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Development and Application of Steel and Related Structures in Civil Engineering

edited by

Zongyi Wang

,

Beibei Li

and Quanxi Ye

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-strength steel; stainless steel; fire-resistant steel; weather-resistant steel; beam-column joint; steel connections; seismic design; fatigue and fracture; high-temperature effect; corrosion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Health-Promoting Design for Ageing and Long-Term Care Environments

edited by

Anahita Sal Moslehian

,

Lusi Morhayim

,

Phillippa Carnemolla

and Jacquie Lorber-Kasunic

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: health promotion; social determinants of health; aging in place; salutogenic environments; continuum of care; person-centred design; environmental psychology; environment and behaviour studies; post-occupancy evaluations; practice-informed research; evidence-based design

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

Artificial Intelligence in Building Structural Performance and Safety

edited by Chen Wang, Yufei Liu, Jing-Lin Xiao and Linghan Song

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: building structures; AI‑accelerated simulation and optimization; structural health monitoring; digital twins; physics‑informed machine learning; inverse analysis; uncertainty quantification; risk‑aware decision‑making; building resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Neuroarchitecture and Biophilic Design for Human Well-Being

edited by

Yangang Xing

, Alexander Sumich,

Jordan J. Bird

,

Andrew Knight

and

Derek Clements-Croome

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophilic design; neuroarchitecture; human well-being; intelligent buildings; sustainable architecture; cognitive function; emotional health; nature integration; environmental psychology; resilient design

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

Green Building Materials for Net-Zero Construction

edited by

Jonathan Oti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymers; bio-cement; carbon-sequestering composites; timber innovations; bamboo; hempcrete; mycelium composites; recycled and upcycled construction resources; within-circular-economy frameworks; life-cycle assessment; durability; structural performance; net-zero material; eco-friendly materials; cement; concrete

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

Green and Low-Carbon Architecture: Materials and Technologies for Circularity and Climate Adaptation

edited by

Giacomo Di Ruocco

,

Stefania De Gregorio

and

Marco Pepe

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable architecture; green building; eco-friendly construction; low-carbon design; climate-resilient buildings; environmental impact; sustainable urban development; net-zero buildings; carbon-neutral construction; circular economy in construction

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

Digital Tools and Strategies for Modern Construction Management

edited by

Katarína Krajníková

and

Tomáš Mandičák

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: Building Information Modelling (BIM); building life cycle assessment; sustainability and circular construction; Industry 4.0/Construction 4.0; artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML); mathematical statistics; multicriteria optimization; construction performance management (KPI-based); decision support systems (DSSs); data-driven project control and analytics

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

Advanced Materials for Sustainable Renovation and Heritage Buildings

edited by Xinying Hao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building materials; conservation-compatible repair mortars; organic protective coatings; bio-based and hybrid coatings; molecular and micro-area diagnostics; heritage science analytics; durability and aging mechanisms; moisture– salt deterioration; in situ/field performance assessment; life-cycle and sustainability evaluation

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

Advanced Alternative Aggregates for Sustainable Composite Materials

edited by

Angélica Lozano-Lunar

and

Enrique Fernandez Ledesma

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative aggregates; circular economy; sustainable composite materials; industrial byproducts; mechanical properties; durability and performance; life cycle assessment

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

Planning, Housing, Urban Governance and the Making of Resilient Urban Futures

edited by

Vangelis Pitidis

, Angeliki Paidakaki and

Xenia Katsigianni

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban governance; resilient urban futures; housing; socio-spatial imaginaries; participatory planning; urban politics; social innovation; extractivism; just transitions; digital urban governance

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

Durability of Timber Structures: The Role of Climatic and Mechanical Variations

edited by Eleni Toumpanaki

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber structures; durability; long-term deformations; structural health monitoring; climatic variations; cyclic loading; experimental testing; numerical modelling; lifecycle performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Mechanical Behavior and Energy Absorption of Auxetic Honeycomb Structures

edited by

Yifeng Zhong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: auxetic structures; honeycomb metamaterials; negative Poisson’ s ratio; energy absorption; impact resistance; crashworthiness; mechanical behavior

