Frontiers in Built Environment | Sustainable Design and Construction

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Jan 2025

Adaptive Reuse for Sustainable Urban Development: Vertical Farming in Former Department Stores. German Case Study

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Hanna Bonekämper
Kunibert Lennerts

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1455166

Original Research

Published on 09 Jan 2025

Active solar and wind energy potential of urban morphologies on building facades and non-built-up space in between: a case study in Addis Ababa, a Sub-Saharan Africa city

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Wondwosen Debebe
Tibebu Assefa

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1506294

198 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Interaction of drivers and barriers of sustainable property management practice in shopping malls in Lagos, Nigeria

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Lumbani B. Nyirenda
Caleb A. Ayedun
Innocent Musonda
Chukwuemeka O. Iroham
David O. Olukanni
Hilary I. Okagbue
Olugbemisola W. Samuel
Sunday E. Nto

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1387295

259 views

Review

Accepted on 06 Jan 2025

Adopting circular economy in construction: A review

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Preethi Amrut Rao
Md Motiar Rahman
Saiful Baharin Duraman

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2025.1519219

Original Research

Published on 13 Dec 2024

Towards an integrated framework for sustainability: evaluating selected projects from Saudi Arabia

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Haitham Sadek Selim
Abdullah Abuzaid

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1500588

388 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Dec 2024

Ecotourism hubs as an articulator of sustainable urban landscape in Morales–San Antonio

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Leon Ruiz Miguel Mesias
Gil Gonzales Nahún
Vilchez Ramos Estaylor Marcelino
Chafloque Pinedo Luisa Enith

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1452528

820 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2024

Predicting the impact of adding metakaolin on the flexural strength of concrete using ML classification techniques – a comparative study

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Luis Velastegui
Nancy Velasco
Hugo Rolando Sanchez Quispe
Fredy Barahona
Kennedy C. Onyelowe
Shadi Hanandeh
Ahmed M. Ebid
TrustGod A. John

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1434159

414 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Oct 2024

Post fire flexural behavior of mild steel based cold-formed built-up beams exposed to elevated temperature

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Varun Sabu Sam
N. Anand
Mirvat Abdallah
Chady EI Hachem
Marc Azab
Diana Andrushia

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1466935

499 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Oct 2024

A physics-based digital twin baseline to decarbonize the built environment of airports: the Brussels Airport case

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Giulia Barbano
Aodh Maguire
Harshit Singh
Zaid Batayneh
Lorenzo De Donatis
Niall Byrne
Els Heyvaert
Rutger Baeten
Christel Vandenhouten

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1393682

1,083 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2024

Optimizing educational environments: microclimate analysis and energy efficiency through courtyard orientation in UAE schools

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Muna Salameh
Basim Touqan

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1448743

802 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Oct 2024

An assessment framework for smart and sustainable housing for older adults using analytic hierarchy process (AHP)

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Agnieszka Ptak-Wojciechowska
Helianthe Kort
Dena Kasraian
Agata Gawlak

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1476249

2,024 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Sep 2024

The quintenary influence of industrial wastes on the compressive strength of high-strength geopolymer concrete under different curing regimes for sustainable structures; a GSVR-XGBoost hybrid model

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Cesar Garcia
Alexis Ivan Andrade Valle
Sabih Hashim Muhodir
Kennedy C. Onyelowe
Hamza Imran
Sadiq N. Henedy
Bala Mahesh Chilakala
Manvendra Verma

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1433069

497 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2024

A principal component analysis of corporate dispositions for sustainable building construction in South Africa

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Chijioke Emmanuel Emere
Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa
Olusegun Aanuoluwapo Oguntona
Babatunde Fatai Ogunbayo

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1447621

2,506 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2024

The influence of rainfall patterns on factor of safety for clayey soil slopes

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Ashrafullah Shafi Mohammad
Alfrendo Satyanaga
Zheniskan Abilev
Nura Bello
Kozyukova Nadezhda
Qian Zhai
Sung-Woo Moon
Jong Kim

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1376585

475 views

Editorial

Published on 23 Sep 2024

Editorial: Solar neighborhood planning: optimize solar energy use in cities through the digitalization of the built environment

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Gilles Desthieux
Mattia Manni
Gabriele Lobaccaro
Caroline Hachem-Vermette
Silvia Croce
Martin Thebault
Jouri Kanters

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1487696

419 views

Review

Published on 04 Sep 2024

A systematic review of the impact of therapeutical biophilic design on health and wellbeing of patients and care providers in healthcare services settings

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Inas Al Khatib
Fatin Samara
Malick Ndiaye

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2024.1467692

4,007 views

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Adaptive Reuse for Sustainable Urban Development: Vertical Farming in Former Department Stores. German Case Study

Active solar and wind energy potential of urban morphologies on building facades and non-built-up space in between: a case study in Addis Ababa, a Sub-Saharan Africa city

Interaction of drivers and barriers of sustainable property management practice in shopping malls in Lagos, Nigeria

Adopting circular economy in construction: A review

Towards an integrated framework for sustainability: evaluating selected projects from Saudi Arabia

Ecotourism hubs as an articulator of sustainable urban landscape in Morales–San Antonio

Predicting the impact of adding metakaolin on the flexural strength of concrete using ML classification techniques – a comparative study

Post fire flexural behavior of mild steel based cold-formed built-up beams exposed to elevated temperature

A physics-based digital twin baseline to decarbonize the built environment of airports: the Brussels Airport case

Optimizing educational environments: microclimate analysis and energy efficiency through courtyard orientation in UAE schools

An assessment framework for smart and sustainable housing for older adults using analytic hierarchy process (AHP)

The quintenary influence of industrial wastes on the compressive strength of high-strength geopolymer concrete under different curing regimes for sustainable structures; a GSVR-XGBoost hybrid model

A principal component analysis of corporate dispositions for sustainable building construction in South Africa

The influence of rainfall patterns on factor of safety for clayey soil slopes

Editorial: Solar neighborhood planning: optimize solar energy use in cities through the digitalization of the built environment

A systematic review of the impact of therapeutical biophilic design on health and wellbeing of patients and care providers in healthcare services settings