodong Cao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4165 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality; indoor air quality; thermal comfort; lighting; acoustics; cognitive performance; ergonomics; health

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

Fire and Energy Performance of Buildings

edited by

Keerthan Poologanathan

,

Marco Corradi

,

Muhammad Rahman

and

Gatheeshgar Perampalam

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2904 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy performance; fire performance; net-zero buildings; fire safety of buildings; building performance; sustainable construction

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

Latest Advances in Optimized Concrete Mix Design: Assessing Physical Properties, Mechanical Performance and Long-Term Durability

edited by

Konstantinos G. Kolovos

, Constantinos Repapis and Georgios Mageirou

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1459 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; building materials; mix design; mechanical properties; low CO2 concretes; algorithmic methods; prediction of concrete properties; building; houses

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

Advances in Intelligent Building Management for Energy, Emission and Comfort

edited by

Md Morshed Alam

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1312 | Submission Open

Keywords: supervised and unsupervised data analytics; building management system; energy consumption pattern; artificial intelligence; building operational data; building energy efficiency; machine learning; building automation systems

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

The Vibration Control of Building Structures

edited by

Polidor Bratu

and

Ovidiu Vasile

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 858 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibrations of constructions; vibrational movements of constructions; structural vibrations; passive vibration damping; vibration control; dynamic equipment; monitoring systems; antiseismic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Smart Technologies for Climate-Responsive Building Envelopes

edited by

Chaoqun Zhuang

and Xiaoqiang Hong

submission deadline 23 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: building envelope; energy flexibility; AI and machine learning; climate responsibility; energy efficiency

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

Numerical Modeling in Mechanical Behavior and Structural Analysis

edited by Chenyang Zhao, Huihuan Ma and Arash A. Lavasan

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modeling; mechanical behavior; structural analysis; life cycle evaluation; artificial intelligence; applications

Indoor Environment Quality: Smart Technology in Thermal Comfort, Ventilation, Humidity, Hygiene, Lighting, Acoustics and Water Supply

edited by

Chi-Chung Lee

,

Kin Wai Tsang

, Asiri Umenga Weerasuriya,

Yaohan Li

and

Xuelin Zhang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 28342 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor quality; smart building; ventilation; daylighting; luminous efficacy; Internet of Things; acoustic environment; thermal environment; building energy; indoor hygiene

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

Advances in Novel Precast Concrete Structures

edited by

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12434 | Submission Open

Keywords: precast concrete; high-performance concrete; composite structure; energy dissipator; mechanical performance; analytical and design method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Next-Gen Cementitious Composites for Sustainable Construction

edited by Jiaxiang Lin,

Karolos Kontoleon

and Zhanbiao Chen

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7437 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; high-performance composites; self-healing concrete; green construction materials; concrete recycling; 3D printed concrete; smart concrete technologies; nanocomposites in concrete; energy-efficient materials; photocatalytic concrete

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

Engineering Mathematics in Structural Control and Monitoring

edited by Xu Wang, Yanru Wang and Lei Zhou

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1778 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; structural control; environmental action; advanced remote sensing; structural durability; data processing; artificial intelligence; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

High-Efficiency Heat Transfer Technology in Buildings

edited by

Yu Wang

,

Hong Shi

, Nianyong Zhou and Jun Li

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer technology; heat transfer enhancement; low-carbon technology; high-efficiency energy engineering; heating and cooling; materials for heat transfer; building simulation

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

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Optimization for Construction Project Management

edited by Ren-Jye Dzeng and Jacob J. Lin

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction project management; ICT; optimization; AI; deep learning; simulation; visualization

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

Novel Cementitious Materials for Resilient and Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure

edited by

Jing Yu

,

Bo-Tao Huang

and

Hao-Liang Wu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 26820 | 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)

Public–Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Construction Project Deliveries

edited by

Patrick S.W. Fong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 22255 | Submission Open

Keywords: public– private partnership; projects; risks; effectiveness; politics and economy; project delivery; decision to invest; value for money; relationships; legal aspects