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

Innovative Approaches to Resilient and Sustainable Urban and Built Environment Design

edited by

Yanmei Li

and

Serena Hoermann

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; sustainable built environment; health; housing affordability; climate gentrification; climate migration; sustainable urban policy and design

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

Circular Functional Materials for Healthy and Resilient Buildings

edited by Ivan Vrdoljak, Ivana Miličević and

Hrvoje Draganić

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building materials; building envelope; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy; recycled materials; electromagnetic shielding (EMI/EMC); thermal comfort; acoustic comfort; permeability and transport properties; durability and service life

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

Innovations in Cement Materials for Sustainable and High-Performance Building Construction

edited by Juan Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement-based materials; sustainable construction materials; high-performance concrete; functional cementitious composites; polymer-modified cement materials; durability and transport properties; low-carbon building materials

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

Digital Transformation and Innovation in AEC Management, Practices, and Processes

edited by Greg Watts,

Jason Underwood

and Mo Maleki Sadabad

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; artificial intelligence; internet of things; technology; innovation; digital transformation

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

Optical Fiber Sensing and Complementary Technologies for Structural Safety Monitoring of Key Infrastructure

edited by

Jianping He

, Yibo Ouyang and Peng Ren

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber sensing technology; structural safety monitoring; DVS/DAS; SHM; AI-integrated damage diagnosis; fiber Bragg grating (FBG); distributed strain sensing (DSS); InSAR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Fiber-Reinforced Composites and AI-Driven Assessment for Building Structures

edited by Lichen Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: FRP; mechanical properties; AI-driven assessment; multiscale simulation; long-term service performance; FRP structures; structural design methods; resilience improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Applications of Advanced Concrete Technologies in the Construction Industry

edited by

Lei Qin

and Xuanxuan Chu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced concrete technologies; high-performance concrete; sustainable concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; acoustic emission; nondestructive testing; damage mechanisms; repair and strengthening; numerical modeling; structural health monitoring

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

Recent Advances in Structural Adhesives and Adhesive Technology in Buildings

edited by

Francesco Marchione

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural adhesives; adhesive technology; bonded joints; durability; mechanical properties; sustainable adhesives; composite structures; seismic performance; finite element analysis

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

Sustainable Timber: Innovations in Wooden Building Design and Construction

edited by Dean Cizmar, Ivica Boko and Vjekoslav Živković

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber structures; glued laminated timber (glulam); cross-laminated timber (CLT); timber-concrete composite structures; fibre-reinforced timber elements; structural reliability and robustness; rehabilitation of historic timber structures; wood based products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Resilience of Built Environments to Extreme Weather Events: Management, Technology, and Human Factors

edited by

Olufisayo Adedokun

,

Olabode Ogunmakinde

, Shokry Abdelaal and Anuradha Waidyasekara

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient infrastructure; extreme weather events; disaster risk management; climate change adaptation; human evacuation behaviour; smart technologies; disaster waste management; recovery and reconstruction strategies; adaptation and regenerative design; governance; policy; and regulatory resilience

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

Advancements in Adaptive, Inclusive and Responsive Urban Environments

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: inclusive urban design; responsive urban environments; urban-scale simulations; multicriteria decision-making; GIS and remote sensing; district energy optimization; sustainable urban environment

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

Green Building Design and Human Settlement Optimization in Urban Built Environment

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthy green building; urban built environment; human settlement optimization; sustainable design; building thermal environment; energy efficiency; ecological design; low‑carbon city

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

Passive Building Materials and Designs for Urban Heat Island Mitigation

edited by Kishor Zingre

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

Keywords: heat Island; passive materials; passive building designs; built environment; micro-climate; urban air temperature

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

Synergizing Sustainable Materials with Energy Efficiency for Enhanced Thermal Comfort in Buildings

edited by

Mohammad Nyme Uddin

and

Shahnawaz Anwer

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2107 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building materials; energy-efficient design; human thermal comfort; BIM-enabled lifecycle assessment; low-carbon materials; passive design strategies; bio-based composites; net-zero energy buildings; occupant-centric design; climate-resilient architecture; adaptive reuse of materials

