On July 24 and July 26, 2025, the Journal of Building Design and Environment (JBDE) successfully convened its 2025 China Regional Editorial Board Meeting via online meeting. The meetings were respectively opened by Professor Limao Zhang, Editor-in-Chief, and Professor Hongping Yuan, Associate Editor. Hosted by the Editorial Office, the meetings brought together a total of 34 Editorial Board Members, including Editorial Board Members and Youth Editorial Board Members, for constructive dialogue on the journal’s current status and future development.

To further support the development of young academic talent and enhance the international influence of the Journal of Building Design and Environment (JBDE), we are officially launching a global recruitment initiative for our Youth Editorial Board. We warmly invite outstanding early-career researchers with a solid academic foundation and an international perspective in architecture and building environmental studies to join the JBDE Youth Editorial Board. Together, we aim to promote high-quality development of the journal and build an open, innovative, and globally influential academic exchange platform.

To advance architectural and environmental research by fostering academic exchange and knowledge sharing, the Journal of Building Design and Environment (JBDE) has established three categories of awards. These awards aim to recognize outstanding papers and active contributions, encouraging scholars to produce impactful and high-quality research.

To express our sincere appreciation for the dedication and support of our Editorial Board members, the Editorial Office of the Journal of Building Design and Environment is pleased to announce the recipients of the Editorial Board Contribution Award 2024.

On March 17, 2025, the Journal of Building Design and Environment (JBDE) successfully held its inaugural Frontier Forum, attracting over 16,000 viewers. The event was hosted by Prof. Limao Zhang, JBDE Editor-in-Chief, and featured a keynote speech by Prof. Jian Kang, Honorary Editor-in-Chief of the journal and a leading expert in building and environmental acoustics from University College London, UK.

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Building Design and Environment (JBDE) was successfully presented on December 15, 2024, at the 10th International Conference on Advances in Energy Resources and Environment Engineering (ICAESEE 2024).

The Journal of Building Design and Environment (JBDE) is currently seeking qualified and dedicated professionals to join our Reviewer Board. As a reviewer, you will be instrumental in upholding the quality and rigor of our journal by providing expert evaluations of submitted manuscripts.

On May 17, 2024, the inaugural Editorial Board meeting of the Journal of Building Design and Environment (JBDE) was successfully held. The meeting was chaired by Prof. Limao Zhang, the Editor-in-Chief of JBDE, and attended by 23 Editorial Board members. The primary focus of the meeting was to review the journal's past achievements and outline future development plans.

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Building Design and Environment (JBDE) has been officially indexed in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) in April 23, 2024. This significant milestone highlights the growing impact and recognition of our journal within the academic community.