Sustainable Construction II
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2020) | Viewed by 39582
Special Issue Editors
Interests: multi-objective optimization; structure optimization; reliability-based maintenance optimization; optimization and decision making under uncertainty
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: multiobjective optimization; structures optimization; lifecycle assessment; social sustainability of infrastructures; construction engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, Sustainable Construction II, comprises selected papers for Sustainability. Construction is one of the main sectors generating greenhouse gases. This industry consumes large amounts of raw materials, such as stone, timber, and water. Additionally, infrastructure should provide service over many years, without safety problems. Therefore, their correct design, construction, maintenance, and dismantling are essential in order to reduce economic, environmental, and societal consequences. This is why promoting sustainable construction is becoming extremely important nowadays. This Special Issue is seeking papers that explore new ways of reducing the environmental impacts caused by the construction sector, as well promoting social progress and economic growth. These objectives include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The use of sustainable materials in construction
- The development of technologies and processes intended to improve sustainability in construction
- The optimization of designs based on sustainable indicators
- The reduction of the economic, environmental, and social impact caused by production processes
- The promotion of durable materials that reduce future maintenance
- Life-cycle assessment
- Decision-making processes that integrate the economic, social, and environmental aspects
Papers selected for this Special Issue are subject to a rigorous peer-review procedure, with the aim of the rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.
Prof. Dr. Víctor Yepes
Prof. Dr. José V. Martí
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable materials
- life-cycle assessment
- sustainable and efficient technologies and processes
- design optimization
- durable materials
- maintenance minimization
- decision-making
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