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

Advanced Cementitious Materials for Sustainable Structures: Testing, Monitoring, and Modeling

edited by

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 6 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: architected cementitious materials and structures; fiber-reinforced cementitious composites; multifunctional cementitious materials and structures; advanced monitoring techniques for cementitious materials and structures; dynamic and impact testing of cementitious materials and structures

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

Knowledge Management in the Building and Construction Industry

edited by

Mirarchi Claudio

and Alberto Pavan

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7831 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge management; machine learning; artiticial intelligence; building information modeling; geographic information system; decision making; decision support systems

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

Cement and Concrete Composites in Construction: Applications and Potential

edited by Guangqi Xiong,

Yong Zheng

,

Zheng Fang

and

Shuping Wang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement and concrete composites; CO2 mineralization; waste valorization; recycled aggregates and fines; alternative low-clinker binders; durability and long-term performance; microstructure– property relationships; life-cycle assessment (LCA); additive manufacturing (3D printing); machine learning for mix design and optimization

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

Advances in Seismic Hazard Analysis: From Hazard Assessment to Structural Disaster Prevention

edited by

Haizhong Zhang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic hazard analysis; ground-motion modeling; structural fragility analysis; resilience‑based design; risk mitigation; earthquake resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Digital Technologies for Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructure

edited by Alon Urlainis,

Amichai Mitelman

and Gili Lifshitz Sherzer

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); digital twins; construction management; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; Internet of Things (IoT); progress monitoring; sustainability assessment; lifecycle management; resilient buildings and infrastructure

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

Advances in 3D-Printed Concrete: Quality Control, Structural Performance, and Sustainable Applications

edited by

Hanghua Zhang

, Kaijian Zhang,

Yanke Tan

and

Haoran Liu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete 3D printing; automation in construction; computer vision; construction process control; structural health monitoring; sustainable cementitious materials; life cycle assessment

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

Advances in Indoor Environmental Quality: Emerging Methods, Metrics, and Applications

edited by

Sanyogita Manu

,

Rajan Rawal

and

Sarah Crosby

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality (IEQ); environmental comfort; multidomain assessment; thermal comfort; visual and acoustic comfort; indoor air quality; building performance; health and well-being; measurement and monitoring; simulation and modelling; occupant-centric design

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

Sustainable Timber Systems: Structural Design and Performance Analysis

edited by Xiaoyue Zhang,

Fei Tong

and

Sigong Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced timber systems; engineered bamboo structures; hybrid structural systems; innovative connections; biomass material modification; historical timber structures; resilient design of bio-based buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Human Factors and Safety Management in Construction

edited by Vigneshkumar Chellappa and

Ahmed Jalil Al-Bayati

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: design for construction safety; occupational ergonomics; safety management systems; educational practices; AI and XR for safety

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

Monitoring, Damage Assessment, and Vibration Control in Buildings Subjected to Dynamic Loads

edited by Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel and Jesús Daniel Villalba Morales

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1181 | Submission Open

Keywords: system identification and dynamic modeling; structural health monitoring (SHM); damage detection; localization; and quantification; vibration control strategies (passive; active; semi-active; hybrid); dynamic excitations: earthquake; wind; blast; operational; artificial intelligence and machine learning in structural diagnostics; case studies and practical implementations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Intelligent Building Information Modeling (BIM): Advancements in Collaborative Design and Construction

edited by Si Van-Tien Tran,

José António Silva Carvalho Campos Matos

,

Ngoc-Son Dang

,

Tomo Cerovšek

and

Ung-Kyun Lee

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent BIM; digital twins; AI/ML in construction; interoperability and ISO 19650; information requirements and automation; predictive analytics and SHM; generative and rule-based design; XR and human– AI collaboration; lifecycle asset management; resilient and sustainable built environment

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

Recent Developments and Future Perspectives in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems of Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by Peng Xu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: HVAC system and equipment; building energy efficiency; simulation and HVAC system optimization; thermal comfort and indoor environment quality; building energy consumption and load forecasting; renewable energy in buildings; data centre cooling; artificial Intelligence (AI) application in HVAC systems

