Call for papers/Topics

Topics of interest for submission include any topics related to:

Building Physics & Indoor Environment

• Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer: Thermal mass, conduction, radiation, and insulation strategies to minimize energy consumption.

• Building Envelope & Enclosure Design: Moisture control, vapor barriers, air sealing, and high-performance glazing systems.

• Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) mitigation, air filtration systems, and particulate management.

• Acoustics & Sound Control: Architectural acoustics, noise isolation, reverberation time, and vibration damping.

• Daylighting & Visual Comfort: Solar geometry, glare control, light shelves, and integration with artificial lighting.

Sustainable Infrastructure & Renewable Integration

• Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV): Solar panel integration into facades, roofs, and windows.

• Passive Design Strategies: Solar orientation, natural ventilation, thermal chimneys, and earth coupling.

• District Heating & Cooling: Thermal energy distribution networks, central energy plants, and waste heat recovery.

• Net-Zero & Positive Energy Buildings: Energy balance modeling, operational carbon reduction, and grid interaction.

• Geothermal & Ground-Source Systems: Deep and shallow ground-source heat pumps, ground loops, and thermal storage.

Water Resources & Ecological Engineering

• Stormwater Management & Sponge Cities: Permeable pavements, retention basins, and urban runoff mitigation.

• Greywater & Blackwater Systems: On-site wastewater treatment, water recycling, and low-flow fixture networks.

• Green Infrastructure: Vegetated roofs, living walls, bioswales, and urban heat island mitigation.

• Rainwater Harvesting: Collection, filtration, storage, and non-potable redistribution systems.

• Urban Hydrology: River restoration, floodplain management, and eco-friendly drainage networks.

Structural Engineering & Materials Science

• Sustainable Materials: Mass timber, low-carbon concrete, bamboo, and recycled structural materials.

• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) & Embodied Carbon: Environmental product declarations (EPDs), carbon accounting, and material circularity.

• Structural Load & Environmental Forces: Seismic resilience, wind engineering, snow loading, and climate adaptation.

• Adaptive Reuse & Retrofitting: Structural strengthening, energy retrofits, and building preservation.

• Waste Minimization & Deconstruction: Modular construction, design for disassembly, and construction waste recycling.

Urban Environmental Planning & Systems

• Microclimate Modeling: Urban wind corridors, thermal comfort indices, and solar access rights.

• Smart Building Automation: Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, predictive HVAC controls, and smart grids.

• Circular Economy in Built Environment: Resource recovery, material passports, and closed-loop systems.

• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): Regulatory compliance, biodiversity assessment, and site contamination remediation.

• Climate Resilient Design: Sea-level rise defense, extreme weather hardening, and passive survivability