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This open access book summarizes the research being pursued as part of the COST Action CA21103 titled "Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment" (Circular B), which aims to define the methodology to develop a common circularity framework for inclusive application and assessment in new and existing buildings to support decision-making for all value chain stakeholders and appraise the implementation level of the European Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP). The Action is increasingly gaining interest worldwide, bringing multidisciplinary young and experienced researchers together to share the latest studies and develop new knowledge. Consisting of 17 chapters corresponding to the conference themes, the book analyses and discusses topics such as Circular Economy (CE) best practices, design strategies for circular buildings, circular materials and products, adaptive reuse of existing buildings, recovery and reuse of salvaged materials and products, case studies of current applications and trends, barriers against CE implementation in buildings, efficient waste and circular resource management, circular lifecycle management and decision making, stakeholders relationships, CE supporting policies and barriers, circular business models, criteria, KPIs and assessment models for circular buildings, CE criteria in sustainability frameworks, digitalization and BIM for enhanced circularity of buildings and building materials, and standardization of CE definitions in buildings.

Sustainable architecture. --- Sustainability. --- Building information modeling. --- Construction industry --- Power resources. --- Environmental economics. --- Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings. --- Building Information Modeling. --- Construction Management. --- Resource and Environmental Economics. --- Management.

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This book contains 19 peer-reviewed papers on the subject of BIM in the construction industry. These articles cover recent advances in the development of BIM technologies and applications in the field of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry.

green construction --- code checking --- mvdXML --- semantic technology --- SMEs --- BIM --- construction management system --- steel frame construction --- safety --- path planning --- A-Star Searching --- evacuation --- MEP --- logic chain --- Industry 4.0 --- construction industry --- building information modeling --- cyber-planning-physical system --- open BIM --- mobile BIM --- mobile application --- technology acceptance model (TAM) --- building information modeling (BIM) --- building project --- hindrance --- factor analysis --- structural equation modeling (SEM) --- managerial strategies --- Singapore --- Building Information Modeling --- process improvement --- construction management --- information and communication technologies --- Augmented Reality --- building design --- building performance simulation --- energy conservation --- fire safety inspection --- real-time location system --- smartphone --- crowdsourcing --- clash detection --- supervised machine learning --- openBIM --- information interoperability --- standards --- software --- fire disaster --- facility management --- lean construction --- production planning and control --- data-driven construction --- concrete formwork --- concrete maturity --- interoperability --- real-time monitoring --- fire safety rule --- visual language --- portable firefighting equipment --- Building Information Modeling (BIM) --- Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) --- partial model extraction --- query language --- selection set --- 3D Reconstruction --- 2D structural drawing --- object detection --- deep learning --- YOLO --- log data mining --- modeling performance --- collaborative environment --- behavioral patterns --- n/a

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Cognitive building is a pioneering topic envisioning the future of our built environment. The concept of "cognitive" provides a paradigm shift that steps from the static concept of the building as a container of human activities towards the modernist vision of "machine à habiter" of Le Corbusier, where the technological content adds the capability of learning from users' behavior and environmental variables to adapt itself to achieve major goals such as user comfort, energy-saving, flexible functionality, high durability, and good maintainability. The concept is based on digital frameworks and IoT networks towards the concept of a smart city.

explainable post occupancy --- humanoid robot --- lighting simulation software --- BIM --- openBIM --- IFC --- IoT --- sensors --- cognitive buildings --- asset management --- digital twin --- BEM --- simulation modelling --- dynamic simulation --- Building Information Modelling (BIM) --- Internet of Things (IoT) --- facility management --- cyber-physical systems --- Building Management System --- Digital Twin --- Post-Occupancy Evaluations --- cognitive --- digital twins --- building lifecycle management --- artificial intelligence --- decision support --- self-learning --- optimization --- building performance simulation --- lighting simulation --- lighting quality --- visual comfort --- office field study --- evidence-based design --- building information modeling --- HVAC --- fan coil --- Internet of Things --- predictive maintenance --- fault detection --- smart building --- sustainable building --- construction projects --- BIM implementation --- stakeholders --- barriers --- construction product --- servitization --- level of evidence --- level curves --- ground slopes --- embankments --- road and rail design --- n/a

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This Book is a Printed Edition of the Special Issue which covers sustainability as an emerging requirement in the fields of construction management, project management and engineering. We invited authors to submit their theoretical or experimental research articles that address the challenges and opportunities for sustainable construction in all its facets, including technical topics and specific operational or procedural solutions, as well as strategic approaches aimed at the project, company or industry level. Central to developments are smart technologies and sophisticated decision-making mechanisms that augment sustainable outcomes. The Special Issue was received with great interest by the research community and attracted a high number of submissions. The selection process sought to balance the inclusion of a broad representative spread of topics against research quality, with editors and reviewers settling on thirty-three articles for publication. The Editors invite all participating researchers and those interested in sustainable construction engineering and management to read the summary of the Special Issue and of course to access the full-text articles provided in the Book for deeper analyses.

