Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309) is an international, scientific, open acess journal on #building science, building #engineering and #architecture.

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🎉 The Impact Factor of Buildings has risen to 3.4! Thank you to our authors, reviewers, Academic Editors, and readers for making this achievement possible. Learn more: brnw.ch/21x3pGz #BuildingsJournal #ImpactFactor #OpenAccess #MDPI
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📢 Call for Submissions! Still open for your new submissions: “Durability of Timber Structures: The Role of Climatic and Mechanical Variations”, edited by: Dr. Eleni Toumpanaki 📅 Submission deadline: 30 Nov 2026 🔗 Submission link: brnw.ch/21x6GRN #timberstructures
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🌟 #EditorsChoice 🌟 Don't miss: Rheological and Environmental Implications of Recycled Concrete Powder as Filler in Concrete 3D Printing, by Tiago Canavarro Cavalcante et al. 🔗 Read more for free at: brnw.ch/21x6GQR #3Dconcreteprinting #printability
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🌟 #EditorsChoice 🌟 Don't miss: Large Concrete Rubble as a New Structural Construction Material: Opportunities and Digital Processes for Load-Bearing Walls, by Maxence Grangeot et al. 🔗 Read more for free at: brnw.ch/21x6GOM #concreterubble #circulareconomy
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🌟 #EditorsChoice 🌟 Don't miss: Enhancing Concrete Sustainability: A Critical Review of the Performance of Recycled Concrete Aggregates (RCAs) in Structural Concrete, by Alireza Alibeigibeni et al. 🔗 Read more for free at: brnw.ch/21x6FoD #sustainableconcrete
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🌟 #EditorsChoice 🌟 Don't miss: Evaluating the Influence of Alfa Fiber Morphology on the Thermo-Mechanical Performance of Plaster-Based Composites and Exploring the Cost–Environmental Effects of Fiber Content, by Othmane HORMA et al. 🔗 Read more at: brnw.ch/21x6Fov
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📢 Meet Prof. Shi-Jie Cao, Chair of S3: Building Energy, Physics, Environment, and Systems at #IOCBD2027! His research uses AI to tackle urban heat, air pollution & carbon emissions. 📅 20–22 Sep 2027 🔗 brnw.ch/21x6CkC #Buildings
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🌟 #EditorsChoice 🌟 Don't miss: Current Insight on Eco-Friendly Concrete: A Review, by Shaheda T. Akter and Dr Allan Hawas 🔗 Read more for free at: brnw.ch/21x6BTm #greenhousegas #supplementarycementitiousmaterial
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🌟 #EditorsChoice 🌟 Don't miss: Analyzing the Environmental Impacts and Empirical Limitations of Green Remodeling with Life Cycle Assessment, by Jaemoon Kim et al. 🔗 Read more for free at: brnw.ch/21x6BSd #environmentalimpacts #embodiedcarbon
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📢 Call for Submissions! Still open for your new submissions: “Advanced Digital Technologies for Heritage Conservation and Management”, edited by: Prof. Dr. António Candeias and Dr. Fabio Sitzia 📅 Submission deadline: 30 April 2027 🔗 Submission link: brnw.ch/21x6Akv
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🌟 #EditorsChoice 🌟 Don't miss: Uncertainty and Prediction Intervals of New Machine Learning Approach for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Concrete Compressive Strength, by Seyed Alireza Alavi and Martin Noel 🔗 Read more for free at: brnw.ch/21x6A8w #concretestrength
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🌟 #EditorsChoice 🌟 Don't miss: Impact of Curing Temperature and Steel Slag Aggregates on High-Strength Self-Compacting Alkali-Activated Concrete, by Lucas B. R. Araújo et al. 🔗 Read more for free at: brnw.ch/21x6A8t #geopolymerconcrete #steelslagaggregates
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🏆 Celebrating young women in engineering! We encourage our research community to explore the 2nd Young Women in Engineering Award and nominate outstanding researchers. 📅 Nomination deadline: 30 November 2026 See the post below for details. 👇 #WomenInEngineering #MDPI
🏆Nominations open: The 2nd Young Women in Engineering Award 🎁 Prize: CHF 1000 + APC waiver & certificate ✅ Eligibility: Female researchers, PhD since 2017 ⏰ Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 📢 Winners announced 8 Mar 2027 Apply: mdpi.com/about/announcements… #WomenInEngineering #MDPI
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🌟 #EditorsChoice🌟 In case you missed our previous post, we’d like to share the following article: Challenges in the Design for Disassembly of Light Timber Framing Panelized Components, by Valentina Torres et al. 🔗mdpi.com/3146420 #CircularEconomy #TimberConstruction
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🌟#EditorsChoice🌟 In case you missed our previous post, we’d like to re-share the following article: A Navier–Stokes-Informed Neural Network for Simulating the Flow Behavior of Flowable Cement Paste in 3D Concrete Printing, by Tianjie Zhang et al. 🔗brnw.ch/21x3DqB
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🌟 #EditorsChoice 🌟 Don't miss: Sustainable Design of a Tiny House: Using a Life Cycle Assessment Approach to Compare the Environmental Performance of Industrial and Earth-Based Building Systems, by Letizia Dipasquale et al. 🔗 Read more for free at: mdpi.com/3167372
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🌟 #EditorsChoice 🌟 In case you missed our previous post: The Effect of Recycled Crushed Brick Aggregate on the Physical–Mechanical Properties of Earth Blocks, by Carlos Casapino Espinoza et al. 🔗 Read more for free at: mdpi.com/3121876
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📢 Call for Submissions! Still open for your new submissions: “Nonlinear Behaviour of Steel and Composite Structures”, edited by: Prof. Dr. Jorge Bonilla and Prof. Dr. David Hernández Figueirido 📅 Submission deadline: 30 April 2027 🔗 Submission link: mdpi.com/si/269393
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🌟 #EditorsChoice Missed this article? Explore Dynamic Gradient Descent and Reinforcement Learning for AI-Enhanced Indoor Building Environmental Simulation, by Xiaolong Chen et al. 🔗 Read for free: brnw.ch/21x6vqN #reinforcementlearning #indoorenvironmentalsimulation
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🌟 #EditorsChoice Missed this article? Explore: Impact of Thermal Mass, Window Performance, and Window–Wall Ratio on Indoor Thermal Dynamics in Public Buildings, by Ran Cheng et al. 🔗 Read for free: brnw.ch/21x6vqu #buildings #glazedwindows
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🌟 #EditorsChoice Missed this article? Explore: Impact of Thermal Mass, Window Performance, and Window–Wall Ratio on Indoor Thermal Dynamics in Public Buildings, by Ran Cheng et al. 🔗 Read for free: brnw.ch/21x6rR4 #buildings #glazedwindows
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