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Despite the growing competition, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (#SASBE), published by EmeraldPublishing, maintained its strong position in the new #Scimago journal ranking. https://lnkd.in/gAkEr79T Here is the summary of SASBE's position in various categories: Architecture #10/179 (Q1) Building and Construction #40/210 (Q1) Civil and Structural Engineering #79/367 (Q1) Urban Studies #39/265 (Q1) Cultural Studies #46/1297 (Q1) Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment #93/252 (Q2) Human Factors and Ergonomics #13/49 (Q2) Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law #126/395 (Q2) These are strong indicators that the journal is on the right track for positioning itself as a world-leading conduit for high-quality academic publication. Many thanks again to all contributors, editorial team and reviewers for supporting the journal. Laura E. Chansik Park M Reza Hosseini Amir Ghaffarianhoseini Abiola Akanmu Sergio R. Ipek Gursel Dino Professor Joseph Lai Ümit Işıkdağ Borja García de Soto Mina Najafi Dr. Pernille Christensen Teesside University #academia #construction #journal #publication

Scopus CiteScores are now updated on the main page of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment: https://lnkd.in/ewVc4pA2 They look so beautiful. CiteScore 2023: 9.2; CiteScote Tracker 2024: 9.4 - Top 1% in Architecture - Q1 (#2/ out of 189 Journals Listed): - Top 5% in Urban Studies - Q1 (#14/ out of 279 Journals Listed) - Top 1% in Cultural Studies - Q1 (#6/ out of 1304 Journals Listed) - Top 10% in Building and Construction - Q1 (#21/ out of 223 Journals Listed) - Top 10% in Civil and Structural Engineering - Q1 (#36/ out of 379 Journals Listed) - Top 25% in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment - Q1 (#64/ out of 270 Journals Listed) https://lnkd.in/g6677stu Thanks and appreciation are due to Emerald Publishing and their dedicated Teams, Advisory & Review Boards, and Reviewers, and above all, to the enlightened, committed authors. I can't wait to see the new impact factor in a couple of weeks, which is also expected to jump high. #SASBE #academia #journal #SDG #construction #sustainability Teesside University

My last paper in MoIT entitled "INTEGRATION OF GEOLOGICAL RAW MATERIALS IN SUSTAINABLE SMART BUILDINGS" has been published in Modern Research in Engineering Sciences-2024 (Publisher • Livre de Lyon, DOI Number: 10.5281/zenodo.12670858). Sustainable smart buildings are notable for their energy efficiency and commitment to environmental sustainability. The use of geological raw materials in these structures is crucial for enhancing the efficacy of construction materials and mitigating environmental repercussions. The growing environmental concerns and the need for sustainable resource use have heightened the significance of geological raw materials in the building sector.

#All Roads lead to Walter Sisulu University (WSU) - Council for the Built Environment (CBE) Conference 2025 #Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (FEBEIT) The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, and Information Technology (FEBEIT) at Walter Sisulu University, in collaboration with the Council for the Built Environment (CBE), is pleased to announce the First International Conference on Sustainable Construction in the Built Environment. The conference will take place from 6‑9 July, 2025, at the Potsdam Campus in East London, South Africa. FEBEIT and CBE are organizing this prestigious conference to provide a platform for academics, industry professionals, researchers, school managers, and students (advanced diploma, honours, Master's, PhD) to share their research findings with both local and global experts. The conference aims to facilitate discussions on trends and regional and national challenges and to exchange suggestions and methodologies for addressing these challenges. For information you can contact: Professor Wellington Didibhuku Thwala: Email: wdthwala@wsu.ac.za Dr Nokulunga Mashwama: Email:nmashwama@wsu.ac.za

Invitation to a #BookLaunch The Construction Industry Development Board SA (cidb) Centre of Excellence, the Sustainable Human Settlement and Construction Research Centre (SHSCRC)/ DST - NRF, the Department of Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, WSU - Walter Sisulu University. #Book Title: Biomimicry and Sustainable Building Performance. A Nature-Inspired Sustainability Guide for the Built Environment. #Book Authors: Olusegun Aanuoluwapo Oguntona, PhD and Clinton Aigbavboa Event Details: 📅 Date: Thursday, 25th April 2024 🕙 Time: 12 noon 🏛 In-Person Venue: New Auditorium, WSU Ibika Site, Butterworth Campus Walter Sisulu University Library, Eastern Cape Province. 💻 Online Platform: #Zoom Technology Registration Link:https://lnkd.in/gWvYScqB Excerpts from the Book: "By exploring and drawing lessons from biomimicry principles, the book provides a nature-inspired assessment tool to aid and guide the sustainable transformation of the built environment. The book encapsulates the attributes of the conceptualised biomimicry assessment tool, which is aimed at helping practitioners, regulatory bodies, and governmental and non-governmental agencies in greening the built environment. Owing to the dire need for country-specific and tailor-made tools that address developing countries' needs, this book serves as a practical reference and theoretical springboard for the development of sustainability assessment tools for the built environment. Furthermore, the book serves as a guide in navigating the path towards achieving the greening agendas of the built environment and other sectors and seeks to align the new biomimicry assessment tool with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" Join us for a thought-provoking session on Biomimicry and sustainability within the built environment. #booklaunch #ResearchExcellence #Biomimicry #SustainableBuildingPerformance #Nature-InspiredSustainability #Builtenvironment

