Buildings

Integrated Project Delivery in Construction Industry

edited by

Steve Rowlinson

,

Shoeb. A. Memon

,

Bonaventura H. W. Hadikusumo

and

Llewellyn Tang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6402 | Submission Open

Keywords: institutional perspectives on IPD; IPD workflow process; collaborative frameworks for IPD; digital technologies such as smart contracts; gaming technology; VR/AR/MR; building information modelling and management for IPD; CDE use and management for IPD; modular integrated construction (MiC) ; benefits of adopting IPD; stakeholders’ perspectives of IPD; key performance indicators for collaborative project management; culture change for IPD; engendering trust and open communication; breaking down professional silos; client education for integrated procurement forms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Planning and Implementing Positive Energy Districts from Concept to Practice

edited by

Xingxing Zhang

and

Adriano Bisello

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3162 | Submission Open

Keywords: Positive Energy Districts (PEDs); characteristics; technologies; stakeholder engagement; methods; regulartion; processes; planning tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Research on Energy Performance in Buildings

edited by Xiaoping Li and Rong Hu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3049 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy consumption; carbon emission; energy conservation; green building; low carbon; carbon neutrality; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Energy Systems in Buildings

edited by

Alireza Afshari

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2121 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; renewable energy; sustainable energy; energy services; energy sources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Energy Efficiency of Green Buildings

edited by

Luca Evangelisti

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1021 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable buildings; ZEB and nZEB; LCA; energy efficiency; renewables; optimization; comfort; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Construction Management, Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction for Resilient and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Emlyn Witt

and

Abdulquadri Ade Bilau

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 893 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction management; built environment; disaster risk reduction; risk management; reconstruction; build back better; resilience; sustainability; Stakeholder value; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Selected Papers of the CIRMARE 2023 – VI International Congress on Recovery, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Buildings

edited by

João Carlos Gonçalves Lanzinha

and

Eduardo Qualharini

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 817 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; resilience; rehabilitation of buildings; building maintenance; urban spaces; digitization of construction; management; cultural heritage; sustainability; pathologies in buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Advances in Concrete Technology for Sustainable Architecture

edited by Caitlin Mueller and Mohamed A. Ismail

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete; precast concrete; embodied carbon; concrete mix design; concrete reinforcement; structural efficiency; digital fabrication; material optimization; urban construction; infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Energy Optimization: Advanced Technologies Applied in Green Buildings

edited by

Murat Aydin

and

Fu-Jen Wang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1353 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; passive houses; building management; smart houses; energy efficiency and storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Engineering Safety Monitoring and Management

edited by

Bo Yu

,

Sin Chi Kuok

and

Yang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2373 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; machine learning; intelligent algorithms; engineering safety; construction safety; structural condition assessment; material performance estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Recent Developments in Timber Engineering

edited by

Bidur Kafle

,

Mahbube Subhani

and

Kazem Ghabraie

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2145 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; densification; densified timber; engineered timber; experimental investigation; mechanical properties; sustainability; virgin timber; end-of-life; bio-resin; mass timber

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Materials, Structural Systems and Construction for Green Buildings

edited by

Han Fang

,

Ornella Iuorio

and

Yu Bai

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1578 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable and green materials; building materials made from wastes; bio-based construction systems; functional materials and structures with life-cycle sustainability; low-carbon structures; structural optimisation; life-cycle assessments; new construction technology for energy efficiency; design and re-manufacturing for reuse; design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA); damage detection and maintenance planning for life preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Mechanical Performance of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) and Its Composite Structures

edited by Youyou Zhang,

Qing Sun

, Yang Zhang and Lu Ke

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1500 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue and fracture performance; interfacial behavior; time-dependent behavior; UHPC composite structures; strengthening and rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Digital Technologies Transforming Construction Design

edited by

Barbara Rangel

,

Ana Sofia Guimarães

and

César Martín-Gómez

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1396 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital architecture; generative design; tectonic design; 3D printing for construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Sustainable Development in the Smart Built Environment

edited by

Arman Hashemi

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1311 | Submission Open

Keywords: Smart cities; Smart and intelligent buildings; Smart technologies and materials; Smart refurbishment and control strategies; Internet of Things (IoT) in construction; Robotics in construction; Digital construction; Building information modelling (BIM); Building management system (BMS); Geographic information system (GIS).

