Trends and Prospects in Sustainable Building Materials and Technologies
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 1299
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Materials used in building construction are a major source of concern because of the limited natural resources of individual nations and the global impact of climate change. There is a “cost” that is paid to remove and process these materials, which largely determines the energy consumption of buildings and the undesirable environmental consequences that follow. It is well-known that the building sector accounts for highest rate of negative environmental impacts worldwide. The goal of creating a sustainable future in construction is to develop new materials and technologies that combine priorities in areas of desirable social, economic and environmental outcomes. The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together leading researchers and scholars in the areas of building construction, materials, control systems, life cycle and recycling to publish papers on the latest knowledge, innovations, trends, and concerns, sustainable building materials and technologies in these field, creating an interdisciplinary platform to innovate, educate and openly discuss the current, and future of, sustainable building materials and technologies.
Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Advanced materials and processing methods;
- Sustainable indoor climate control;
- Artificial intelligence control systems;
- Life cycle methods and applications;
- Birth-to-cradle analysis and applications;
- Buildings in the circular economy;
- Building architecture and future cities.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Cenk Kocer
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable materials and technologies
- embodied energy
- life cycle
- birth-to-cradle
- circular economy
- artificial intelligence applications
- recycle and reuse
- CO2 emission
- human comfort
