Frontiers in Built Environment

Original Research

Published on 26 Oct 2026

Influence of rock block shape and mass on runout and lateral spreading: evidence from controlled field tests

in Geotechnical Engineering

Kaixiang Huang
Guochao Liu
Jiaming Huang
Zhongyi Wen
Hanqing Sun
Hao Chen
Qiqiang Zeng
Zhu Liang

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1987413

524 views

Original Research

Accepted on 23 Oct 2026

TOWARD SUSTAINABLE GYPSUM-BASED BUILDING MATERIALS: COMBINED EFFECTS OF EXPANDED CLAY AND POLYPROPYLENE FIBER REINFORCEMENT

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Leonardo Lima
Alicia Zaragoza Benzal
Daniel Ferrández Vega
Hasan Mostafaei
Paulo Santos

Frontiers in Built Environment

104 views

Original Research

Accepted on 23 Oct 2026

Sahat-Ul-Sultan Revitalization: An Urban-Landscape Microclimatic design with Tulunid Park and Memluk Compact Heritage

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Mohammad Fahmy
Marwa Abdelalim
Bassel Essam

Frontiers in Built Environment

Original Research

Accepted on 23 Oct 2026

Numerical analysis of the in-plane behavior of unreinforced masonry walls with flanges

in Earthquake Engineering

Babak Enami Alamdari
Amirhossein Ghezelbash

Frontiers in Built Environment

Original Research

Published on 23 Oct 2026

Towards acoustic sensory urbanism: soundscape assessment as a tool for noise action planning and sustainable urban design

in Urban Science

Jerónimo Vida Manzano
Ángel F. Ramos-Ridao
María del Carmen Aguilar-Luzón
Rafael García-Quesada

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1971062

540 views

Systematic Review

Published on 23 Oct 2026

Developing a framework for integrating value management and total quality management in construction projects: a systematic literature review with narrative synthesis

in Construction Management

Ahmad M. Zamil
Mohammad Alhusban
Abdullah Alharkan

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1917756

589 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Oct 2026

Interpretable time-series traffic-volume modelling for construction logistics management: a proposed decision-translation framework

in Building Information Modelling (BIM)

Thuy-Hien Thi Nguyen
T. Quan Nguyen
Bao-Ngoc Gia Bui

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1954525

413 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Oct 2026

Pavement Crack Segmentation from Ground and UAV Imagery: Performance, Crack Geometry, and Model Architectural Trade-Offs

in Transportation and Transit Systems

Chaudhry Abu Bakar Imran
Flavia-Ioana Patrascu

Frontiers in Built Environment

159 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Oct 2026

Accessibility to Urban Open Space, Patterns of Use, and Implications for Urban Livability: An Exploratory Case Study of Umm Al Emarat Park, Abu Dhabi

in Urban Science

RIM MEZIANI
Heba Al Sayyed
Duaa AlRifai
Safia Mahfoud
Hadjira SAKHRI
Hafnaoui Hamzaoui
Yassine BADA

Frontiers in Built Environment

120 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Oct 2026

Three-Dimensional Response and Support Evaluation of Shallow Urban Metro Tunnels Intersecting Fault Zones: A Case Study of the Izmir Metro Tunnel

in Geotechnical Engineering

Jibran Qadri
Omar Mohamad
Rehan Sadique
Mojtaba Nematollahi

Frontiers in Built Environment

112 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Oct 2026

Professional perspectives on sensory and spatial barriers relevant to neuro-inclusive secondary school environments in Nigeria

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Omoniyi Ogheneruemu Olagunju
Ayomide Teslim Ogundele

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1965117

353 views

Review

Published on 22 Oct 2026

Beyond a single typology: applicable acoustic design in Nigerian public buildings

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Omoniyi Ogheneruemu Olagunju
Mishael Emmanuel Bulus

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1951241

508 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Oct 2026

Fractional seismic simulation and synthetic inverse identification of nonlinear building models: discrete energy balance, convergence, and equivalent-damping calibration

in Earthquake Engineering

Alvaro H. Salas
Carlos D. Acosta M
Elizabeth Solórzano

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1956502

631 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Oct 2026

Planning Climate-Oriented Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Houses in Koya-Iraqi Kurdistan: The Case of Bafra-Qandi Neighborhood

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Mohammed Mahir Fawwaz
Sahar B. Al-Qaisi

Frontiers in Built Environment

227 views

Editorial

Accepted on 21 Oct 2026

Editorial: Adaptive Building Envelopes and Renewable Energy Strategies

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Maria Matheou
Marios C. Phocas

Frontiers in Built Environment

176 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Oct 2026

Beyond "Ancient": Toward a Continuum Theory of Indian Architectural Knowledge

in Urban Science

Piyush Das
Amrita Shukla
Zahra Yasmoon
Tushar Mondal

Frontiers in Built Environment

113 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Oct 2026

Risk factor identification and ANP-based risk assessment for the traffic-maintaining side during in-situ tunnel expansion

in Geotechnical Engineering

Junsheng Zhang
Fang Yuan
Yucong Huang
Haibin Xu
Yuefei Jin
Chaojun Jia
Huajiang Kuang

