Sustainable Advanced Composite Materials for the Built Environment

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainability is becoming a key driver in the selection process of composite materials. Advanced composite materials are durable materials increasingly adopted in construction, renewable energy, transportation, and many other markets. To these, composite materials, based on inorganic/organic waste, are added, which can play the role of matrix and/or filling material. Sustainability in their use phase is essential in selecting composites over traditional materials.

Due to remarkable versatility, the volume and number of product fields made of composite materials have grown constantly, constantly developing new solutions that improve the products' quality and attractiveness for new markets.

Composite materials deliver a long service life combined with low maintenance requirements, and composites based on waste result in lower production costs. To fully exploit the sustainability benefits of composite materials for the built environment, it is essential to consider the whole life cycle of products.

This Special Issue presents various sustainable advanced composite materials, including the classification of composites, their properties, their advantages and disadvantages, the areas in which they are used, and (unmistakably) their role in sustainable development. Both experimental and theoretical works on the synthesis, design, characterization, and application of advanced composites in different areas are welcome.

This Special Issue aims to present original articles, reviews, short communications, research notes, analyses, and case studies.

Dr. Cristina Cazan
Guest Editor

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