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Building and Environment

About the journal

The International Journal of Building Science and its Applications

Aims

Building and Environment is international journal that publishes original research papers, comprehensive review articles, editorials, and short communications related to building science, urban physics, and human interaction …

$4200

Article publishing charge
for open access

4 days
Time to first decision
61 days
Review time
80 days
Submission to acceptance

Articles

Erika Yukari Nakanishi, ... Isabelle Goupil-Sormany
1 June 2024
Martín Mosteiro-Romero, ... Clayton Miller
1 June 2024View PDF
Hongxia He, ... Jian Li
1 June 2024
Yiqiao Liu, ... Song Pan
1 June 2024
Rafaela Mateus, ... José M.C. Pereira
1 June 2024View PDF
Seunghoon Jung, ... Hyounseung Jang
1 June 2024
Danping Qiao, ... Nan Zhang
1 June 2024
Cary A. Faulkner, ... Gabe Arnold
1 June 2024

Calls for papers

Advancements in Personalized Environmental Control Systems (PECS)

Guest editors: Rajan Rawal, Jun Shinoda, and Dolaana Khovalyg - Submission deadline: 1 October 2024
Personalized Environmental Control Systems (PECS) enable occupants to control their immediate surroundings according to their individual preferences. Previous studies have shown that PECS can improve occupant satisfaction, with possible benefits in …

Multi-Domain Investigations in the Built Environment for Occupant Health, Well-Being, and Performance

Guest editors: Giorgia Chinazzo, Rune Korsholm Andersen, and Schweiker Marcel - Submission deadline: 31 May 2025
The Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) stimuli, including thermal, visual, air quality, and acoustic factors, have a profound impact on various human responses, including occupant health, well-being, and performance. Personal and contextual …

Resilience in the Built Environment from a Micro- to Macro- scale

Guest editors: Chen Zhang, Zhengtao Ai, and Ongun Berk Submission deadline: 30 September 2024
In the past decade, our built environment has encountered significant crises, ranging from climate change, natural disasters, to energy shortages and pandemics. These crises have profoundly impacted our society, affecting human health and …

Special issues and article collections

Resilience in the Built Environment from a Micro- to Macro- Scale

Edited by Professor Zhengtao Ai, Dr. Ongun Berk Kazanci, Assoc. Professor Chen Zhang
15 April 2024

Advancements in Personalized Environmental Control Systems (PECS)

Edited by Dr. Rajan Rawal, Dr. Jun Shinoda, Dr. Dolaana Khovalyg
4 March 2024

Building Design and Operation after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Edited by Dr. Sumei Liu (Tianjin University, Tianjin, , China), Dr. Tengfei Zhang (Tianjin University, Tianjin, , China)
26 February 2024

Advanced measurement of air pollution for healthy buildings

Edited by Cong Liu, Jinhan Mo, Nijing Wang, Hongwan Li, Shen Yang
5 February 2024