Sustainable Construction and Risks

Aims and Scope

Sustainable Construction and Risks (SCR) is an open access, peer-reviewed, international journal dedicated to advancing multidisciplinary research at the nexus of sustainable construction practices and risk management. The journal seeks to publish high-impact, original contributions that address the complex challenges of designing, constructing, and maintaining resilient infrastructures in an era of increasing environmental and socio-economic uncertainties.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following key areas:

• Sustainable Construction and Green Engineering:
  Research on eco-efficient design, renewable building materials, energy-efficient systems, advanced life cycle assessment (LCA), and the implementation of circular economy principles in the built environment.

• Risk Quantification and Management:
  Studies focused on quantitative and qualitative risk assessment methodologies, probabilistic risk analysis, hazard identification, resilience engineering, and performance-based design. Emphasis is placed on developing innovative frameworks and decision-making tools for risk-informed design and management.

• Computational Modeling and Data Analytics:
  Contributions featuring the application of computational simulation, big data analytics, machine learning, and uncertainty quantification to forecast, mitigate, and manage risks in construction projects. This includes the integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) with risk assessment protocols.

• Structural Integrity and Resilient Infrastructure:
  Investigations into structural reliability, failure mode analysis, adaptive maintenance strategies, and the development of safety performance evaluation metrics to enhance the resilience of infrastructures under extreme environmental conditions and evolving usage scenarios.

• Policy, Standards, and Risk Governance:
  Critical analyses of regulatory frameworks, sustainability standards, and risk governance models that influence construction practices. This includes studies on policy impacts, standardization processes, and the role of stakeholder engagement in fostering sustainable and safe construction practices.

• Interdisciplinary and Frontier Research:
  Contributions that integrate insights from engineering, environmental science, urban planning, economics, and social sciences. This section emphasizes transdisciplinary approaches to address the emerging challenges at the intersection of sustainability and risk, encouraging innovative solutions that combine theoretical advances with practical applications.

By emphasizing rigorous scientific methods, advanced computational techniques, and evidence-based policy analysis, Sustainable Construction and Risks aims to stimulate scholarly discourse and foster technological innovations that underpin the development of safe, resilient, and sustainable built environments.