New paper! eCOMBINE: framework for energy, comfort, behaviour and a multi-domain environment The eCOMBINE explores the relationships among combined #indoor environmental quality, occupant behaviour, global environmental comfort and building #energy use. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

New paper! #Environmental impacts of reclaimed #bricks: comparing different deconstruction methods #Reclaimed bricks have only 20% of the total environmental impact of #virgin bricks and outperform them in all relevant impact categories. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

New paper! #Post-disaster #reconstruction: infill housing prototypes for Kathmandu The key research objective is to explore the potential of a new typology that offers an alternative to the ubiquity of the #concrete-frame house.

Latest Special Issue! Living Labs: Agents for Change What are the roles and impacts that #Living Labs play in increasing civic resilience and supporting ecological transition in different contexts and at different scales? www.buildingsandcities.org/journal-cont...

Call for papers! Building Performance Evaluation: Achieving Better Outcomes Guest editors: Bill Bordass, Paul Ruyssevelt & Fionn Stevenson Abstracts due: 23 March 2026 noon (GMT) www.buildingsandcities.org/calls-for-pa...

New paper! Living labs and building testing labs: enabling #climate change adaptation Climate action requires rapid, evidence-based, and locally appropriate adaptation measures. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

Calls for Papers! #Building Performance Evaluation: Achieving Better Outcomes What is the potential for BPE to support better outcomes? How can BPE become mainstreamed? Abstracts due: 23 March 2026, noon (GMT)

New Book Review! Routledge Handbook of Degrowth What is the meaning of degrowth? How long has it been around and where in the world? And why is it relevant to the built environment?

The Editors of Buildings & Cities would like to thank all our reviewers for their contribution and support during 2025. We wish to acknowledge and celebrate the dedication and efforts of all those who have contributed to this. www.buildingsandcities.org/insights/new...

Briefing Note: How #urban green #infrastructure contributes to carbon neutrality Reaching the #carbon-neutrality targets of cities necessitates not only reducing emissions but also enhancing #carbon sinks. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

Call for Abstracts! Mainstreaming Building Component Reuse Deadline for abstracts: due 10 February 2026 What practices and policies are needed for the viable reuse of building components? www.buildingsandcities.org/calls-for-pa...

Environmental effects of #urban wind energy harvesting: a review Urban wind energy harvesting is still emerging, mainly with the use of small wind turbines. The positive and negative effects need to be weighed to inform policy decisions and regulations. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

New paper! Designing for pro-environmental behaviour change: the aspiration–reality gap Built-environment designers shape the spatial and material conditions that support or hinder pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs). journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

NEW CALL FOR PAPERS! Mainstreaming Building Component Reuse Guest editors: Satu Huuhka, Kjartan Gudmundsson & Paul Jonker-Hoffrén Abstracts due: 10 FEBRUARY 2026 (noon GMT) More details:

New papers! Co-creating urban transformation: a stakeholder analysis for Germany’s heat transition The organisation of a real-world experiment on heat transition offers insights for practitioners and policymakers engaged in urban transformation.

New papers! Youth engagement in urban living labs: tools, methods and pedagogies Empowering youth in urban governance is essential to align immediate societal concerns with long-term sustainability.

New papers! Expanding the framework of urban living labs using grassroots methods By centring grassroots-situated knowledge and local agency, the study offers insights into a reflexive approach and a bridge between informal groups and formal structures.

Briefing Note: How urban green infrastructure contributes to carbon neutrality Reaching the carbon-neutrality targets of cities necessitates not only reducing emissions but also enhancing carbon sinks.

New papers! A framework for 1.5°C-aligned GHG budgets in architecture This study proposes a methodological framework for integrating 1.5°C-aligned greenhouse gas (GHG) budgets into architectural practice.

New paper! Lifetimes of demolished buildings in US and European cities This research aims to increase literacy about the demolished building stock and identify what types of buildings are deemed obsolete.

New book review! Carbon Neutral Architectural Design Ian Taylor reviews this book, which he praises as a must-read for anyone interested in carbon neutral design and sustainable architecture.

New Book Review! Designing Neuroinclusive Workplaces This book provides understanding on how people with different sensory profiles can thrive in the work environment and insights for creating inclusive workplaces.

Calls for Papers: Mainstreaming Building Component Reuse Abstracts due: 10 FEBRUARY 2026 What practices and policies are needed for the viable reuse of building components?

Next Built Conference: Call for Abstracts ! The 3rd International Conference “Challenges for the NEXT generation BUILT Environment” (NEXTBUILT 2026) takes place 4-5 June 2026 and is hosted by the University of Bologna and the Next Built Observatory.

