Frontier of Sustainable Building: Green Materials and Novel Structures, Structural Smart Maintenance and Efficient Retrofitting
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2023) | Viewed by 266
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structural health monitoring; structural progressive collapse; prefabricated structures
Interests: glass structures
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Construction and related industries are responsible for today's warming and the depletion of non-renewable energy/resources. More than half of the planet's non-renewable energy and resources are used in civil engineering construction and maintenance. How to achieve sustainable development in the construction industry and extend the service life of the existing structures is a serious topic. The aim of this issue is to investigate the relationship between the environment/resources and construction activities/structural maintenance within the context of sustainable development. It considers the theoretical and methodological basis of approaches designed to quantify the impacts associated with choices made at different stages (design, construction and maintenance) of the building life cycle, as well as tools designed to evaluate relative environmental and sustainability performance. It also shows the latest technology and tools that have contributed to sustainable construction.
The scope of this Special Issue includes:
- Indicator systems and indicators for sustainability;
- Sustainable construction materials;
- Technology and tools in sustainable construction;
- Application of AI in building life cycle assessment and service lift evaluation;
- Energy efficiency during maintenance;
- Structural retrofitting based on novel materials and technologies.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Feiliang Wang
Dr. Xing-er Wang
Dr. Wan-Yang Gao
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- green material
- low-carbon technology
- prefabricated structures
- service life extension
- structural health monitoring
- structural retrofitting
