Sustainable Building Environment
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 (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 8207
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sustainable project development; lean construction; green construction; building information modeling (BIM); lifecycle assessment; building material reuse; building performance analysis; zero energy building (ZEB)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The civil construction industry, which is responsible for the building environment, has a major impact on the social and economic development of a country since it creates jobs and brings in wealth. At the same time, this industry is responsible for almost forty percent of waste generation and carbon dioxide emissions when compared to other industries that have adverse effects on the environment. Thus, the civil construction industry is considered one of the most polluting economies in existence and a major enemy of sustainable development. This negative scenario highlights the need for reforms in terms of work process methodology and demands the use of newly developed techniques and technologies.
Due to the ever-increasing pressure from society and health organizations, sustainability is become an especially important concern within the civil construction industry. Consequently, there is a demand not only for higher quality projects, improved productivity and efficiency, but also for sustainable development. The adoption of new concepts, such as building information modeling (BIM), energy-efficient buildings, lean and green construction, material reuse, life cycle assessment, etc., is growing as processes and technology evolve. The integration of these new concepts and technologies can help in the development of optimized solutions, which are more economic and reduce the negative impact this industry has in the environment.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Synergy between BIM and lifecycle assessment;
- New workflows for building design considering sustainability issues;
- Construction waste material reuse;
- New processes for decreasing CO2 emissions in the production of construction materials;
- Energy-efficient materials;
- New construction methods to reduce waste generation;
- New systems for green construction;
- Lean construction;
- Nearly zero-energy buildings;
- Energy simulation applied in the building design phase;
- Social and environmental consequences due to construction activities.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Sustainability.
Dr. Elisa D. Sotelino
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- lean construction
- green construction
- building information modeling
- lifecycle assessment
- construction waste reuse
- energy efficient materials
- energy simulation
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