Innovations in Sustainable and Resilient Building Materials and Technologies

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 1839

Special Issue Editors

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
Interests: resilience; artificial Intelligence; concrete structures; earthquake
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Faculty of Civil Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
Interests: resilience; artificial intelligence; concrete structures; earthquake
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
Interests: artificial Intelligence; concrete structures; structural reliability
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the development and application of sustainable building materials and technologies.

The building industry is one of the largest consumers of natural resources and produces significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. As such, the development of sustainable building materials and technologies has become a pressing issue for researchers and practitioners in the field. This Special Issue seeks to bring together researchers from diverse fields to share their latest research findings and innovations related to sustainable building materials and technologies.

We invite original research papers, review articles, and case studies that present novel and interdisciplinary approaches in sustainable and resilient building materials and technologies. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

  • Novel sustainable building materials, including bio-based materials, recycled materials, and low-carbon cement.
  • Innovative technologies for energy efficiency, including passive design strategies, green roofs, and photovoltaics.
  • Sustainable building design and construction practices, including prefabrication, modular construction, and life-cycle assessment.
  • Building design and construction, including innovative approaches to architectural design, structural design, and construction methods.
  • Building performance optimization, including energy-efficient building systems, indoor environmental quality, and occupant comfort.
  • Case studies and best practices on building science and technology from different regions and contexts.
  • Sustainable retrofitting and renovation of existing buildings, including energy efficiency upgrades and the use of sustainable materials and retrofitting systems.
  • Sustainable building certification and rating systems, including LEED, BREEAM, and WELL.

Dr. Hosein Naderpour
Dr. Masoomeh Mirrashid
Dr. Pouyan Fakharian
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • sustainability
  • resilience
  • building
  • design
  • construction
  • optimization
  • retrofit
  • energy
  • concrete
  • steel

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Review
Vulnerability of Non-Structural Elements (NSEs) in Buildings and Their Life Cycle Assessment: A Review
by Zeeshan Ahmad, Hafiz Asfandyar Ahmed, Khan Shahzada and Yaohan Li
Buildings 2024, 14(1), 170; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14010170 - 10 Jan 2024
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Purpose: This paper conducts a review of the different research carried out recently on the behavior of non-structural elements (NSEs) and the life cycle assessment (LCA) during an earthquake. It focuses on the study conducted recently and identifies the gaps and way forward [...] Read more.
Purpose: This paper conducts a review of the different research carried out recently on the behavior of non-structural elements (NSEs) and the life cycle assessment (LCA) during an earthquake. It focuses on the study conducted recently and identifies the gaps and way forward for future work. Methods: A systematic literature review was carried out among the different research works. The proposed literature review includes (i) identifying the recent research work using the keywords in available search engines, (ii) studying different research papers and selecting the relevant papers only, and (iii) vulnerability and LCA for NSEs and their research gaps. Results and discussions: A summary is given of the importance and type of NSEs under earthquakes, including life cycle cost assessment for NSE, environment life cycle assessment (ELCA) and social life cycle assessment (SLCA) for different facilities and the embodied energies. Conclusions and recommendations: This paper highlights the problems associated with NSEs. For new constructions, modifications to improve the performance of NSEs, particularly infill walls are under research, however for old buildings, their location is also vital. Numerical methods are performed using different tools available; however, implementation is a big challenge to economize the life cycle and its impact on the community. Full article
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