Innovating for Sustainability: Advancements in Affordable Housing Solutions

Sustainable housing advocates for the efficient utilization of resources throughout a building's lifecycle, while affordable housing aims to provide decent homes at costs accessible to lower-income individuals, facilitated by either private enterprises or governmental interventions. The United Nations' sustainable development goals are committed to eliminating substandard living conditions and promoting well-being by ensuring decent, sustainable, and affordable residences for all. This necessitates innovative and sustainable infrastructure advancements, including the development of affordable housing options. Enhanced living conditions lead to improved societal well-being, showcasing the profound impact of sustainable and affordable housing.

The aim of this Research Topic is to delve into societal issues related to housing and to explore innovative solutions to these pressing challenges. Papers that significantly address these issues, particularly those that influence sustainable and affordable housing strategies, are highly encouraged for submission and will be given prioritized consideration for publication. While the journal primarily focuses on empirical research, comprehensive reviews and case studies that offer significant insights and broad implications are also welcomed.

To further our understanding in this vital area of research, we invite contributions that address, but are not limited to, the following themes:

- Building energy and materials efficiency
- Innovative building technologies
- Strategies for enhancing housing affordability
- Public-private partnerships in the housing sector
- Sustainable construction methods, including lean and modular construction
- Policy development for housing affordability
- Design of sustainable and affordable housing
- Climate resilience in housing
- Engaging stakeholders in housing projects
- Addressing challenges in housing affordability

Furthermore, we encourage contributors to focus on the following topics, with particular attention to:

- How sustainable and affordable housing solutions support thriving urban communities.
- The role of innovative materials, technologies, and policy in shaping equitable urban environments
- The impact of such solutions on urban resilience, social equity, and quality of life in cities
- The Innovations in the engineering of sustainable buildings, cities, and urban space.

This Research Topic welcomes a broad array of article types including original research papers, reviews, and case studies to foster a comprehensive discussion on sustainable and affordable housing.

Article types and fees

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• ... View all formats

Articles that are accepted for publication by our external editors following rigorous peer review incur a publishing fee charged to Authors, institutions, or funders.

Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Review
• Systematic Review

Keywords: Housing, Sustainable, Affordable, Innovation

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.