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BIM-Based Construction Management

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22716

Keywords: construction management; open BIM; building permit; as-built models; construction models; building permit; as-built models; construction site; BIM collaboration format; real-time data exchange

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

Modular and Offsite Construction: Evidence-Based Benefits and Innovations

edited by

Zhen Lei

,

Hexu Liu

,

SeyedReza RazaviAlavi

and

Ke Cao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17396

Keywords: modular and offsite construction; productivity improvement; digital technologies in construction; automation in construction; evidence-based benefits

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

Intelligence and Automation in Construction Industry

edited by

Jingjing Guo

,

Qian Wang

and

Weiwei Chen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10852

Keywords: artificial intelligence; automation; robotics; human-machine collaboration; smart construction

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

Property Economics in the Post-COVID-19 Era

edited by

Chyi Lin Lee

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10068

Keywords: post-COVID-19 era; property economics; property market; property price; property investment; ESG and green building; housing economics; housing affordability; REITs; property asset securitization; risk management; property valuation; construction economics

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

Innovation in Pavement Materials: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tao Wang

and

Huayang Yu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9223

Keywords: advanced pavement materials; recycled pavement components; pavement design methodologies; nano-enhanced pavements; environmental impact of pavements; longevity and durability in pavements; smart pavement systems; asphalt technology innovation

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

Advanced Numerical and Computer Methods in Civil Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by

Dongming Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8264

Keywords: numerical methods; computer methods; civil engineering; computational mechanics; computational materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Innovation of Seismic Behavior in Structural Engineering

edited by Qiyun Qiao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5209

Keywords: seismic behavior; concrete structure; composite structure; masonry structure; prefabricated structure; structure retrofitting; structure inspection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Life Cycle Management of Buildings

edited by

Junwu Wang

, Han Wu and Zhangsheng Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4803

Keywords: cost and duration analysis in LCM; durable design in LCM; construction enterprise management; digital twins and BIM; smart devices and sensor technologies; soft computing in civil engineering; uncertainty analysis in LCM of civil engineering; risk management in LCM of civil engineering; decision support in LCM of civil engineering; green construction and sustainable management

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

Eco-Innovative Envelope Systems – New Approaches to Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Joana Maia

and

Joao Ventura

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4685

Keywords: building envelope; sustainability; nanotechnology; construction materials; adaptative systems; eco-design; energy efficiency; durability; hygrothermal behavior

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

Innovative and Sustainable Materials for Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Building Structures

edited by Francesca Ferretti

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3187

Keywords: existing buildings; masonry; reinforced concrete; retrofitting interventions; innovative materials; sustainable materials; durability

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

High-Performance Sustainable Construction Materials and Building Structures

edited by

Yao Sun

,

Davor Skejic

, Samar Raffoul and Engui Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2725

Keywords: construction material; sustainable structure; green building; high-performance material; renewable energy; material recyclability; novel structural system

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

The Role of Systems Engineering in Smart Cities, Infrastructure and Real Estate

edited by

Will Serrano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2044

Keywords: systems engineering; smart cities; infrastructure; real estate

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

UHPC Materials: Structural and Mechanical Analysis in Buildings

edited by Shu Fang, Yang Zou,

Xiaoqing Xu

and Zhuangcheng Fang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1582

Keywords: ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); structural and mechanical analysis; innovative UHPC materials; UHPC modular structures; novel modular structures; strengthening of existing infrastructures; static and dynamic performance; design; performance; and construction techniques

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

Concrete in the Digital Age: Advanced Simulations for Structural Innovation

edited by Golsa Mahdavi and Jan Cervenka

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1090

Keywords: digital technology; concrete materials and structures; concrete model; damage identification; durability and sustainability; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances in Environmentally-Friendly Building Materials in Construction

edited by

Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez

and Rafael A. Robayo-Salazar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 901

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable and low-carbon building materials; eco-friendly materials and processes; utilization of by-products and waste materials in construction; construction and demolition wastes; recycled aggregates; alternative binders to Portland cement; geopolymers; 3D concrete printing; concrete durability; life cycle analysis

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

Research on Mechanical Properties of Cement and Concrete

edited by Meng Meng and William Martin Kibikas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 708

Keywords: cement and concrete; mechanical properties; microstructures; novel material; testing and monitoring methods