AWARDS! 2025 #Video #Challenge Many congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Video Challenge who displayed creativity, vitality and good communication skills to explain the significance of their PhD research: “Why It Matters”.

Cast Your Vote! Watch the videos of the 2025 PhD Video Challenge and help decide which one will receive the People’s Award prize. The winner of the People’s Vote will receive a prize of €400. Full details: www.buildingsandcities.org/video-challe...

This is a lovely review of my latest Buildings&Cities paper @bceditors.bsky.social on clinic layouts at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust @moorfields.bsky.social sustainableconstructionreview.com/2025/06/12/m...

Latest Special Issue: Trusting Building Performance Simulation As codes and regulations become stricter, is simulation the right tool for compliance as well as sketching performance to assist design?

Calls for Papers: MMC and the Future of Housing This special issue examines key issues in relation to housing supply and the retrofitting of the existing housing stock. Deadline for abstracts: 14 November 2025 (noon GMT)

New paper! Developing criteria for effective building-sector commitments in nationally determined contributions This study addresses the need for a consensus-driven framework to define and assess effective building sector commitments in NDCs. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

New paper! This study provides actionable insights into how ELLs can make housing energy transitions more inclusive by linking institutional strategies with residents’ everyday practices and living environments. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

New Book Review! Architectural Epidemiology Vivian Loftness identified this book as the most unique and critical addition to the body of literature on health in the built environment.

Calls for Papers: MMC and the Future of Housing This special issue examines key issues in relation to housing supply and the retrofitting of the existing housing stock. Deadline for abstracts: 14 November 2025 (noon GMT)

Latest Special Issue: Trusting Building Performance Simulation As codes and regulations become stricter, is simulation the right tool for compliance as well as sketching performance to assist design?

Calls for Papers: MMC and the Future of Housing This special issue aims to investigate the validity of many claims made about modern methods of construction (MMC), and how, and the degree to which, MMC are (re)configuring contemporary housing systems.

New Editorial Positions at B&C! 📢 📢Buildings & Cities journal is looking for 2 Associate Editors (i.e., a Feedback Editor and a Briefing Notes Editor) to join our outstanding editorial team to support the journal’s mission.

Latest Special Issue: Trusting Building Performance Simulation As codes and regulations become stricter, is simulation the right tool for compliance as well as sketching performance to assist design?

New commentary! Lessons from Disaster Recovery: Build Better Before Rethinking the building code means including performance objectives to limit damage and increase redundancy.

New commentary! Lessons from Disaster Recovery: Build Better Before Rethinking the building code means including performance objectives to limit damage and increase redundancy.

2025 PhD Video Challenge: Calling all PhD candidates! You are invited to participate in the 2025 Video Challenge by creating a 2-minute video that tells the world about the significance of your research.

2025 PhD Video Challenge: Calling all PhD candidates! You are invited to participate in the 2025 Video Challenge by creating a 2-minute video that tells the world about the significance of your research.

Calling all built environment PhD students: Enter the "2025 Video Challenge": create a 2-minute video to tell the world about the significance of your PhD research. Kudos, recognition, cash prizes. @bceditors.bsky.social @ARL_Hannover www.buildingsandcities.org/video-challe...

New commentary! Will NDC 3.0 Drive a Buildings Breakthrough? Why policymakers should create mitigation roadmaps for construction and real estate. www.buildingsandcities.org/insights/com...

. The New European Bauhaus inspires co-creation & connection across Europe value of sustainable urban design in mitigating climate change climate-kic.org/news/the-ne... #ClimateAction 🌎🌍🌏 via @francesca_bria @ClimateKIC @NEBauhaus_FG

Understanding Urban Climate Interactions RESEARCH PATHWAY: personal reflections on a career in research Geographer and climatologist Gerald Mills (University College Dublin) reflects on a long research career investigating urban climate.

New commentary! Self-Organised Knowledge Space as a Living Lab How can a self-organised initiative in an informal settlement foster community engagement and confront social issues?

New CFP! Climate Change Risk and Decision-Making. Special issue of Buildings & Cities journal. Abstracts due: 9 June 2025   Full details: www.buildingsandcities.org/calls-for-pa...

New commentary! Climate Mitigation & Carbon Budgets: Research Challenges Thomas Lützkendorf explains how the research community has helped to change the climate change policy landscape for the construction and real estate sectors.

Second featured paper in my talk today was the 2023 paper 'The challenges of hybrid work: an architectural sociology perspective' published in @bceditors.bsky.social Available #openAccess from: journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

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