I am so excited to see that #Smart and #Sustainable #Built #Environment (#SASBE) secured very impressive positions in the new #Scopus rankings. The #journal #citescore climbed to 9.2 in 2024 (from 6.5 in 2023) and this put SASBE in the second position in the filed of #Architecture, topping some world flagship journals, including #Design #Studies. SASBE is now in the category of top 5 percent journals in Urban Studies and top 10 percent in both #Building and #Construction and #Civil and #Structural #Engineering. For the first time, we are Q1 in #Renewable #Energy and #Sustainability. https://lnkd.in/g6677stu What makes me even happier is that our citescore tracker is 9.4, which shows that the journal is still growing. This would not have happened without the tremendous support from the contributors, reviewers, editorial team members and the Emerald Publishing. I must thank again my fellow colleagues: Abiola Akanmu Dr. Pernille Christensen Borja García de Soto Amir Ghaffarianhoseini Ipek Gursel Dino M Reza Hosseini Ümit Işıkdağ Professor Joseph Lai Chansik Park Sergio R. Mina Najafi Paul Kidd Laura E. #Academia #Publication Teesside University

NEW PAPER! In the last paper from Dr Leyang Liu's PhD in collaboration with Dr Kwok (Sun) Chun we explore the global sustainability imbalance within the water-food-land nexus and propose four pathways toward more balanced and sustainable development on a global scale. Is this vision utopian, or can global collaboration be achieved by aligning the roles and responsibilities of countries with their environmental capacities and economic strengths? https://lnkd.in/ekVY6CEJ Imperial Civil and Environmental Engineering #watersystemsintegration

🌍 Join Us at ICSBM 2025: Driving Innovation in Sustainable Construction 🏗️ M2i is proud to support the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Building Materials (ICSBM 2025), a premier event focused on advancing sustainability in the construction sector. This exciting conference will take place in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from August 10-13, 2025. 🎯 Why Attend? The construction industry is at a turning point, striving to reduce its environmental impact while meeting urbanization challenges. ICSBM 2025 brings together leading experts, researchers, and industry professionals to explore groundbreaking innovations in sustainable building materials. 💡 Key Topics Include: Advances in cementitious binders Waste recovery and valorization Alternative reinforcements for concrete structures Functionalizing building materials Green products and bio-based materials Heritage materials 🤝 What’s in It for You? Gain insights from a diverse lineup of keynote speakers from world-renowned institutions. Explore cutting-edge research and practical applications. Network with like-minded professionals, researchers, and policymakers. Contribute to shaping a sustainable future for construction. 📅 Save the Date! Don’t miss this chance to be part of the global conversation on sustainable construction. Early registration is now open at www.susbuildmat.com. Share this exciting event with your network. Let’s build a better future together! 🌱 #ICSBM2025 #SustainableConstruction #Innovation #BuildingMaterials #Sustainability #M2i

We warmly congratulate RIIS Hub members - Director Nasser Khalili, Dr Babak Shahbodagh and Dr Mohsen Mousavi - on securing Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project (DP) funding for a new research project in 2025 👏 Project: Wave Propagation and Attenuation in Unsaturated Soils Overview: Understanding shear and dilatational waves in unsaturated soils is critical for diverse engineering disciplines. While past research has focused on wave propagation in saturated or dry soils, studies on unsaturated soils are scarce, despite their common occurrence in real-world scenarios. This research aims to bridge this gap by investigating the fundamentals of wave propagation in unsaturated soils through a multidisciplinary approach encompassing soil dynamics, constitutive modeling, and experimental investigation. The expected outcome includes development of accurate correlations for characterisation of soil properties for a range of in situ conditions, offering immediate practical applications in engineering design and practice. (DP250104939) The Discovery Projects scheme reflects the Australian Government’s commitment to excellence in research by supporting grant funding to support research projects that may be undertaken by individual researchers or research teams. The objectives of the Discovery Projects scheme are to: ➡️ support excellent pure basic, strategic basic and applied research, and research training, across all disciplines excluding clinical and other medical research, that addresses a significant problem or gap in knowledge and represents value for money; ➡️ expand research capacity in Australia by supporting excellent researchers and teams; ➡️ foster national and international research collaboration;  create new knowledge with economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia; and  ➡️ enhance the scale and focus of research in Australian Government priority areas. UNSW UNSW Civil and Environmental Engineering #DiscoveryProjects RIIS Hub: Resilient and intelligent infrastructure systems #Australianresearch