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Health and Sustainability in Buildings
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Health and Sustainability in Buildings

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 2254

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. David Marín García

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Department of Graphic Expression and Building Engineering, Higher Technical School of Building Engineering, University of Seville, Av. Reina Mercedes 4A, 41012 Seville, Spain
Interests: health buildings; sustainable building; diagnosis in buildings; thermography infrared applications; legality in buildings; virtual reconstruction; patents and innovation in buildings technologies; graphic design; energy efficiency; buildings technology; graphics; drawing
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Dr. David Bienvenido Huertas

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Department of Building Construction, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: energy efficiency in building; thermal comfort; building automation; climate change
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Dr. Manuel Duarte Pinheiro

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CEris—Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability, Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources, Lisbon University, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: building energy; sustainable built environment; sustainable construction; life cycle assessment; energy life cycle; rehabilitation and sustainability
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Dr. Miguel José Oliveira

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CEPAC–Centre for Studies in Heritage, Landscape and Construction, Civil Engineering Department, Instituto Superior de Engenharia, University of Algarve, Campus da Penha, 8005-309 Faro, Portugal
Interests: sustainable building materials; sustainable construction; maintenance and sustainable rehabilitation of buildings
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue reports on emerging and novel trends regarding research activities related to health and sustainability in buildings, contributing to addressing the pressing challenges in this area of knowledge in such a way that advances are made in buildings comfortable, but at the same time healthy, sustainable and affordable, offering the maximum comfort without affecting health and the environment, ensuring the greatest safety of people, energy efficiency and that its entire life cycle is sustainable. Thus, for example, avoiding or mitigating the effects of future pandemics or elements that are harmful to health, reducing the already high energy costs, contributing to avoiding climate change, reducing energy poverty, avoiding the use of polluting materials, tending to recyclable and healthy, in addition to numerous other issues are of great interest today. Therefore, the design, construction, and rehabilitation of buildings, as well as intervention and monitoring in the life cycle of these, must be one of the priorities for our society and this Special Issue.

Therefore, this Special Issue deals with advances in building in relation to providing health and comfort to inhabitants without losing sight of improving the environment and making all activities related to buildings and their life cycle sustainable.

It should be added, however, that it is intended to prioritize cutting-edge technologies related to, for example, simulation and experimentation, software, hardware, machine and deep learning, BIM, surveying and 3D modeling, digital twins, home automation and the Internet of Things, sensors, equipment, electronics, robotics and mechatronics, new materials, designs, procedures, etc.

This Special Issue presented in Buildings aims to collect excellent contributions and high-impact papers that assess these advances in cities and buildings.

Prof. Dr. David Marín García
Dr. David Bienvenido Huertas
Dr. Manuel Duarte Pinheiro
Dr. Miguel José Oliveira
Guest Editors

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Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • health buildings
  • sustainable buildings
  • innovation in buildings
  • buildings technology
  • energy efficiency
  • comfort in buildings
  • edge technologies

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Optimization Model of Maintenance Scheduling Problem for Heritage Buildings with Constraint Programming
by Shu-Shun Liu, Putri Utami, Agung Budiwirawan, Muhammad Faizal Ardhiansyah Arifin and Fernanda Sarwatatwadhika Perdana
Buildings 2023, 13(7), 1867; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071867 - 23 Jul 2023
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The preservation and maintenance of ancient buildings, particularly heritage buildings, is a complex process that requires careful consideration of several aspects, including maintenance plans and budget availability. An effective long-term maintenance plan is crucial for preserving the historical value and condition of these [...] Read more.
The preservation and maintenance of ancient buildings, particularly heritage buildings, is a complex process that requires careful consideration of several aspects, including maintenance plans and budget availability. An effective long-term maintenance plan is crucial for preserving the historical value and condition of these buildings. The primary purpose of such a plan is to limit building deterioration, maintain optimal building performance, minimize operational costs and ensure budget constraints are met. This study introduces an innovative methodology to optimize maintenance strategies for heritage buildings in various scenarios, including normal conditions and the aftermath of possible catastrophic events. The proposed methodology compares different parameters, such as building conditions, building service life and various types of maintenance interventions. However, budget availability poses a significant challenge in many case studies, and addressing budgetary constraints is notoriously difficult. Limited budgets may hinder the implementation of desired maintenance activities, necessitating optimization of the maintenance plan to overcome these issues. To address these challenges, this study utilizes constraint programming (CP) as an optimization tool. Constraint programming is a powerful optimization methodology that addresses combinatorial problems by formulating them as mathematical models and handling the associated constraints. By representing the problem as one or more instances of the Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP), constraint programming enables efficient and effective problem solving. The proposed CP model proves to be a valuable tool in solving maintenance scheduling problems for heritage buildings. The results of this study are intended to assist decision makers in developing long-term maintenance plans for heritage building preservation. Full article
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