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

Research on Seismic Design and Retrofitting of Building Structures

edited by

Jinkoo Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 468

Keywords: seismic resilience; building retrofit; seismic design; performance-based design; seismic vulnerability assessment; energy dissipation devices; seismic response; earthquake protection systems; repair and strengthening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Energy Efficiency and Carbon Neutrality in Buildings

edited by

Amos Darko

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20575 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; energy efficiency; carbon neutrality; net zero carbon; resilience; buildings and construction; sustainable built environment

(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 10 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17272 | 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)

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 10 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10443 | 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)

Advances in Green Building Systems

edited by

Maryam Khoshbakht

, Haniyeh Mohammadpourkarbasi and Majed Abuseif

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7376 | Submission Open

Keywords: green buildings; green certifications; energy efficiency; thermal comfort; indoor environmental quality; green building costs; occupant health; occupant productivity; occupant satisfaction; benefits and weaknesses

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

Traditional Construction Wisdom in Developing Regions: Sustainable Urbanization and Local-Eco Adaptation

edited by

Yin Zhang

,

Ahad Amini Pishro

, Jin Li and Ying Huang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3451 | Submission Open

Keywords: building performance; traditional and cultural architecture; remote and developing regions; local construction wise; smart and resilient communities; rural– urban interaction; regional adaptation; sustainable spatial planning; eco design cases

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

Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structures under Extreme Conditions

edited by

Muhammad Abid

and

Xiaomeng Hou

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2766 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete behaviour; fire resistance; fire-induced spalling; seismic performance; seismic design; corrosion and deterioration; real case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advances of Indoor Air Quality, Control and Health

edited by

Lixin Wang

and

Ge Zhang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1603 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; pollution control; built environment; pollution and purification; indoor environment and human health; indoor organic compounds; SVOC; VOCs

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

Sustainable Concrete: Design and Performance Analysis

edited by Mo Zhang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; eco-friendly materials; lifecycle assessment (LCA); recycled aggregates; durability analysis

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

Resilience of Urban Underground Space: Planning, Design, Assessment and Enhancement

edited by

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,

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and

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12023 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural and functional resilience; resilience planning; resilience design; resilience assessment; resilience enhancement; numerical modeling; physical model test; damage analysis and assessment; deep learning; digital twin

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

Novel Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Structures

edited by

Jingzhong Tong

, Wenhao Pan and Genshu Tong

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10450 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel-concrete composite structures; steel structures; novel structural systems; high-performance materials; stability analysis; seismic design; simulation technique

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Seismic Resilience of Structures and Infrastructure Systems

edited by Yu Shen, Lianxu Zhou, Jingren Wu and

Xiaowei Wang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1665 | Submission Open

Keywords: structures and infrastructures; risk and resilience; earthquake damage; seismic behavior; risk mitigation and management; life-cycle analysis; resilience assessment and design; multi-hazard analysis; complex system modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Selected Papers from the “International Housing Congress in the Lusophone Space–5CIHEL2024”

edited by

Fernando F. S. Pinho

and António Baptista Coelho

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 938 | Submission Open

Keywords: housing and new ways of living; housing project; BIM modeling; construction and housing quality; rehabilitation; urbanism and neighborhood; social housing; housing programs and policies; housing promotion; housing cooperatives

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

Materials Engineering in Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Elena Ferretti

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13625 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural building materials; structural retrofitting and strengthening; energy efficiency additive; 3D printing in construction risk management; seismic engineering; structure/subsoil interactions; experimental studies; structural modelling; soil stabilization

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

Real Estate, Housing and Urban Governance

edited by Jie Chen, Zisheng Song and

Wei Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9054 | Submission Open

Keywords: real estate; housing; urban development; urban governance; urban environmental sustainability; migration; mobility and urbanization; urban– rural integration; big data; AI; and smart cities; building technology and building management; healthy building; healthy lifestyle and urban resilience

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

Green Building Materials and Intelligent Construction Technology

edited by Jirong Lan, Yiqie Dong, Yaguang Du,

Mingfeng Kai

and Xian Zhou

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7042 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent construction; green building materials; structural design; management models; construction techniques

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

Characterization and Design of Cement and Concrete Materials

edited by Muhan Wang,

Zhipeng Li

and Yu Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5536 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; cement; characterization; hydration; material design; modeling

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

New Technologies for Asphalt Pavement Materials and Structures

edited by Baofeng Pan,

Ghim Ping Ong

,

Miao Yu

, Jianguang Xie and Sha Dong

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2983 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt pavement; long service life; low-carbon recycling; solid waste; anti-skid detection; numerical simulation

