As part of our ongoing review of our editorial structure, the Topical Advisor Panel (TAP) role will be discontinued effective January 1, 2027.
Topical Advisory Panel
- Building Structures Section
- Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation Section
- Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems Section
- Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate Section
- Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization Section
Members
Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, Campus Bovisa, Via Lambruschini 4a, 20156 Milan, Italy
Interests: heat transfer; energy systems; thermal energy storage; phase change materials; renewable energy; photovoltaic; machine learning for energy forecasting; solar greenhouses; sustainable energy technologies
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Interests: heat transfer; energy systems; thermal energy storage; phase change materials; renewable energy; photovoltaic; machine learning for energy forecasting; solar greenhouses; sustainable energy technologies
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School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: building energy; solar energy; building environments; low carbon building technology
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Interests: building energy; solar energy; building environments; low carbon building technology
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Department of Mechatronics Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Interests: evacuation modelling; building emergencies; building evacuation navigation; computational intelligence; reinforcement learning
Interests: evacuation modelling; building emergencies; building evacuation navigation; computational intelligence; reinforcement learning
State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Sciences, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Interests: land-use modeling; climate change; deforestation and soil moisture; crop yield; biomass and carbon emission; remote sensing & GIS applications in earth system studies; top-down downscaling to enhance the spatial resolution of gridded datasets; improve understanding of agroecosystem-environment interaction; land-atmosphere interaction studies; climate system modeling
Interests: land-use modeling; climate change; deforestation and soil moisture; crop yield; biomass and carbon emission; remote sensing & GIS applications in earth system studies; top-down downscaling to enhance the spatial resolution of gridded datasets; improve understanding of agroecosystem-environment interaction; land-atmosphere interaction studies; climate system modeling
Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of the Peloponnese, 263 34 Patras, Greece
Interests: structural dynamics; earthquake engineering; seismic isolation; structural vibration control; soil–structure interaction; finite element method; boundary element method; computer-aided structural analysis; elastodynamics; elastoplasticity; artificial intelligence
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Interests: structural dynamics; earthquake engineering; seismic isolation; structural vibration control; soil–structure interaction; finite element method; boundary element method; computer-aided structural analysis; elastodynamics; elastoplasticity; artificial intelligence
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School of Management and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Interests: organizational project management; construction engineering management; digital project management; design research methods; project governance
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Interests: organizational project management; construction engineering management; digital project management; design research methods; project governance
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Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 588 56 Telč, Czech Republic
Interests: conservation and restoration of cultural heritage; building materials; materials engineering; damage mechanisms
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Interests: conservation and restoration of cultural heritage; building materials; materials engineering; damage mechanisms
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Dr. Ahmed Omran
School of Applied Engineering & Technology, Newark College of Engineering, New-Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
Interests: concrete materials; sustainability SCC rheology; sustainable construction management; concrete industry management
Interests: concrete materials; sustainability SCC rheology; sustainable construction management; concrete industry management
School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Interests: sustainable architecture; energy efficient design; life cycle energy assessment; building science
Interests: sustainable architecture; energy efficient design; life cycle energy assessment; building science
Department of Building Materials, TU Dortmund University, 44221 Dortmund, Germany
Interests: maintenance and repair of natural stone buildings as well as steel-reinforced concretes; textile-reinforced concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; surface protection of buildings; durability of building materials
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Interests: maintenance and repair of natural stone buildings as well as steel-reinforced concretes; textile-reinforced concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; surface protection of buildings; durability of building materials
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Laboratory of Construction Equipment & Project Management, Department of Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University Athens (NTUA), 9, Heroon Polytechniou Str., Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece
Interests: construction engineering; digital construction; construction technology; construction project management
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Interests: construction engineering; digital construction; construction technology; construction project management
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1. Civil Engineering Department, University of Thessaly, 382 21 Volos, Greece
2. Concrete Technology and Reinforced Concrete Structures Laboratory, 382 21 Volos, Greece
Interests: strengthening of reinforced concrete structures; composite materials and reinforced concrete; recycling materials for the production of “green” concrete
2. Concrete Technology and Reinforced Concrete Structures Laboratory, 382 21 Volos, Greece
Interests: strengthening of reinforced concrete structures; composite materials and reinforced concrete; recycling materials for the production of “green” concrete
Arts et Métiers Science and Technology, Paris, France
Interests: building information modeling (BIM); industry foundation classes (IFC); business rules and requirements management; 3D
Interests: building information modeling (BIM); industry foundation classes (IFC); business rules and requirements management; 3D
EUCENTRE Foundation, Pavia, Italy
Interests: non structural elements; experimental methods, data analysis and interpretation of the behaviour of structures; monitoring systems and algorithms for automatic dynamic identification; UAV (drones) surveys
Interests: non structural elements; experimental methods, data analysis and interpretation of the behaviour of structures; monitoring systems and algorithms for automatic dynamic identification; UAV (drones) surveys
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4100 Porto, Portugal