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

Innovative Intelligent Materials and Application Technologies for the Optimization of the Building Engineering Lifecycle

edited by

Zhiqiang Dong

and Ziqing Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent materials; self-healing materials; adaptive materials; multifunctional materials; smart composites; structural strengthening; structural monitoring; durability assessment; damage detection; sensor technologies

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

Urban Heat and Pollution Islands (UHI and UPI): Health Impacts and Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Jiwei Zou

, Xuying Ma, Jing Kong,

Shujie Yan

and

Xin Zhang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat island (UHI); urban pollution island (UPI); climate change; urban microclimate; air quality; mitigation stratigies; human exposure; health impacts

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

Sustainable Cement-Based Materials and Low-Carbon Construction Technologies

edited by

Qiang Ren

and Yi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3865 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon cementitious materials; durability improvement; low-carbon design of cement-based materials; carbon capture; utilization; and storage; improvement of durability; sustainable construction technology; life-cycle assessment; artificial intelligence; decarbonization; digital manufacturing

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

High-Performance and Functional Pavement and Trackbed Materials for Sustainable Built Environments

edited by Xing Cai,

Song Liu

, Chenguang Shi and Minghui Gong

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1346 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance pavements; functional pavement materials; self-healing and self-heating pavements; thermal regulation and deicing; semi-flexible and grouted mixtures; epoxy/resin-modified systems; energy-harvesting pavements; smart and sensing pavements

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

Mechanical Properties of Geotechnical Structures: Sustainable Materials, Physical–Numerical Modeling, and AI-Based Performance Assessment

edited by

Zulkifl Ahmed

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1044 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties of geotechnical structures; sustainable geotechnical engineering; belt and road initiative; china– pakistan economic corridor; eco-friendly construction materials; physical– numerical modeling; constitutive modeling; soil– structure interaction; AI-based structure performance assessment; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

From Materials to Management: Integrated Approaches for Long-Life Concrete Infrastructure

edited by

Mohamed Elchalakani

, Peng Yu,

Yiming Zhou

, Peng Du and

Yue Zhong

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open

Keywords: durability and service-life design; chloride-induced corrosion; photogrammetry; structural health monitoring; transport properties (chloride ingress); structural health monitoring (SHM); data-driven assessment; service-life prediction; repair and rehabilitation based on AI

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

AI-Enhanced Defect Detection and Quality Assurance in Building Structures

edited by

Hesheng Tang

,

Yajuan Xie

and Yangyang Liao

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven defect detection; structural health monitoring (SHM); predictive maintenance; quality assurance; non-destructive testing (NDT); performance evaluation and prediction; damage modeling and simulation; intelligent construction; vibration control; forward and inverse problems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Trustworthy AI and Large Language Models for Construction Safety, Health, and Risk Management

edited by

S. M. Jamil Uddin

and

Ziyu Jin

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: trustworthy AI; large language models (LLMs); construction safety; explainable AI; human– AI collaboration; multimodal AI; risk management

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

Advanced Asphalt Concrete Materials: Performance Enhancement, Innovation and Sustainable Applications in the Built Environment

edited by Yankai Wen and Lin Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: long-term material durability; climate-resilient asphalt materials; low-carbon construction materials; recycled and sustainable asphalt technologies; structural performance evaluation; life-cycle assessment of construction materials

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

Fiber-Reinforced Polymers and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete in Civil Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by Jianzhe Shi,

Lili Hu

, Hao Zhou,

Liangliang Wei

,

Weiqiang Wang

, Qin Zhang, Yaqiang Yang,

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 20598 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced polymers; fiber-reinforced concrete; experiment; numerical simulation; infrastructure; sustainability

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

Mechanical Properties and Durability of Concrete Materials and Structures

edited by Yuan Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10931 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete durability; mechanical properties; structural performance; material characterization; service life prediction; sustainable concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; cementitious materials; mix design optimization; non-destructive testing; high-performance concrete; construction materials; concrete technology; experimental methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Emotional Resonance and Evidence-Based Planning for Industrial and Cultural Heritage Revitalization

edited by

Xin Li

, Heping Li and Lu Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8368 | Submission Open

Keywords: scenario planning; urban renewal; industrial heritage revitalization; cultural space; place emotion; creative space

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

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