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

Recent Developments and Future Perspectives in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems of Buildings

edited by Peng Xu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2808 | Submission Open

Keywords: HVAC system and equipment; building energy efficiency; simulation and HVAC system optimization; thermal comfort and indoor environment quality; building energy consumption and load forecasting; renewable energy in buildings; data center cooling; artificial intelligence (AI) applications in HVAC systems

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

Information Technology in Building Construction Management

edited by Luqi Wang and Ruixue Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling; city information modeling; digital twins; big data; artificial intelligence; robotics; computer vision; could computing; blockchain

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

Development and Properties of Sustainable Composite Materials for Building Applications

edited by

Rabah Hamzaoui

and

Rachida Idir

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1405 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; mechanical; thermal; and hygrothermal properties; durability; life cycle analysis and carbon footprint; environmental impact; testing techniques; construction materials innovations and applications; alternative materials; energy efficiency; biosoured and gesourced materials

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

Building Information Modeling and Sustainable Building

edited by

Antonio Garcia-Martinez

and Juan Carlos Gómez de Cózar

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 1272 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM-based sustainability assessment methods; BIM applications in architecture and urbanism; BIM– AI integration; BIM-based digital twins

New Trends in Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction for Sustainable Building

edited by Byeongkwan Kang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and data-driven solutions; photovoltaic system; energy storage system; EV charging infrastructure; mobility solution; advanced HVAC; building thermal management; policy; regulation; and incentives; carbon neutrality; net-zero emissions

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

BIM Methodology and Tools Development/Implementation

edited by

Nawari Nawari

and Fazil Najafi

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1422 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modelling (BIM); digital twin and data interoperability; internet of things (IoT); blockchain; artificial intelligence (AI); BIM deliverable and IFC standard

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

The Impact of Construction Projects and Project Management on Society

edited by

Mladen Radujkovic

and

Reinhard Wagner

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 37829 | Submission Open

Keywords: projects; social impact; capital projects; urban development; project management; construction projects; projectification of society; community-led construction; sustainable project management; smart cities

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

Research towards the Green and Sustainable Buildings and Cities

edited by

Haibo Guo

and

Bolun Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 20120 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building technologies; sustainable urban development; residential sustainability; healthy building; ecological village; traditional settlement revival; architectural heritage conservation; computational design; resource metabolism; inclusive development

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

Research on Construction Innovation and Digitization

edited by

Yingnan Yang

and

Hongming Xie

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18078 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction automation; digital construction; computer-assisted construction; management BIM (building information modelling); lifecycle management; construction supply chains; smart construction; advances in digital technologies for the built environment

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

Non-linear Behavior and Design of Steel Structures

edited by

Rui Bai

,

Yi-Qun Tang

and

Yao-Peng Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16680 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; steel and composite structures; cold-formed steel structures; modular structures; stability design; buckling; second-order joint behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Building Structural Design: Blast Analysis and Progressive Collapse Control

edited by

Hezi Grisaro

and

Sam Rigby

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14883 | Submission Open

Keywords: progressive collapse; blast loads; impact loads; protective structures; dynamic analysis; explosions; column removal; reinforced concrete; steel structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Advanced Studies on Strength and Cracking of Prestressed and Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Marco Bonopera

and

Kuo-Chun Chang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12764 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; cracking; durability; limit-state behavior; mechanical strength; nondestructive testing; numerical modeling; prestressed structure; reinforced structure; service conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Ventilation and Air Quality in Buildings

edited by

Xiong Shen

, Priya Vishnu and

Daniel Bishop

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12430 | Submission Open

Keywords: ventilation; measurement; numerical method; low-carbon building; indoor air quality; wind environment; thermal comfort; landscape architecture

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

Urban Underground Space Design: Structural Stability and Mechanics Analysis

edited by Jun Wu, Hao Zhang,

Zhehao Zhu

and

Yi Rui

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12047 | Submission Open

Keywords: subsurface engineering; geotechnical analysis; tunnel technologies; structural stability; underground construction; excavation methods; ground improvement; sustainable underground design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Monitoring, Prevention and Control of Dynamic Disasters in Underground Space Engineering

edited by Xiao Wang,

Vahab Sarfarazi

, Lixiang Xie and Linlin Gu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10404 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground space engineering; dynamic disasters; monitoring technology; prevention and control methods; refined modeling; mechanical properties analysis; safety evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Building Structures)

Inspection, Maintenance and Retrofitting of Existing Buildings

edited by