Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Human production and life are inextricably linked to construction, which is one of the most fundamental areas for human survival. Meanwhile, materials are required for construction. Construction materials can account for up to 40% of the entire cost of a construction project. Due to the scarcity of natural resources and energy, there is an urgent need to invent and promote low-carbon materials in order to ensure the quality of construction and engineering. Innovative materials should have a beneficial influence on a low-carbon economy. In summary, contemporary and innovative construction materials should be ecologically friendly and sustainable.

This Special Issue (SI) aims to provide a comprehensive review as well as research papers on innovative construction materials, such as self-healing concrete, hardwood cross-laminated timber, and zero-carbon cement, and life cycle assessments of innovative construction materials. Moreover, based on an extensive literature review, the SI will feature articles focusing on the future agenda. The purpose of this SI is to gather any practices or excellent practical concepts that may stimulate advancements in low-carbon construction materials and engineering.

This SI covers a wide range of theories and technologies that can be used to promote innovation and popularization of low-carbon construction materials, as well as economic cost accounting. The research objects can be (low-carbon) construction materials, a building, or representative projects. Materials science, environmental science, environmental technology, civil engineering, computer science, engineering management, management, and economics are all encouraged to submit. We accepted authors to expand on or clarify the implications of the following issues and technologies in innovative low-carbon construction materials and engineering.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the innovations in construction materials and engineering to address the following objectives: 
● Application of innovative construction materials (e.g., nanotechnology, biological materials, and mineral admixture) 
● Waste to innovative construction materials 
● Effect of low-carbon construction materials on GHG emission reduction 
● Cost management of construction materials in the low-carbon economy 
● Low-carbon construction materials and urban planning 
● Circular economy in the built environment 
● Sustainable buildings 
● Influence of government policies on circular and sustainable buildings 
● Life cycle assessment of low-carbon construction materials 
● Projection of low-carbon building energy consumption by machine learning 
● Innovative construction materials in extreme conditions 
● Economic feasibility analysis on Innovative low-carbon construction materials

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