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1922785

398 views

Methods

Published on 21 Oct 2026

Culturally inspired acoustic retrofit for high-density pilgrimage corridors: a pilot physical model study and reproducibility-oriented validation protocol

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Mohamed Y. Laissy
Haitham Farouk Rashed
Khaled Helal
Omar Alfarouq Alfadil

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1959288

583 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Oct 2026

New hybrid models integrating the aquila optimizer with machine learning algorithms to predict the strength of geosynthetic-reinforced subgrade soil

in Geotechnical Engineering

Jun-Jiat Tiang
Bayram Ateş
Mohammad Azim Eirgash
Yang Zhao
Pradyut Anand
Abhishek Sharma
Wei Hong Lim

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1947550

663 views

Systematic Review

Published on 20 Oct 2026

A systematic review of passive design strategies for modular stacked housing in warm-humid climates

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Olatunde Daniel Babalola
Ayodeji Samuel Aremu

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1946962

598 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Oct 2026

An entropy weighted multicriteria decision framework for masonry unit selection

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Bonga PraiseGod Khuzwayo
Walied Elsaigh
Roderick Rankine
Mark Walker

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1942111

420 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Oct 2026

Unsupervised geomechanical state reconstruction in deviated wellbore using a hybrid Transformer graph attention deep learning architecture

in Geotechnical Engineering

Naveen Kumar B
Aslam Abdullah M

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1976552

496 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Oct 2026

Mechanical performance and energy absorption capacity of concrete reinforced with hybrid fiber systems

in Construction Materials

Josué Briones-Bitar
Brayan Pinto-Ponce
Marlon Pacaji-Ulloa
Edwin Vera-Navarrete
Eduardo Santos-Baquerizo
Edgar Berrezueta
Paúl Carrión-Mero
Fernando Morante-Carballo

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1965114

476 views

Review

Published on 19 Oct 2026

Conceptualizing circular renovation for aged educational buildings: a critical review of definitions, barriers, and approaches

in Sustainable Design and Construction

Fujing Ma
Torsten Schröder
Juliette Bekkering

Frontiers in Built Environment

doi 10.3389/fbuil.2026.1925223

543 views

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articles

Influence of rock block shape and mass on runout and lateral spreading: evidence from controlled field tests

TOWARD SUSTAINABLE GYPSUM-BASED BUILDING MATERIALS: COMBINED EFFECTS OF EXPANDED CLAY AND POLYPROPYLENE FIBER REINFORCEMENT

Sahat-Ul-Sultan Revitalization: An Urban-Landscape Microclimatic design with Tulunid Park and Memluk Compact Heritage

Numerical analysis of the in-plane behavior of unreinforced masonry walls with flanges

Towards acoustic sensory urbanism: soundscape assessment as a tool for noise action planning and sustainable urban design

Developing a framework for integrating value management and total quality management in construction projects: a systematic literature review with narrative synthesis

Interpretable time-series traffic-volume modelling for construction logistics management: a proposed decision-translation framework

Pavement Crack Segmentation from Ground and UAV Imagery: Performance, Crack Geometry, and Model Architectural Trade-Offs

Accessibility to Urban Open Space, Patterns of Use, and Implications for Urban Livability: An Exploratory Case Study of Umm Al Emarat Park, Abu Dhabi

Three-Dimensional Response and Support Evaluation of Shallow Urban Metro Tunnels Intersecting Fault Zones: A Case Study of the Izmir Metro Tunnel

Professional perspectives on sensory and spatial barriers relevant to neuro-inclusive secondary school environments in Nigeria

Beyond a single typology: applicable acoustic design in Nigerian public buildings

Fractional seismic simulation and synthetic inverse identification of nonlinear building models: discrete energy balance, convergence, and equivalent-damping calibration

Planning Climate-Oriented Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Houses in Koya-Iraqi Kurdistan: The Case of Bafra-Qandi Neighborhood

Editorial: Adaptive Building Envelopes and Renewable Energy Strategies

Beyond "Ancient": Toward a Continuum Theory of Indian Architectural Knowledge

Risk factor identification and ANP-based risk assessment for the traffic-maintaining side during in-situ tunnel expansion

Culturally inspired acoustic retrofit for high-density pilgrimage corridors: a pilot physical model study and reproducibility-oriented validation protocol

New hybrid models integrating the aquila optimizer with machine learning algorithms to predict the strength of geosynthetic-reinforced subgrade soil

A systematic review of passive design strategies for modular stacked housing in warm-humid climates

An entropy weighted multicriteria decision framework for masonry unit selection

Unsupervised geomechanical state reconstruction in deviated wellbore using a hybrid Transformer graph attention deep learning architecture

Mechanical performance and energy absorption capacity of concrete reinforced with hybrid fiber systems

Conceptualizing circular renovation for aged educational buildings: a critical review of definitions, barriers, and approaches