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

Study on Concrete Structures

edited by

Haijun Zhou

,

Rujin Ma

, Rui Zhou and Cong Ma

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12912 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete material; concrete structure; mechanical behavior; experimental technique; modeling technique; concrete structural system; structural monitoring; durability and improvement

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

Timber in the City: Interior Design and City Environment Development with Wood Materials

edited by

Danijela Domljan

,

Dina Stober

and Vjekoslav Živković

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10114 | 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)

Urban Wellbeing: The Impact of Spatial Parameters

edited by Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman and Efrat Blumenfeld Lieberthal

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9177 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban wellbeing; impact of spatial parameters; neuro-architecture; urban density and densification; perceived density; urban morphology; building morphology; faç ade geometry and design; street section; urban greenery; impact of culture and geography; experiments in VR; walkability

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

Advancements in Adaptive, Inclusive, and Responsive Buildings

edited by

Szu-Cheng Chien

,

Aung Myat

and

Tzen-Ying Ling

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9161 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive buildings; inclusive design; responsive architecture; special needs; sustainability; high-performance buildings; accessibility; occupant comfort; energy efficiency; universal design

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

Construction in Urban Underground Space

edited by

Mingming He

and Yonggang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8235 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground construction materials; underground construction; construction techniques; environmental impact assessments; stability of deep tunnels; geotechnical deep learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Advanced Materials in Road Engineering

edited by Canlin Zhang, Xinxing Zhou, Zhengang Feng and Zhilong Cao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6374 | 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)

3D Printing and Low-Carbon Technologies in Cementitious Composites

edited by

Yanping Zhu

and

Jingjie Wei

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5982 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete construction; 3D printing technology; low-carbon technology; fire performance; alkali– silica reaction; corrosion; spectroscopic technology

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

Building Foundation Analysis: Soil–Structure Interaction

edited by Qiang Xie,

Yuxin Ban

and Xiang Fu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5768 | Submission Open

Keywords: building foundations; soil mechanics; soil– structure interaction; building behavior; pile foundations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Architectural Design Supported by Information Technology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Frank Petzold

,

Luis Felipe González Böhme

and

Gerhard Schubert

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5758 | Submission Open

Keywords: early architectural design stages; computational design; design decision support; simulation; prediction; and evaluation in design; BIM; performance-based spatial design; machine learning; Construction 4.0/robotic fabrication/human– robot collaboration

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

Urban Climatic Suitability Design and Risk Management

edited by Lin Liu,

Genyu Xu

, Jing Du and Xiaoyu Tian

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5395 | 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)

Innovative Solutions, New Technologies, and Reinforced Concrete Strengthening Applications for Sustainable Infrastructure and Buildings

edited by

Ceyhun Aksoylu

,

Yasin Onuralp Özkılıç

and

Emrah Madenci

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5249 | Submission Open

Keywords: new strengthening techniques; earthquake-resistant building design; sustainable design and construction; innovative construction; construction technologies; sustainable construction materials; sustainability in decision making; green buildings; circular economy; rehabilitation; construction and demolition waste; resilient structures

Advances in Performance-Based Asphalt and Asphalt Mixtures

edited by Runhua Guo and Yun Hou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5106 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt binder; hot-mix asphalt; warm-mix asphalt; cold-mix asphalt; recycled asphalt pavement; performance-based properties; asphalt mix design; asphalt paving construction

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

New Technologies and Designs in Reducing Building Energy Consumption While Improving the Market Value

edited by

Laura Gabrielli

and Ruggeri Aurora Greta

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5009 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy retrofit; new technologies; smart buildings; project management; economic feasibility; life cycle analysis

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

Applications of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in Buildings

edited by Feng Yao and Raza Gulfam

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4998 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change materials; buildings; thermal management; smart; energy efficiency; energy storage; thermal collectors; heat exchangers

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

Solid Waste Management in the Construction Sector

edited by

Angela Lee

and Juan Ferriz-Papi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3927 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid construction waste; circular economy; construction and demolition waste (CDW); sustainable construction; sustainable built environment; reuse; recycling

