Buildings

Great news from the Buildings MDPI! 🤳 The recently announced #CiteScore2024 (Scopus) shows an increase in CiteScore from 3.4 to 4.4 for the Buildings! 💐 We appreciate the strong support from everyone and look forward to continuing to provide high-quality academic services.

#highlycitedpaper Exploring Architectural Shapes Based on Parametric Shape Grammars: A Case Study of the “Three Lanes and Seven Alleys” Historic District in Fuzhou City, China, by Yu-Xuan Chen et al. 🔗Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0S2D #ShapeGrammar #ParametricDesign

#highlycitedpaper A Bibliometric Review of the Development and Challenges of Vernacular Architecture within the Urbanisation Context, by Weihan Rong end Azizi Bahauddin 🔗 Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0S1e #VernacularArchitecture #SustainableArchitecture #Urbanization

#highlycitedpaper Multi-Sensor-Based Occupancy Prediction in a Multi-Zone Office Building with Transformer, by Irfan Qaisar et al. 🔗 Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0S0l #SmartBuildings #DeepLearning #TransformerModel #OccupancyPrediction #BuildingEnergy

#highlycitedpaper Train-Induced Vibration Prediction and Control of a Metro Depot and Over-Track Buildings, by Tingting Wang et al. 🔗 Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0RZT #RailwayEngineering #VibrationControl #StructuralDynamics #TrainVibration #FiniteElementAnalysis

#highlycitedpaper Architecture towards Technology—A Prototype Design of a Smart Home, by Pedro Racha-Pacheco et al. 🔗 Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0RW3 #SmartHome #BuildingAutomation #SmartBuildings #DigitalArchitecture #HomeAutomation #IoT #ArchitecturalDesign

#specialissue #callforpapers 📝 Durability and Sustainability in Modern Construction Materials, edited by Dr. Sanaul Chowdhury 📬 Welcome your submission: brnw.ch/21x0RUy 📆Deadline: 30 June 2026 #constructionmaterials #sustainability #greenbuildingmaterials

#highlycitedpaper Recycling of Materials from Renovation and Demolition of Building Structures in the Spirit of Sustainable Material Engineering, by Slawomir Czarnecki and Marlena Rudner 🔗 Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0PJA #SustainableConstruction #ConstructionWaste

#highlycitedpaper Framework for a City’s Performance Assessment in the Case of an Earthquake, by David Koren and Katarina Rus 🔗 Read for free: brnw.ch/21x0PHZ #SeismicRisk #UrbanResilience #EarthquakeEngineering #DisasterRisk #UrbanPlanning #InfrastructureResilience

#highlycitedpaper Intelligent Construction Monitoring Method for Large and Complex Steel Structures Based on Laser Point Cloud, by Wenxiao Sun et al. 🔗 brnw.ch/21x0PH3 #SteelStructures #ConstructionMonitoring #LaserScanning #PointCloud #BIM #DigitalConstruction

#highlycitedpaper Pedestrian Simulation on Evacuation Behavior in Teaching Building of Primary School Emergencies and Optimized Design, by Haitao Lian et al. 🔗 Read free at: brnw.ch/21x0PGY #EvacuationModeling #PedestrianSimulation #BuildingSafety #EmergencyEvacuation

#highlycitedpaper Research on the Adoption Behavior Mechanism of BIM from the Perspective of Owners: An Integrated Model of TPB and TAM, by Jiapeng Wang et al. 🔗 Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0PGz #BIM #TechnologyAdoption #ConstructionManagement #DigitalConstruction

#highlycitedpaper 3D Modeling & Analysis Techniques for the Apollo Temple in Delphi, by Emmanuel Maravelakis et al. 🔗 Read free at: brnw.ch/21x0Ook #HBIM #DigitalHeritage #3DModeling #Photogrammetry #UAVMapping #FiniteElementAnalysis #SeismicAnalysis #CulturalHeritage

#highlycitedpaper Tourists’ Perception of Macau’s City Image: Based on the Analysis of User-Generated Content (UGC) Text Data, by Jianqiang Yin et al. 🔗Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0Oo5 #UrbanStudies #CityImage #TourismResearch #UrbanPlanning #SmartCities

#highlycitedpaper LSTM Deep Learning Models for Virtual Sensing of Indoor Air Pollutants: A Feasible Alternative to Physical Sensors, by Martin Gabriel and Thomas Auer 🔗 Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0OnY #IndoorAirQuality #SmartBuildings #DeepLearning #LSTM

#highlycitedpaper Combined Joint and Member Damage Identification of Semi-Rigid Frames with Slender Beams Considering Shear Deformation, by Feng Xiao et al. 🔗 Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0OnK #StructuralHealthMonitoring #DamageDetection #StructuralEngineering

#highlycitedpaper Systematic Literature Review of Open Infrastructure BIM, by Antonio Salzano, et al. 🔗 Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0OnD #OpenBIM #InfrastructureBIM #DigitalConstruction #Interoperability #IFC #BuildingInformationModeling #InfrastructureEngineering

#specialissue #callforpapers 📝 Sustainable Building Materials and Circular Economy in Construction, edited by Dr. Muhammad Ali, Dr. Davide Lavorato and Prof. Dr. Humphrey Danso 📬 Welcome your submission: brnw.ch/21x0OmO 📆Deadline: 30 June 2026 #lowcarbonconstruction

#highlycitedpaper The Role of High Carbon Additives on Physical–Mechanical Characteristics and Microstructure of Cement-Based Composites, by Jaroslav Pokorný et al. 🔗Read at: brnw.ch/21x0Mgv #SustainableConstruction #CementMaterials #SupplementaryCementitiousMaterials

#highlycitedpaper Progressive-Collapse Mechanism of Suspended-Dome Structures Subjected to Sudden Cable Rupture, by Zhenyu Xu and Shen Yan 🔗 Read for free: brnw.ch/21x0Mgr #StructuralEngineering #ProgressiveCollapse #StructuralStability #SuspendedDome #SteelStructures

#highlycitedpaper A Hybrid Deep Learning Approach for Real-Time Estimation of Passenger Traffic Flow in Urban Railway Systems, by Xianlei Fu et al. 🔗 Read for free at: brnw.ch/21x0Mgf #DeepLearning #TrafficPrediction #SmartTransportation #UrbanMobility #MetroSystems