building information modeling --- project owner --- attitude --- behavior --- technology acceptance model --- BIM --- information model --- bridge --- maintenance --- management system --- Public–private partnership (PPP) --- risk identification --- risk relationship --- triangular fuzzy number --- ISM --- MICMAC --- data collection system --- worker’s smartphone --- concrete temperature monitoring --- high-rise building construction --- sustainable roles --- LEED --- contractors --- Vietnam --- bridge deterioration --- prediction model --- semi-Markov process --- Weibull-distribution --- condition rating --- sustainable construction project management (SCPM) --- sustainable performance evaluation --- set pair analysis --- informatization --- greenization --- Guangzhou metro --- China --- time management --- delay management --- mitigation strategy --- owner perspective --- contractor perspective --- power construction project --- Tanzania --- knowledge transfer --- safety behavior --- safety management --- construction site --- structural equation modeling (SEM) --- building information modeling (BIM) --- building performance assessment (BPA) --- key performance indicators (KPIs) --- facility management (FM) --- operation and maintenance (O&amp --- M) --- operating room (OR) --- defects liability period --- risk matrix --- residential buildings --- loss distribution approach --- decision tree --- analytic hierarchy process --- dynamic programming --- sustainable investment --- project participants’ behaviour --- roof installation projects --- modular construction --- rework --- integrated design process --- dependency structure matrix (DSM) --- process optimization --- sustainability --- green building --- delay sources --- risk management --- random forest-genetic algorithm --- computer aid --- construction project --- bridge construction --- risk analysis --- loss assessment model --- third-party damage --- insurance --- sensitivity analysis --- uncertainty modelling --- load action --- resistance --- limit states --- stochastic simulation --- failure probability --- structural reliability --- correlations --- linguistic action indicators --- last planner system --- linguistic action perspective --- resource-dependent activity relationship --- scheduling --- scheduling software --- Microsoft Excel Visual Basic for Applications (MS Excel VBA) --- rework causes --- SWARA method --- time --- project success --- building projects --- sustainable construction --- value management --- exploratory factor analysis --- construction management --- green building materials (GBMs) --- building industry --- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) --- construction industry --- MCDM --- COPRAS method --- real case study --- enterprise competitiveness --- organizational flexibility --- organizational innovation --- modernization of construction industry --- structural equation modeling --- natural language processing --- construction data management --- machine learning --- thermal insulation --- multi criteria analysis --- SALSA --- buildings --- Renovation Wave --- sustainable highway construction --- sustainability indicators --- triangular intuitionistic fuzzy --- multi-criteria decision-making --- entropy measure --- risk attitudes --- organizational learning --- fly ash --- geopolymer --- environment --- sustainable --- construction --- public private partnership --- critical success factors --- fuzzy synthetic evaluation --- project governance --- maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation (MR&amp --- R) --- inspection --- optimization --- infrastructure --- decision making --- life cycle assessment --- materials --- greenhouse --- digital transformation --- digital technology --- strategy --- change management --- project assessment --- sustainability criteria --- construction projects --- decision robustness --- risk process --- project management --- IDEF0 --- risk system implementation --- design --- smart technologies --- decision-making methods

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The book is addressed to architects and civil engineers. Design and research are areas connecting their activities. The contents of the book confirm the fact that the interface between architecture and engineering is multidimensional. The ways of finding points of contact between the two industries are highlighted. This is favored by the dynamically changing reality, supported by new design paradigms and new research techniques. The multithreaded subject matter of the articles is reduced to six sections: Research Scopes, Methods, Design Aspects, Context, Nature of Research, and Economy and Cost Calculation. Each of the articles in these six blocks has its weight. And so, in the Nature of Research section, the following areas have been underscored: laboratory tests, in situ research, field investigations, and street perception experiments. The section Design Aspects includes design-oriented thinking, geometrical forms, location of buildings, cost prediction, attractor and distractor elements, and shaping spatial structures. The new design and research tools are an inspiration and a keystone bonding architects and engineers.

high-rise buildings --- development --- geometrical forms --- structural system --- advanced materials --- damping systems --- sustainability --- sustainable smart city --- architect --- image of the city --- participatory design --- body of the building --- facades --- roofs --- built environment --- design thinking method --- multi-criteria decision-making --- multi-criteria decision analysis --- fuzzy AHP --- sustainable development --- design solutions --- concrete performance --- concrete durability --- EIPI method --- waste copper slag --- natural radioactivity --- cost estimates --- construction costs --- bridge construction projects --- machine learning --- support vector machines --- regression --- technical condition --- performance characteristics --- prediction --- degree of wear --- building information modeling --- BIM --- construction management --- SWOT --- eye tracking --- visual perception --- the architecture of Cologne --- case study --- application in architecture and management --- assembly works --- computer planning --- Monte Carlo method --- selection --- construction --- application --- a curvilinear structure --- a hyperbolic paraboloid --- shaping structures --- structural optimization --- parametric design --- genetic algorithms --- multi-objective optimization --- topology --- Grasshopper --- FEM --- steel trusses --- semi-rigid joints --- RHS braces --- H-section chords --- overlapped joints --- resistance of welds --- Kraków Zabłocie --- Podolski Boulevard --- development of riverside embankment --- downtown riverside areas --- urban local centre --- community --- historical context --- multifunctional complex --- living environment quality --- spatial location conditions --- air pollution --- urban ventilation --- EU subsidies targeting environmental quality improvement --- masonry structures --- stiffening walls --- wall joints --- connectors --- bed joint reinforcement --- design for circularity --- design support tools --- circular construction --- circular economy --- architecture --- architectural design --- photovoltaic modules in architecture --- green building --- benefits of BIM --- public construction clients --- project outcomes --- engineering --- design paradigms --- research methods --- circular building --- spatial structures --- design-oriented thinking --- MCDM --- SVM