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

Advances in Road Pavements

edited by

Emanuele Toraldo

and

Misagh Ketabdari

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3336 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement design; construction materials and methods; pavement related safety issues; surface treatments; pavement behavior modelling; urban pavements; pavement sustainability; pavement surface characteristics and ride quality; pavement monitoring; maintenance and rehabilitation; laboratory and field performance tests

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

Research on Properties and Usage of Construction Composite Materials

edited by

Chunguang Wang

and

Tian Su

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3247 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; construction materials; nanostructured materials; manufacturing technology; smart composite materials; innovative applications; FRP composites; innovative applications of composite materials; performance of composite material structures

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

Structural Reliability, Resilience and Design of Buildings against Multi-hazards

edited by

Xiaowei Zheng

, Yao Li and Qinglin Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3054 | Submission Open

Keywords: fragility; building clusters; resilience; seismic hazard; wind; steel structure; post-earthquake debris; strengthening/retrofit; fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP); high-performance materials (ECC/UHPC/EGC); durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Seismic Analysis and Design of Building Structures

edited by

Bo Fu

,

Bo Wang

,

Xinxin Wei

and Qing Lv

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic analysis; seismic design; seismic performance; structural control; building structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Vibration Prediction and Noise Assessment of Building Structures

edited by

Chao Zou

and Ziyu Tao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2272 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration and noise prediction; propagation and mitigation; technological advances in testing; vibration comfort; noise disturbance; long-term performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Safety Control and Risk Management in Construction Engineering: Progress, Challenges and Strategies

edited by

José Luis Fuentes-Bargues

,

Cristina Gonzalez-Gaya

,

Alberto Sanchez-Lite

and B. María Villena Escribano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2195 | 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)

HVAC System Design for Building Energy Saving

edited by Zhongbao Liu and Han Sun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1267 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy saving; HVAC system; heat pumps; dehumidification technology; indoor environmental quality; energy efficiency in buildings

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

Impact of Different Unbound Material Layers on Pavement Performance and Sustainability

edited by Syed Waqar Haider

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient modulus; dynamic modulus; FWD testing; drainage and fatigue; rutting performance

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

Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Construction 4.0: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zoubeir Lafhaj

,

Tarek Zayed

and

Wassim Al Balkhy

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; sustainable and green building materials; life cycle analysis; lean construction; construction automation; circular economy; durability

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

Frameworks, Tools, Methods, Indicators, and Considerations for Evaluating Circular Economy in Buildings

edited by

Md. Uzzal Hossain

and Yahong Dong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; low carbon; sustainable; green buildings

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

Steel Structure Building Safety: Structural Analysis and Simulation

edited by Jili Liu and Wenna Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural analysis theory; safety in extreme conditions; security assessment and monitoring; design optimization; new preparation process; material properties study; new material development; steel structure innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Building Solutions: Harnessing Nanotechnology, Smart Materials, and Photocatalysis for Enhanced Durability and Sustainability

edited by

Iran Rocha Segundo

, Claver Pinheiro and

Joaquim Carneiro

submission deadline 8 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology in construction; geopolymer materials ; smart glass nanoparticles ; phase-change materials ; photocatalytic air purification ; self-healing concrete ; sustainable building techniques ; indoor air quality improvement ; heritage conservation materials ; urban pollution mitigation

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

Foundation Treatment and Building Structural Performance Enhancement

edited by Jiangbo Xu, Peng Sha, Zhi-Feng Wang,

Jiangshan Li

and Song Feng

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8610 | 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)

Smart and Sustainable Buildings: New Trends, Technologies, and Integration in the Energy Transition

edited by

Elisa Belloni

and

Gabriele Maria Lozito

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5458 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart buildings; sustainable buildings; renewables; BIPV (building-integrated photovoltaics); building energy services; energy management; energy consumption forecasting; Internet of Things; machine learning for smart building energy data; grid integration and control

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

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