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Great news from the Buildings MDPI! 🤳 The recently announced #CiteScore2023 (Scopus) shows an increase in CiteScore from 3.1 to 3.4 for the Buildings, and it ranks within Q1 (29/189) in Engineering - Architecture category! 💐 We appreciate the strong support from everyone and look forward to continuing to provide high-quality academic services.

🌟#EditorsChoice🌟 Prospects for the Use of Textile-Reinforced Concrete in Buildings and Structures Maintenance, by Jeanette Orlowsky, Markus Beßling and Vitalii Kryzhanovskyi 💠 This paper discusses the state of the art in research on the use of textile-reinforced concretes in structural maintenance. Textile-reinforced concretes can be used in structural maintenance for various purposes, including the sealing and protection of the existing building structures, as well as for the strengthening of structures. The first-mentioned aspects are explained in this paper on the basis of example applications. A special focus is placed on the maintenance of heritage-protected structures. 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/gnMKMwdA #textilereinforcedconcrete #repairmortar #textiles TU Dortmund University

🌟#EditorsChoice🌟 Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Viscoelastic Damper by Applying Fractional Derivative Method and Internal Variable Theory, by Yeshou Xu, Qi He, Ying-Qing Guo, Xing-Huai Huang, Yao-Rong Dong, Zhong-Wei Hu and Jinkoo Kim 💠 Viscoelastic dampers are conventional passive vibration control devices with excellent energy dissipation performance. The fractional derivative has a simple form and high accuracy in the modelling of viscoelastic materials/dampers. The internal variables reflect the internal state evolution of materials, and are often used to analyze the deformation and thermal process of materials. In the present work, the mechanical properties of a plate-shear-type viscoelastic damper at room temperature are tested under sinusoidal displacement excitations. 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/gRBHTyua #viscoelasticdamper #mechanicalpropertiestest Southeast University Nanjing Forestry University Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT) Sungkyunkwan University

🌟#EditorsChoice🌟 Current Trends in Stone Consolidation Research: An Overview and Discussion, by Bruno Sena da Fonseca 💠 This work aims to reveal the recent research trends in the consolidation of stone-built heritage and discuss the advantages and drawbacks of the options and strategies followed by researchers over the last 10 years. Peer-reviewed articles were used to build a database and analyze the details of the stone samples (chemical nature, type of voids, and condition), treatment protocols (application methods and consolidation products), and testing methods to assess the strengthening results of the treatments. 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/gy8_PzeJ #builtheritage #decay #conservation Instituto Superior Técnico

🌟#EditorsChoice🌟 Assessing Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation to Limit Aerosol Dispersion—Literature Review, by Nadine Hobeika, Clara García-Sánchez and Philomena Bluyssen 💠 The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of indoor air quality (IAQ) and ventilation, which researchers have been warning about for years. During the pandemic, researchers studied several indicators using different approaches to assess IAQ and diverse ventilation systems in indoor spaces. To provide an overview of these indicators and approaches in the case of airborne transmission through aerosols, we conducted a literature review, which covered studies both from before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/guQbzYau #indoorairquality #aerosoldispersion #ventilation Delft University of Technology

🌟#EditorsChoice🌟 Development, Calibration, and Validation of a Simulation Model for Indoor Temperature Prediction and HVAC System Fault Detection, by Darko Palaić, Ivan Štajduhar, Sandi Ljubic and Igor Wolf 💠 An effective approach to increasing energy efficiency in buildings without compromising thermal comfort is to optimize heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems through the use of advanced building-management system features, such as fault detection and diagnosis. Such functions are usually developed based on simulation models that must be calibrated and validated to achieve an appropriate level of accuracy and reliability. The objective of this study was to develop and calibrate a room-level simulation model of a hotel building and its HVAC system using TRNSYS 18 software and real data collected from the smart room system installed in the building. 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/gGGkQi8S #buildingenergyperformance #HVACsystem #smartroomsystem Sveučilište u Rijeci / University of Rijeka

🌟#EditorsChoice🌟 Climate Zoning for Buildings: From Basic to Advanced Methods—A Review of the Scientific Literature, by Alexey Remizov, Shazim Ali Memon and Jong R. Kim 💠 Understanding the link between the energy-efficiency of buildings and climatic conditions can improve the design of energy-efficient housing. Due to global climate change and growing requirements for building energy-efficiency, the number of publications on climate zoning for buildings has grown over the last 20 years. This review attempted to give the reader an up-to-date assessment of the scientific literature in the field of climate mapping for buildings on a global and national scale, filling in the gaps of previous works and focusing on details that were not presented before. 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/g7-utiXu #buildingenergyefficiency #buildingenergysimulation #climatezoning Nazarbayev University

🌟#EditorsChoice🌟 BIM and Ontology-Based DfMA Framework for Prefabricated Component, by Bing Qi and Aaron Costin, Ph.D., PE 💠 The integration of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) into the design process of industrialized construction has the potential to reduce errors and changes occurring after the design has been finalized, ultimately improving overall productivity. Based on DfMA, the designers would need to consider whether their designs meet the architectural and performance requirements, as well as the manufacturing and assembly requirements from assembly and manufacturing technicians. 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/gnv_XUqT #DfMA #BIM #ontology MineralWare University of Florida

🌟#EditorsChoice🌟 Barriers to Undertaking Green Building Projects in Developing Countries: A Turkish Perspective, by Emre Caner Akcay 💠 Green buildings (GBs) play an important role in achieving sustainable development goals. However, the implementation of green technologies in building projects has not reached the desired level in developing countries such as Turkey because of barriers stemming from country-related factors as well as factors related to design and construction. The objective of this study was to explore the barriers to undertaking GB projects in Turkey. A questionnaire survey was administered to 116 construction practitioners to analyze the criticality of barriers to GB design and construction in the Turkish construction industry. 🔗 Read for free at: https://lnkd.in/g2gJuxHq #barrier #constructionindustry #factoranalysis Atilim University