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Challenges Posed by Climate Change to the Building Industry

edited by

Nuno Simões

,

Michael A. Lacasse

and

Julieta António

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; service life prediction; high-performance building elements; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Performance Evaluation of Concrete Structures and/or High-Performance Concrete/Cement-Based Composite Structures

edited by

Chang Wu

and Jiajia Zhou

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 858 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete structures; engineered cementitious composites (ECCs); ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPCs); performance assessment; structural performance analysis; seismic performance; structural design; extreme loading; durability; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

High-Performance Concrete: Modification Methods, Sustainability, and Multifunctional Applications

edited by Yekai Yang,

Weiqiang Wang

,

Yiwei Weng

, Zhaoyao Wang, Qiao Wang and Ruizhe Shao

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance concrete; modification; 3D printing; sustainability; dry concrete; mechanism analysis; mechanical property

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Toward Equitable, Low-Carbon, and Liveable Cities: Quantitation, Effects Analysis, and Optimization of the Indoor and Outdoor Built Environment

edited by

Anqi Zhang

and

Yifu Ou

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: building environment; quantification; environmental effect; carbon emission; air pollution; urban heat islands; environmental justice; indoor and outdoor environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Studies on the Development of Smart Grids, Power Systems and Energy-Efficient Cities

edited by Xiao Yu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of artificial intelligence and image processing in intelligent cities; smart city data processing; smart grid; urban intelligent power system; urban power supply; energy-saving urban development; intelligent power control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Sustainable Construction Materials, Structures, and Buildings

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials ; sustainable concrete; alternative cementitious materials; mass timber; cross-laminated timber (CLT); structural optimization; durability; adaptability ; low-carbon materials; recycled materials; industrial by-products ; structural engineering; environmental impacts ; material performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Research on Vernacular Architecture

edited by

José María Fuentes-Pardo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 17 articles | Viewed by 35105 | Submission Open

Keywords: vernacular architecture; traditional buildings; cultural heritage; materials & construction techniques; typological analysis; climate adaptation; built heritage preservation; reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Advances in Project Management in Construction

edited by

Huimin Li

,

Chengyi (Charlie) Zhang

and

Jiyong Ding

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 18 articles | Viewed by 16467 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital construction; complex project management; mega project management; project governance; international project management; organization behavior in project management; project financing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Steel-Concrete Composite Structures: Design and Construction

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 12 articles | Viewed by 14783 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel-concrete composite structures; composite beams/columns; composite walls; composite structural systems; design; construction; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Seismic Behaviour of Reinforced and Confined Masonry Buildings

edited by

,

,

,

and

Juan José Pérez-Gavilán Escalante

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9181 | Submission Open

Keywords: masonry buildings; seismic behaviour; earthquake damage; experimental studies; numerical modelling; reinforced masonry; confined masonry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Performance-Based Design of Buildings

edited by

Asimina Athanatopoulou-Kyriakou

and

Konstantinos Kostinakis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7832 | Submission Open

Keywords: Buildings; Earthquake response; Damage assessment; Performance evaluation; Probability of exceedance; Seismic intensity measures; Repair cost; Mathematical models; Rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: 'Building Materials and Repair & Renovation'

edited by

Paulo Cachim

,

João Gomes Ferreira

and

Konstantina Vasilakopoulou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6927 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart building materials; sustainable and low-carbon building materials; green and ecofriendly building materials; recycled building materials; innovative building materials; life cycle impact analysis; circular economy; greenhouse gas emissions; heritage buildings and structures; structural deterioration; novel repair methods; eco-friendly retrofitting methods; building automation systems; building information modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Thermal Comfort Performance of Buildings

edited by

Jan Kośny

and

David W. Yarbrough

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5363 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; building science; energy efficiency; temperature control; internal climate; thermal mass effects; building materials; heat storage; human health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advances in Building Asset Management Systems and Technologies

edited by

Osama Abudayyeh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5116 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins for facility and asset management; smart facility and assets management; data analytics/predictive modelling for facility and building asset management; smart facility and asset management systems; smart buildings; building information modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Emerging Techniques for Performance-Enhanced Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings

edited by

Yong Li

,

Rodrigo Astroza

and

Quan Gu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4161 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete buildings; concrete masonry buildings; seismic design; structural modeling and simulation; artificial intellligence; performance-based engineering; structural resilience; performance during past earthquakes; retrofit strategies; seismic isolation and energy dissipation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

New Challenges in Building Innovation Technologies and Management

edited by

Jose A. Capitan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3820 | Submission Open

Keywords: management; construction processes; prevention and safety; accessibility; sustainability and circular economy; building information modeling; industrialization; prefabrication; building technologies; technology and management interface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Acoustics and Noise Control in Buildings

edited by Maria Machimbarrena and Chiara Scrosati

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3524 | Submission Open

Keywords: building acoustics; sound insulation; impact noise; standards; acoustics comfort; noise control; measurement uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advanced Materials and Systems for Energy Efficient Buildings

edited by

Ali M. Memari

,

Ehsan Kamel

and

Rahman Azari

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3126 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; sustainability; thermal insulation; envelope and enclosure; solar panels/BIPV; glazing systems; biodegradable materials; recyclable materials; roofing/siding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advanced Studies in Prefabricated Buildings

edited by

Bing Qi

,

Aaron Costin

and

Arezou Sadoughi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2695 | Submission Open