Interests: thermal comfort; building physics; indoor air quality; energy efficiency; building performance simulation; digital building twins
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Interests: thermal comfort; building physics; indoor air quality; energy efficiency; building performance simulation; digital building twins
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Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
Interests: performance-based earthquake engineering; seismic design and analysis of structural and non-structural elements; experimental testing
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Interests: performance-based earthquake engineering; seismic design and analysis of structural and non-structural elements; experimental testing
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Schools of Architecture and Design, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Interests: building performance; healthy homes and schools; indoor air quality; energy efficient buildings; health and safety
Interests: building performance; healthy homes and schools; indoor air quality; energy efficient buildings; health and safety
CERIS, FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 130 1169-0 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: ancient buildings; conservation and rehabilitation techniques; experimental analysis; building materials
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Interests: ancient buildings; conservation and rehabilitation techniques; experimental analysis; building materials
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Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Interests: pavement engineering; traffic engineering; road materials
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Interests: pavement engineering; traffic engineering; road materials
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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, CS, Italy
Interests: civil engineering materials; structural analysis and stability; numerical modeling; fracture mechanics; ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); composite materials
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Interests: civil engineering materials; structural analysis and stability; numerical modeling; fracture mechanics; ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); composite materials
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Department of Civil and Building Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Interests: building mechanical systems; building energy; fire smoke control
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Interests: building mechanical systems; building energy; fire smoke control
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National Institute for Research and Development in Optoelectronics—INOE 2000, 077125 Măgurele, Romania
Interests: heritage science; restoration; conservation
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Interests: heritage science; restoration; conservation
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LERMAB - Laboratoire d'Etude sur le Matériaux Bois, University of Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France
Interests: bio-based building materials; heat and mass transfer; building physics; energy efficiency; indoor environmental quality
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Interests: bio-based building materials; heat and mass transfer; building physics; energy efficiency; indoor environmental quality
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Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: steel structures
Interests: steel structures
RISCO, Civil Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: rehabilitation of buildings; building condition assessment; existing buildings maintenance; construction management; energy efficiency; urban resilience; BIM methodology
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Interests: rehabilitation of buildings; building condition assessment; existing buildings maintenance; construction management; energy efficiency; urban resilience; BIM methodology
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Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Construction and Chemistry, Politecnico di Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy
Interests: structural engineering; seismic engineering; existing structures and infrastructures; seismic vulnerability; seismic fragility; finite element modelling; performance based earthquake engineering; machine learning; computer vision
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Interests: structural engineering; seismic engineering; existing structures and infrastructures; seismic vulnerability; seismic fragility; finite element modelling; performance based earthquake engineering; machine learning; computer vision
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LADICIM (Laboratory of Materials Science and Engineering), University of Cantabria, E.T.S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Av./Los Castros 44, 39005 Santander, Spain
Interests: concrete design; finite element; failure analysis; eco-friendly construction materials; recycled aggregates
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Interests: concrete design; finite element; failure analysis; eco-friendly construction materials; recycled aggregates
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Construction Technologies Institute, National Research Council of Italy (ITC-CNR), Via Lombardia, 49, 20098 San Giuliano Milanese (MI), Italy
Interests: sustainability; energy efficiency in building; thermal comfort; indoor environmental quality; environmental monitoring systems; supervised machine learning; data analysis; parametric design; additive manufacturing
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Interests: sustainability; energy efficiency in building; thermal comfort; indoor environmental quality; environmental monitoring systems; supervised machine learning; data analysis; parametric design; additive manufacturing
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Department of Architecture, Construction Engineering and Built Environment, Polytechnic University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: green buildings; building renovation; building simulations; innovative dry-layer technology; off-site construction techniques; building envelope performance monitoring; indoor comfort analysis; outdoor comfort analysis and simulation; heatwave mitigation measure design
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Interests: green buildings; building renovation; building simulations; innovative dry-layer technology; off-site construction techniques; building envelope performance monitoring; indoor comfort analysis; outdoor comfort analysis and simulation; heatwave mitigation measure design
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School of Architecture and Design, University of Camerino, 63100 Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Interests: structural engineering; bridge engineering; structural health monitoring; risk and reliability analysis; probabilistic methods; finite element modelling; steel constructions; steel-concrete hybrid structures; seismic design of structural and non-structural components
Interests: structural engineering; bridge engineering; structural health monitoring; risk and reliability analysis; probabilistic methods; finite element modelling; steel constructions; steel-concrete hybrid structures; seismic design of structural and non-structural components
