Frontiers in Built Environment

4 articles you need to check out on the future of building engineering

March 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Colm Gorey, Science Communications Manager Image: Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock.com The infrastructure that makes up our towns and cities is undergoing a technological and [...]

Joseph M. Sussman 2020 Prize Winners announced

July 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

Frontiers in Built Environment reveals the winners of the third Joseph M. Sussman Prize celebrating the best articles published in the Transportation and Transit Systems section of the journal. [...]

The Joseph M. Sussman Prize Winners 2019 are in

April 14, 2020 // 0 Comments

The award winning studies provide key insights into more efficient railway engineering infrastructure and innovative solutions to reduce environmental pollution caused by train transportation. [...]

Winner of Joseph M Sussman Best Paper Prize awarded to article proposing use of overhead line equipment in earthquake detection

February 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

View from above of a french high-speed railway track with overhead line equipment, made of posts, catenaries, wires and power lines to supply bullet trains

In collaboration with the journal’s Field Chief Editor, Izuru Takewaki, Frontiers in Built Environment is delighted to announce that the winner Chayut Ngamkhanong, PhD [...]

Announcing the launch of Construction Management: a new specialty section of Frontiers in Built Environment

May 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

Frontiers in Built Environment: new Construction Management section

Led by Dr. Zhen Chen, the new section advances innovative theories and solutions in construction management [...]

Introducing the Professor Joseph M Sussman Best Paper Prize

May 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

The new prize is a tribute to Professor Joseph M Sussman, Specialty Chief Editor for Frontiers in Built Environment [...]

New section launch: Computational Methods in Structural Engineering within Frontiers in Built Environment

January 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

New specialty section on Computational Methods in Structural Engineering to be headed by Chief Editors, Associate Professors George Tsiatas and Vagelis Plevris.

New Section Launch: Computational Methods in Structural Engineering within Frontiers in Built Environment [...]

Can engineers keep trains on time in the face of climate change ?

September 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

A study in Frontiers in Built Environment assesses the best ways to build railway bridges that can withstand climate change impacts and extreme weather events. [...]

The losses that come after the earthquake: devastating and costly

August 29, 2017 // 1 Comment

In 2011, the Tohoku earthquake created a series of huge tsunami waves, which damaged coastal communities killing more than 17,900 people, forcing more than 50,000 households to relocate, and caused the Fukushima nuclear power plant failure, a nuclear disaster second only to Chernobyl in Russia in 1986, but which spread radiation across the Pacific Ocean. Image by Shutterstock.

A study, published in Frontiers in Built Environment, explores the economic losses associated with the secondary effects of earthquakes. [...]

A section for the study of cities

January 18, 2017 // 0 Comments

Urban Science is the new specialty section in Frontiers in Built Environment, open for submissions [...]

Sustainable and resilient structural design to combat earthquake disturbances

October 26, 2016 // 0 Comments

By Eva Brown, Frontiers Science Writer To help buildings become more resilient to earthquakes, scientists have taken measures to analyze various vibrational modes with the [...]

Study shows best way to reduce energy consumption

April 7, 2016 // 2 Comments

By Fernando Bolaños, Science Writer We know adjusting the thermostat, using blinds, opening windows or using electronics such as a heater or air conditioning unit has an [...]

Transportation and Transit Systems: now open for submissions

February 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

Transportation and Transit Systems is led by Chief Editors Dr. Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Dr. Akira Matsumoto and Prof. Joseph M. Sussman. [...]

Frontiers in Built Environment publishes its first eBook

January 12, 2016 // 0 Comments

We are very proud to announce the publication of Frontiers in Built Environment‘s first eBook: “Critical Earthquake Response of Elastic-Plastic [...]

New specialty section “Structural Sensing” now open for submissions!

October 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

We are pleased to announce the launch of the latest specialty section for Frontiers in Built Environment, Structural Sensing. Led by Specialty Chief Editor Prof Ian F. C. [...]

New specialty section “Sustainable Design and Construction” now open for submissions

September 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

Frontiers in Built Environment is very happy to announce the launch of the journal’s latest section – “Sustainable Design and Construction“, under [...]