Keywords: prefabricated construction; industrialized construction; Internet of Things; smart buildings; emerging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Research on Building Materials for Structural Characterization and Applications

edited by

A. B. M. Saiful Islam

and

Akter Hosen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2563 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Heat and Mass Transfer and Energy Efficiency in Building

edited by

Mourad Rahim

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2556 | Submission Open

Keywords: in-situ monitoring of hygrothermal behavior of building envelope; modelisation of hygrothermal behavior of building in various conditions; investigation on the hygrothermal behavior of a new multilayer building envelope; hygrothermal behavior and moisture buffer potential; mould growth and risk assessment for emerging bio-based envelopes; sustainable hugroscopic material construction case studies; analyses for prediction of building hygrothermal performance; sustainable design and green buildings; lightweight construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Advanced Building Technologies for Energy Savings and Decarbonization

edited by

Piljae Im

,

Yeobeom Yoon

and

Sungkyun Jung

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2232 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy; building energy simulation modeling; experimental study; energy-efficient technologies; advanced control; HVAC systems; indoor environmental quality; building control optimization; fault detection and diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

New Technologies in Structural Health Monitoring of Buildings and Infrastructure

edited by

Ionut Dragos Moldovan

,

Eloi Figueiredo

,

Rolands Kromanis

and

Yunlai Zhou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1848 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; hybrid SHM; transfer learning; machine learning algorithms; smartphone sensing; digital twins; finite element modelling; augmented reality; virtual reality; advanced sensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Diagnostics of Damaged Building Structures

edited by

Janusz Krentowski

and

Marta Kaluza

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1758 | Submission Open

Keywords: building failure; catastrophe collapse; FE analysis; NDT and DT monitoring; material aging-related defect physical properties analysis; strengthening reconstruction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Functional and Smart Materials for Buildings and Constructions

edited by

Vučetić Snežana

and

Ana Bras

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1732 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional and smart materials; smart technologies and manufacturing; environmental protection; waste valorisation; functional properties characterisation; earth-based materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Research on the Performance of Non-metallic Reinforced Concrete

edited by

Alexander Schumann

and

Frank Schladitz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1701 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete; non-metallic reinforcement; innovative structures; new structures; strengthening and repair; carbon-reinforced concrete; textile-reinforced concrete

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

New Technologies in Concrete Structures

edited by Mohammad Jamal Mahmoud M Al-Shannag,

Ali Saeed Abdulrahman Alqarni

and

Abdullah Abdulrahman Almajed

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete structures; construction materials; fiber-reinforced composites; smart materials; structural repair; nanotechnology; durability; 3D printing; geopolymers; soil treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Sustainability in the Construction Industry

edited by

Giacomo Di Ruocco

,

Andrea di Filippo

and

Fulvio Re Cecconi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green building; embodied energy; refurbishment; low-carbon design; reversible construction; LCA approach; circular economy; end-of-life approach; design for disassembly

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Eco-Friendly Materials for Construction

edited by

Ibrahim Saad Agwa

and

Nuha Mashaan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; construction technology; environmental impact; green materials; recycling; waste materials; eco-friendly materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Digital Twins in Construction Projects

edited by

Qiuchen Lu

, Zigeng Fang and Yuting Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins (DTs); construction informatics; digital transformation; construction simulation; construction automation; virtual construction; building information modelling (BIM); machine learning (ML)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

Use of Post-processing Waste in Construction

edited by

Paweł Falaciński

and

Łukasz Szarek

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-processing waste; combustion by-products; fly ash; blast-furnace slag; ashes from biomass combustion; municipal waste incineration ash; solid waste; carbon footprint; green buildings; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation)

Challenges in Seismic Analysis and Assessment of Buildings

edited by

Costas Providakis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced earthquake engineering analysis and structural dynamics; far and near-fault seismic analysis and design; seismic monitoring and non-destructive testing of buildings; structural control technologies and intelligent materials; building performance during earthquakes; probabilistic and deterministic methods of dynamic analysis; retrofitting; material mechanics and characterization; nonlinear numerical analysis; experimental studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Sustainable Living and Low-Carbon Lifestyles and Their Impacts on Building Design

edited by

Adrian Pitts

and

Yun Gao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable living; comfort; health; wellbeing; passive house; sustainable materials; traditional knowledge

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

The Contribution of Energy Efficiency and Onsite Energy to the Resilience of Buildings

edited by

Enrique Rosales Asensio

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental assessment of building; thermal comfort strategies; indoor thermal environment; building energy analysis and efficiency; green buildings; construction materials and their impact on indoor conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems)

Construction Automation: Current and Future

edited by

Lei Hou

,

Jun Wang

and

Sheng Xu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10064 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; automation and robotics; computer vision; artificial intelligence; machine and deep learning; digital fabrication; BIM; VR; AR; MR; laser scan; reverse modelling; digital twin; internet of things; wearable sensing and tracking; safety; efficiency; human cognition; ergonomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization)

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